Syllabus

 UNIT 1: Introduction to Public Speaking

Basic communication concepts, processes, and models; Communication concepts and principles and public speaking; Steps and methods of speech preparation; Ethics in public speaking

UNIT 2: Listening and Speech Criticism

Effective listening, the listening process, and types of listening; Listening barriers; Identifying and improving listening styles; Evaluating speech and effective speech techniques.

UNIT 3: Selecting and Topic and Knowing Your Audience

Identifying sources; Tools and techniques for selecting and refining speech topics; Identifying speech purposes; Central idea statement; The central idea; Audience analysis techniques

UNIT 4: Speaking with a Purpose

Informative, persuasive, and ceremonial speeches

 

UNIT 5: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech

Efficient organizational methods; Good form in speech preparation; Guidelines for organizing components and main points in a speech; Patterns of organization; Constructing an outline

UNIT 6: Training Cycle & Methods – Importance & Influencing Factors

Concept of Training Cycle; What are training methods and its need; Factors behind the choice of a training method; Learning objectives, Training Group, Audience, Stye, Presentation etc.; Effective choice of one or more training methods

UNIT 7: Training Methods – Various types

Various methods of training and the right situations for effective delivery;

Lecture

Case Study, Role Play

Games, Activities

Individual and Group assignments

Discussion modes – Group, Brainstorm

Demonstrations

UNIT 8: Training Methods – Factors influencing choice

Need for an effective training method; Training support materials and their purpose; Training Group and its nature – Impact of learning styes, past experience, group size etc.; Trainer competence, Presentation ease and appropriateness of training methods to the learningoutcomes

 UNIT 9: Training styles

The need to focus on training style; Determinants and constituents of training style; Identifying the right training style

UNIT 10: Effective Training Delivery

Handling different situations for effective training delivery; Effective and efficient delivery – Content assimilation, structure, Time scheduling and readingmaterials