An Introduction to Public Speaking: How to design and deliver successful speeches

**Discounts are available for this course, including fully funded places for UoE/NHS Lothian staff and students. Please see funding and discounts section below**

This half-day course is made up of three sessions.In the first part of this session, we will focus on how to prepare your speech. We will talk about effective ways to plan and design your speech and then we will move on to supporting the speech with visual aids.  

In the second part of this session, we will discuss how to prepare yourself. We will talk about stage fright and ways to control it; we will discuss ways to remember your speech and we will talk about the use of voice and movement to enhance and better communicate your speech.

In the third part of the session, there will be an opportunity for delegates to practice a speech and receive feedback. You will also have the opportunity to watch and evaluate other speeches.  

If you want to place an order on behalf of someone else, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk 

If this course is fully booked, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list (please include your name, course name and course date).  

By the end of this course you will learn how to:  

• Design speeches for the medium of sound
• Develop key point speeches
• Invent clear speech outlines
• Include an introduction and a conclusion
• Explain research clearly
• Build a successful presentation deck of slides
• Keep the audience engaged 

This half-day course is an introduction to public speaking and is suitable for clinical researchers and research team members looking develop their skills in this area.

This course is designed for academic, public sector and charity workers and we are offering it at a discounted price for people working in those sectors. It may also be possible to offer places to commercial organisations – please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk for further information about availability, applicable booking fees and how to book.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.