Speaking with Ease

Feel better when speaking to an audience

In this training course, you will learn strategies for staying calm and feeling better when presenting to an audience, and improve your presentation skills.

Topics: preparation, structure, non-verbal communication, voice and interaction with audience. The tips and exercises will make you better prepared for presenting your ideas!

Workshop 1: Dealing with nerves - theory and practice

This session an array of exercises and tips are presented to help prevent and decrease nervousness during your preparation. By looking at nerves from a biological, physical and psychological perspective, and by doing some simple presentation exercises, you can find out what works best for you.

Workshop 2: Non-verbal Communication

In this session we address how your body language can counter feelings of nervousness, and we practice how you can use your non-verbal communication (posture, voice, gestures) to make your message come across clearly. Preparation: 5 min presentation.

Workshop 3: Voice and interaction

In this session we will investigate how we can use our voice to match what you say and how you say it. If this is congruent, you and your audience will feel more at ease. Next, you learn how to engage the audience in your presentation and how to deal with questions in a confident way.
Preparation: 5 min presentation.

For whom is this training course

Are you a WUR student and do you notice that your nervousness, discomfort and stress have a negative influence on your presentation skills, this training course is for you. It will also help you if you feel hesitant speaking up in groups or in class.

Practical info

Are you interested to join this course in the future, you can share your contact details by clicking 'Register here'. In AY 2024-25 we will schedule this course in P2 and P5.