Communication: Tools, Public Speaking, and Communication Resources

Target Audience

The course meets the expectations of all professionals who wish to communicate effectively. Students preparing for presentations, thesis defenses, and dissertations. Professionals in the fields of Law, Education, Teaching Degrees, Medicine, Business Administration, Religious Studies, Human Resource Management, Management Processes, Psychology, among others.

Justification

The course provides participants with the development of communication tools (written – mobile type – radio/tv – internet). Communication is not merely a tool developed by the human mind; it is THE tool that enabled and optimized all others. In this context, the course enhances participants' ability to communicate, structure thoughts for effective presentation or defense without fear of exaggeration. Whether in thesis or dissertation defenses, academic presentations, teaching, participating in interviews, or everyday communication.

General Objective

To equip participants to structure a presentation from the main idea (central idea that gives purpose to the lecture/exposition) to the moment of the actual presentation (the oratory itself).

Specific Objectives

• Develop an insight that you wish to present as the central idea
• Convert this central idea into a script, structuring it with an introduction, development, and conclusion
• Create a presentation that adequately explores the phases of discourse, using each part of the script to engage and achieve results with the audience
• Build an organic presentation that encompasses body language, voice, and supporting resources when relevant
• Ensure what to "say" and "how" to say it

Program Content

[title-dropdown] Module 1 - Understanding the Topic [/title-dropdown]

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• Brief history of communication
• Relevance of oratory
• Expository method: Advantages and Disadvantages
• Controlling fear and anxiety

[title-dropdown] Module 2 - The Body Speaks, Tools Do Too [/title-dropdown]

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• Posture (use of head, hands, legs, clothing, appearance)
• Accessories (Microphone, Projector, board, etc.)
• Use of voice (Breathing, diction, speed, intonation, emphasis, use of pauses)
• Good humor as an element of audience engagement and oxygenation
• "Lives" – framing, sound, lighting, language

[title-dropdown] Module 3 - The Hidden Part that Supports the Lecture [/title-dropdown]

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• Structure of the idea (open mind)
• Bibliographic research
• General knowledge (the importance of generalist knowledge)
• Studying the opposite
• Script (interdependence, proportionality, elucidation)
• Parts of the Discourse (introduction, preparation, development, conclusion)
• Objective of each part of the discourse (engage – argue – clarify)

[title-dropdown] Module 4 - The Emotions Within Us [/title-dropdown]

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• Moderating Narcissism (Speaker Models to Avoid)
• Techniques to Make the Most of Each Phase of the Speech
• Unexpected Events (external sounds, crying children, noise in the audience, etc.)
• Presentation Proposal (communicate – interact – clarify)