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Richard Kallan, Director
560 Ricardo Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93109-1624
800-U-End Fog
805-962-5515 (FAX)
email:[email protected]

RKCC PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING WORKSHOPS

Trainer: Dr. Richard Kallan

Style: Demonstration (40%), in-class exercises (40%), discussion (20%)

Participants: 18 maximum

Format: Choose either a one-day or two-day workshop. Each workshop normally runs 7 hours.



Day 1: PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING

  • Introduction
    Qualities of Professional Speaking
    Why All Professional Speaking Is Persuasive
  • Four Methods of Professional Speaking
  • Confronting Anxiety: What Does Not Work
  • Confronting Anxiety: What Does Work
  • Structuring Professional Speeches
    Creating Effective Introductions and Conclusions
    Organizing Your Main Points and Subpoints
  • Developing Your Outline
  • Supporting Your Presentation
  • Ensuring Audience Comprehension of Your Presentation
  • Strategies Used by Successful Speakers
  • EXERCISE: Informal Presentations
  • Discussion and Analysis of Informal Presentations

DAY 2: PRACTICING PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
  • Workshopping of Formal Presentations by Participants and Instructor
    Group Work by Participants
    Coaching by Instructor
  • EXERCISE: Formal Presentations on Work-related Topics
  • Discussion and Analysis of Formal Presentations

Cost
Cost includes the fee for the workshop and normal travel expenses for the trainer. Prices quoted for workshops include all written materials given to participants. Call or e-mail for prices.

Two-day workshops or the same workshop repeated over consecutive days in the same city are discounted.

The total cost of all workshops will be determined and stated in advance.

Contact: Richard Kallan, Director
RKCC Speaking Workshops
560 Ricardo Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93109-1624
800-U-End Fog
805-962-5515 (FAX)
email:[email protected]




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