Speaking Off The Cuff

DURATION: 90 minute LLL WORKSOP


This lunch-time workshop provides participants with a forum to practice techniques for speaking in small groups.

Speaking ‘off the cuff’ is a skill worth developing for both professional and personal reasons. These workshops will be a simulation of real-life moments when you may be asked to speak, without any opportunity to prepare.

Using tried and true methods of impromptu speaking, you will quickly learn that speaking to an audience, at a moment’s notice is something you can do, with confidence and finesse.

By the end of this LLL workshop, participants will be able to:

  • practice using techniques for managing nerves;

  • practice using impromptu speaking frameworks;

  • give and receive feedback to each other in a supportive and empowering learning environment;

  • develop confidence in building your own unique speaking style; and

  • identify opportunities to speak to small or large audiences in future.

YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT …

  • Impromptu speaking skills.

  • Nerve management.

  • Impromptu speech planning techniques.

  • Strategies for building your confidence as a speaker, in any situation.

 

CUSTOMISable LEARNING delivery options

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who sHOULD participate?

  • Anyone wanting an opportunity to practice impromptu speaking in a safe learning environment.

  • Those who are asked frequently to speak ‘off the cuff’ at short notice.

  • Anyone wanting to manage their nervous response to being asked to make a speech.

WHY THIS WORKSHOP?

  • Learn how to speak off the cuff, under pressure and with little preparation time.

  • To build confidence in public speaking.

  • To create a toolkit of impromptu speaking tips.

  • To gain feedback from a supportive audience of speakers, who in return will seek feedback from you.