Confident Speaking

Are you anxious about speaking in public? Then the course Confident Speaking might be something for you. The course focuses on learning how to manage speaking anxiety.

The course has a practical approach, with lectures and exercises to overcome speaking anxiety. The focus is on becoming more self-confident, while at the same time learning the basic skills needed to deliver a public speech.

Course duration: 8 weeks.

Target Group
The course is especially suited for students who are afraid of public speaking, who feel anxious and  vulnerable in front of a group.

Course duration and time
The course lasts for 8 weeks and it gives no academic credits.
See schedule below. The course time is 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on each occasion.

Literature
Monarth, H. The Confident Speaker. Beat Your Nerves and Communicate at Your Best in Any Situation.
 
Preliminary Schedule
21/11
About Communication. Anxiety. The courage to mess it all up. Speaking and listening. Create a challenging and motivational goal for yourself. Exercises.

28/11
The Audience. Finding material for the speech. The symptoms of nerves, and how to handle them. Change of thought patterns, part I. Exercises.
 
5/12
The disposition of the speech. Change of thought patterns, part II. Exercises.
 
12/12
Managing language and the manuscript. Relaxation and goal-oriented thinking. Exercises.

9/1
How to engage and being engaged in the speech. Performance skills. How to avoid Death by PowerPoint. The bodily aspect of handling thoughts and fears. Exercises.

16/1
Putting it all together. Exercises.
 
23/1
Putting it all together. Exercises.

30/1
Putting it all together. Exercises. Evaluation. Dinner.

Course Fee
The course fee is SEK 150

Course leader
Håkan Fleischer, PhD  student in Pedagogics, Master of Communication Sciences. The course is organized by Knutpunkten and Student Health Care.

Apply for the course
Last day for application is 6 November by e-mail to Student Health Care

Please include the following in the application:
- Your name, postal address, school at Jönköping University, and how long you have studied at the university.
- Please motivate why this course is important to you.
- Please also motivate why you should attend the course in a few sentences, and describe your current feelings toward speaking in public.

Questions regarding this course, please contact studenthalsan@hj.se