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Compelling Communication Skills

Master the arts of writing, presenting and storytelling to impress, influence and inspire.

This course equals 48 hours of CPD time

6-8 hours per week

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Evidence your learning with a Certificate of Achievement from the University of Cambridge on successful completion.

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Course overview

Becoming an effective communicator can help you achieve your goals in life, both professionally and personally. In this course, you will learn how to captivate an audience from the very first words you write or say, techniques for making a mark with memorable messages, and how to find and use the power of your own unique style.  

You will also explore the importance of being crystal clear on your story, the effectiveness of simplicity, incisive writing and speaking techniques, using logic and emotion to influence and persuade, how to adopt positive body language to help you command an audience, and the remarkable but all too often underappreciated art of storytelling. 

What will I learn?

By the end of the course you will be able to: 

• apply the principles of effective communication to any situation, from writing to presenting and storytelling
• develop your own unique voice to communicate with any audience
• apply communication techniques for influence and emotional impact.   

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at anyone who would like to improve their communication skills, but specifically: 

• ambitious early career professionals who want to equip themselves with the communication skills to advance and achieve their goals
• mid-level managers who would like to inspire and enthuse team members and progress within their role 
• senior leaders who need to better explain their ideas and vision to teams in order to achieve buy-in and ensure optimum performance.

Course delivery

Our certificated courses reflect the Cambridge experience and values, with low student to tutor ratios and academically rigorous standards. Our learning model is designed to help you advance your skills and specialise in emerging areas that address global challenges. We will help you build your network through an engaging and impactful learning journey that encourages collaboration. Courses are delivered in weekly modules, allowing you to plan your time effectively. The assessment criteria will be presented to you at the start of the course, so you can approach your studies with confidence and motivation, knowing what is expected of you and how to meet those expectations. 

Throughout your online learning experience, you will have access to your course tutor, who will help facilitate your learning and provide you with support and guidance during your studies. You can interact with your tutor through a range of media, such as live sessions, discussion forums, email or canvas messaging. 

Each course includes a balance of:

• interactive learning and real-world application so you can directly apply what you’re learning to your own context
• diverse teaching methods to enhance learning outcomes which will be delivered via learning activities such as University of Cambridge academic led videos, quizzes and group work  
• optional live sessions (1 hour) with University of Cambridge academics and tutors to deepen your understanding of the week's material. These sessions may include an informal Q&A, a short lecture or a breakout activity that builds on the content introduced that week. All sessions are recorded and made available to stream so you can catch up whenever suits you
• guided critical thinking via our reflective workbook so you can collect, structure and summarise information and your thoughts as you progress through the course. 

What will I get on completion?

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Professor Thomas Roulet

Course dates.

22 Apr - 03 Jun

Places available

Enrol by 15 Apr

Requirements

Level of knowledge.

• proficiency in English language. We will often use word-plays and use English for compelling communications, so a good (C2) level of English would be ideal. 

Materials & equipment

• sufficient internet speed and stability for video streaming (2 Mbps up/down)
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• no specialist software or equipment needed
• a mobile phone for recording a video for a short presentation
• access to Dropbox, SharePoint, or a similar storage system for uploading and sending video.

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Presentation Skills: An Introduction New

Do you dread speaking in public or giving presentations? This course aims to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence in both formal and informal presentation situations eg meetings, training sessions and conferences. It will address both preparation and delivery of presentations and provide an opportunity to deliver a mini presentation.

• be able to plan, structure and deliver an effective presentation
• know how to put yourself across positively
• have methods to help keep calm and confident
• understand the impact of body language and voice
• be able to select and use a range of visual aids to support your presentation
• be able to use cards, notes or crib sheets effectively
• have techniques for gaining and keeping the attention of your audience

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Presentation Skills

Overview All too often we deliver presentations without thinking through the genuine benefits that this method of passing information to others should bring, let alone concerning ourselves with what the audience want to gain. This course is designed for people of all levels who need to deliver presentations and wish to improve their overall effectiveness

Objectives Skills to enhance their presentation delivery How to create rapport with the audience How to use prompts and visual aids more effectively This course is designed for a maximum of 6 people to get maximum effectiveness and the opportunity to practice presentation skills learnt. Delegates are asked to prepare a 10-minute presentation prior to attending the workshop

Course Content • Why do we give presentations? who is your audience? • Preparing presentations - research, writing the script, structure • Being Yourself - creating tapport, using prompts, visual aids • Rehearsal - voice and breathing, nerves • Delivering the presentation - feedback, action planning

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Berg, J. & Hicks, R. Successful design and delivery of a professional poster  (link opens in new window). Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2017); 29 , 461-469.

Gundogan, B., Koshy, K., Kurar, L. & Whitehurst, K.  How to make an academic poster  (link opens in new window).  Ann Med Surg (Lond), (2016); 11 , 69-71.

Lang, R., Mintz, M., Krentz, H. B. & Gill, M. J. 2019. An approach to conference selection and evaluation: advice to avoid "predatory" conferences  (link opens in new window).  Scientometrics, (2019);   118 , 687-698.

Rowe, N. & Ilic, D.  Poster presentation - a visual medium for academic and scientific meetings  (link opens in new window).  Paediatr Respir Rev, (2011); 12 , 208-13.

• Designing conference posters by Colin Purrington  (link opens in new window) - This blog includes lots of tips for poster design and downloadable templates.
• How to design an award-winning conference poster by Tullio Rossi  (link opens in new window) - This is a comprehensive blog post covering various aspects of conference posters including what they are, suggested layouts and some design tips.
• Use infographics to communicate your research (link opens in new window) - This blog post describes how infographics can be used to aid the communication of research data.
• Online image reference generator (link opens in new window)- This tool will generate a Harvard reference for any images used in a poster.

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Barker, E. and Phillips, V. Creating conference posters: structure, form and content  (link opens in new window). Journal of Perioperative Practice (2021); 31 (7-8), 296-299.

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presentation noun ( EVENT )

• talk She will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet.
• lecture The lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency".
• presentation We were given a presentation of progress made to date.
• speech You might have to make a speech when you accept the award.
• address He took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address.
• oration It was to become one of the most famous orations in American history.
• The presentation was a collaborative effort by all the children in the class .
• The charity invited the press to a presentation of its plans for the future .
• The magazine asked its readers to send in their comments about the new style of presentation.
• Jenny's retiring and I think there's going to be a small presentation this afternoon .
• Graduates must be in full academic dress at the presentation of certificates .
• call for papers
• extemporize
• maiden speech
• talk at someone

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presentation noun ( APPEARANCE )

• adverse conditions
• good/bad karma idiom
• have it in you idiom
• unaffiliated
• undercurrent

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