Training

The effectiveness of public speaking: How to overcome stress and stage fright?

20 h

Cost: 570 €

(price for advance booking)

For reservations made in less than 6 wks. from the date of the start of the training, the price increases by € 50

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For Whom. Training courses conducted in English and implemented under Erasmus+ KA1 for university teachers and non-teaching university employees. Dedicated to those who want to gain confidence, overcome stage fright and lay the foundation for effective public speaking.

Training objectives

Understanding the sources of stress and stage fright before public speaking,
Identifying negative thoughts and implementing coping strategies,

Introducing relaxation techniques as methods of reducing tension,
To realize the impact of voice modulation and body language on audience reception,
Introducing methods of building interaction with the audience,
Indication of effective improvisation techniques.

Effects for Participants

Upon completion of the training Participants:

can identify sources of stress before public speaking,
know the cognitive tools for working with negative thoughts and can put them into practice,
Are aware of the potential and dangers of the phenomenon of stage fright,

understand the impact of non-verbal factors on the audience of a speech,
know techniques for dealing with stage fright during public speaking and know how to use them,
are able to prepare for a speech using imaginative work techniques,
know breathing and relaxation techniques to help reduce tension,
Have the ability to improvise effectively.

Training plan

Day 1.
Methods of taming stress: a psychological workshop

Introduction to the objectives and training plan,
Icebreaker: participants’ self-presentation,
Identification of individual needs of participants
Sources, symptoms and effects of stress,
Symptoms, phases and effects of stress,
Mobilizing stress vs. destructive stress,
Cognitive tools for working with automatic thoughts,
Emergency Outputs,
Summary. Feedback.

Guided tour: Gdansk

Day 2.
Harmony of body, breath and mind

Day 3.
Relax, it's just stage fright

Identification of participants’ expectations,
Stage fright and its beneficial and destructive effects on public speaking,
Influence of non-verbal aspects in the form of body language, timbre of voice and image on the reception of the message, working with the body: a workshop,
Working with voice, breath and diction: a workshop,
Working with imagination – or how to prepare well for social exposure,
Techniques for self-regulation of emotions during a speech,
Practical improvisation. Use of improvisational theater methods,
Summary. Feedback.

Day 4.
Mindfulness practice as a method of expanding self-awareness, exploring one's own mind and nurturing psychophysical well-being

Day 5.
Physical activity as a way to reduce stress

Outdoor activities,
Training Summary,
Evaluation of achieved goals,
Certificate Ceremony.

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23.09-28.09.2024

Gdynia

Polish Film Festival

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