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Overview
Speaking has since ages been an innate human quality. In a contemporary globalized world, effective public speaking has become crucial both at individual and organizational levels. Public speaking as verbal talent posits itself as a “cause” with clear motive to “effect” the intended audience. It enables the speaker to have direct impact upon the audience and thus makes it an effective medium to exercise in diverse situations. However, not all the speakers are able to create the intended effect through their act of speaking due to their unfamiliarity with speech techniques and delivery nuances. Many of us, though competent enough, often feel anxiety about speech when called upon to speak in personal and public domains such as interviews, presentations, meetings, conferences, group discussions and many speaking related challenges in the present day ever changing corporate world. The purpose of this public speaking course is to develop the speech and personality of learners in order to convert them into confident, committed and effective speakers. The course will serve as a guide to various forms of public speaking with relevance to numerous emerging situational contexts and provide an overall development in speech delivery in a perspicuous manner.
Syllabus 12
- Week 1
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- Communication Process and Roadblocks
- Use of Rhetoric in Public Speaking
- Role of Listening in Public Speaking
- Role of Ethics in Public Speaking
- Week 2
- Relevance of Public Speaking
- Audience Awareness and Creating Credibility
- Content Creation and Organization
- Role of Personality in Public Speaking
- Use of Technology in Public Speaking
- Week 3
- Cultural Awareness in Public Speaking
- Breaking the Ice: Impress to Express
- Glossophobia
- Emotional Intelligence
- Role of Positivity in Public Speaking
- Week 4
- Significance of Citations in Public Speaking
- Digression: Usage and Concerns
- Forms and Stages of Public Speaking: Part I
- Forms and Stages of Public Speaking: Part II
- Classroom Interaction
- Week 5
- Classroom Lectures
- Kinesics
- Proxemics
- Chronemics
- Haptics
- Week 6
- Paralanguage
- Meta-communication
- Conversation
- Negotiations
- Debates
- Week 7
- Elocutions and Recitations
- Group Discussions
- Speeches
- Types of Speeches
- Speeches for Special Occasions
- Week 8
- Use of Humour in Speeches
- Interviews
- Types of Interviews: Part I
- Types of Interviews: Part II
- Preparing for Interviews
- Week 9
- Facing the Interview
- Conference Presentations: Part I
- Conference Presentations: Part II
- Meeting Management
- Leadership Skills: Part I
- Week 10
- Leadership Skills: Part II
- Oral Presentations: Part I
- Oral Presentations: Part II
- Use of Visual Aids in Oral Presentation
- Use of Connectives in Oral Presentation
- Week 11
- Effective Use of Language in Public Speaking
- Handling Feedback and Criticism
- Role of Creative Thinking in Public Speaking
- Some Other Forums of Public Speaking
- Etiquettes and Mannerisms in Public Speaking
- Week 12
- Online Interactions and their Challenges
- Sample Interviews
- Analysis of Sample Interviews
- Sample Speeches and their Analysis
- Summary and Conclusion
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Taught by IIT and IISc professors, and it follows the Indian university syllabus closely.
- All videos and assignments are free on NPTEL and SWAYAM.
- The certificate is recognised by many Indian universities for credit transfer and by GATE aspirants.
- Great for GATE and semester exam preparation.
- From Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, a well-regarded name.
- Completely free.
- Self-paced: start any time.
- A clear syllabus (12 parts) you can see before you start.
Disadvantages
- The certificate needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.
- Recorded classroom lectures: thorough, but slower than made-for-online courses.
- New runs start on fixed dates (January and July).
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.
Free to learn
- Free: Every video and assignment is free on NPTEL and SWAYAM. Enrol when the next run opens.
- Certificate: Optional. It needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.
Before you start
Anyone interested having the basic knowledge of written and spoken English is eligible to enroll for this course.
Taught by
- Prof. Binod MishraIIT Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (90/100).
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