Skills for Speaking Effectively: The Art of Speaking

Q: What is public speaking?

Public speaking is the art of communicating with a public audience in person. Generally, it is done in front of a large audience at work, school, events or special occasions. Despite being a highly useful skill, many people have a fear of speaking in public. This makes the skill even more valuable. This free online course on the art of speaking will teach you the ins and outs of effective speaking techniques that can impress your friends, colleagues, and business partners.

Q: What are the best free online speaking courses?

The best free online speaking courses available on Alison include: Skills for Speaking effectively: The Art of Speaking Introduction to Communication Skills - Revised Diploma in Business Communication Skills - Revised Business Communication: Developing Effective Business Presentation Skills Diploma in Communication Skills - Revised

Q: How much does an online speaking course cost?

Each of the online speaking courses on Alison are free, as are all of Alison's online courses. Alison's learners do not have to pay anything to take these courses unless they want a digital or physical copy of the course certificate.

Learning effective public speaking skills and positive body language can be easy with this free online course.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Describe the difference between speech and writing and non-words and para-language
Define and describe communication, meta-communication, and symbols
Identify the one-way communication model, two-way communication model, and the inferential model of communication
List the filters of communication and 'Golden Rules for Writing'
Outline the process to create a checklist for choosing the best words in your writing
Define content, functional, connotative, abstract, concrete, and obsolete words
Identify modifiers, parallel form, indefinite starters, and dangling modifiers

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