Boost your public speaking skills!

Build confidence in delivering speeches and presentations.

Does speaking in front of groups of people make you nervous? Do you know how to write an effective speech? The “Public Speaking Skills & Drills” online class offers valuable tips and techniques on how to deliver effective speeches and oral presentations. Whether as an individual or part of a team, maximize your personal and professional success by investing in your public speaking and presentation skills.

As a result of taking this class, you will discover:
  • Your speaking style.
  • How to calm anxiety.
  • How to improve pronunciation with facial exercises.
  • How to improve articulation with diction exercises.

What You Get

Business professionals or employees taking this class for training purposes have pre-determined days of access to complete the course and receive certificates, in accordance with group enrollment procedures. The instructor retains all copyright ownership for all of the materials presented in this course. Any resources not directly written by the instructor are duly noted and properly cited. Students are expected to abide by fair use laws when printing course materials. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

  • Video Lessons
    Lecture Slides
    Quizzes
    PDF Handouts
    Weekly Reminder Emails

  • Bonus eBook
    Certificate of Completion

  • Duration: 1 year (from the first day you enter the class)

Course Curriculum

  1. Class Orientation

  2. Calming Anxiety

  3. Speeches vs. Presentations

  4. Speaking Styles

  5. Diction Exercises

  6. Speech Critiques

About this course

  • 27 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Your Instructor

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”--Albert Einstein

(Dr.) Ashan R. Hampton

Director/Founder

Ashan R. Hampton, founder of Write Well University is currently the Distance Education Coordinator for Arkansas Adult Education after serving as an English instructor in higher education for several years. Ashan proudly cherishes the distinction of being the first Black female graduate of the Donaghey Scholars Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, under the direction of Dr. C. Earl Ramsey, Emeritus. As of August 2024, Ashan is working toward her Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Adult Education through Capella University while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Outside of academics, Ashan worked for short stints as a technical writer, website designer, digital content coordinator, proofreader, and legal editor. She is also a published author with multiple books on a variety of writing topics, now available on Amazon, Lulu, and other popular booksellers. All book titles and ordering information are posted on her website at: www.arhampton.com.

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