Course Description

In this Public Speaking for C-Level course, you will learn how to present your ideas in front of employees, investors, the board of directors and colleagues in your industry. This course is about how to be a great public speaker, not merely an adequate one. You will learn how to reduce your time in speech preparation but generate far better results. And you will learn how to avoid the public speaking traps that label most executives as mid-level leaders who are not ready for Prime Time. This course will cover all essential aspects of public speaking, presentation skills and PowerPoint Presentations.

President, Media Training Worldwide

TJ Walker

TJ Walker is the founder of Media Training Worldwide and has been conducting public speaking training workshops and seminars since 1984. Walker has trained Presidents of countries, Prime Ministers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Super Bowl winners, U.S. Senators, Miss Universes and Members of Parliament.His book, "Secret to Foolproof Presentations" was a USA Today #1 Bestseller, as well as a Wall Street Journal, and Business Week Bestseller.  A frequent network news communications analyst, Walker has made more than 2000 network TV and radio appearances on CBS, ABC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, NBC, CCTV, Fox Business, HLN, TrueTV, Comedy Central, Sirius and NPR.In 2009, Walker entered the Guinness Book Of World Records for most talk show appearances ever in a 24 hour period. Yearly, Walker has more than a quarter of a million views of his public speaking tips videos on social media platforms.Walker is also the author of "Media Training A-Z" and "Media Training Success." Walker is also the producer/host The Facebook Page "TJ Walker - Speak to Influence" a source of daily public speaking training videos, tips and inspiration. He is also a past president of the National Speakers Association, New York City.Walker is the most prolific producer of presentation skills online training courses in the world, with more than 100 separate courses. He has more than 50,000 students enrolled from 172 countries.Walker was a merit scholar at Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude. He has lectured or conducted trainings at Yale University, Columbia University and Princeton University.***“TJ Walker’s single-minded devotion to presentation has made him the #1 expert for executives seeking guidance on speaking to the public and media.” Bob Bowdon, Anchor/Reporter, Bloomberg Television“TJ Walker is the leading media trainer in the world.” Stu Miller, Viacom News Producer“The world’s leading presentation and media training firm.” Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Channel Anchor“To break through the cluttered media environment, it's important to get your message out in a clear and concise way. TJ knows how to do it and gives you the tips to succeed."

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • What are your speech goals?

    • Leadership

  • 2

    Your Content

    • Stories

    • PowerPoint

  • 3

    Delivery

    • Stagecraft

    • Video Rehearsal

    • Testing

    • Speaking Situations

  • 4

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion

    • Feedback

  • 5

    Bonus Section

    • Secret to Foolproof Presentations

    • Public Speaking Success

    • Fear

    • Bonus Course