Course Description

Public Speaking for People Who Hate Public Speaking This "Public Speaking for People Who Hate Public Speaking" course is specifically for people who don't like giving presentations, do not aspire to be world class platform speakers, and who just want to give competent presentations with the least amount of preparation time and fuss possible. This course will teach you how to avoid the most common problems that make most speeches boring and useless. The course will also teach you simple ways of "cheating" to seem more comfortable and polished than you really are. Learning how to give a competent speech or presentation is, at some level, like learning how to write a competent memo or email, anyone can do it with proper training. This course won't make you love public speaking, but it will reduce the dread you currently face now before every presentation.

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

    Overview to Public Speaking

    • Overview

    • Speaking Goal

    • Message Points

    • Examples

    • PowerPoint

    • Cheat Sheet

    • Video Practice
  • 2

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion

    • Feedback
  • 3

    Bonus Reading

    • Secret to Foolproof Presentations

    • Public Speaking Success
  • 4

    Bonus Videos

    • Fear of Public Speaking

    • More Tips on Video Practice