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About the Course

In the professional realm, most speeches and presentations we give are informative in scope. A scientist needs to explain her recent research findings. A financial officer needs to report on quarterly earnings to his company’s board. A technology professional needs to educate a consumer about a new product. Any time you need to convey ideas or demonstrate a process, you’re dealing with informative speaking. Informative speaking is a fun puzzle. You need to think from the perspective of your audience to identify what they need to hear in order to understand the key ideas. How much does the audience already know? What are the most important elements to convey? How should one convey these ideas with appropriate breadth and depth given the time constraints of the speech? This demands a strategic approach to speech design that we’ll undertake in this class. By the end of the course, you should be able to explain complex ideas vividly and accessibly, design clear and compelling presentation slides, convey your passion for a topic while maintaining your professional credibility, and speak dynamically from notes and/or a manuscript. Learners will record speeches, providing and receiving peer feedback....

Top reviews

BM

Sep 8, 2020

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE OF BEING PART OF THIS COURSE ON SPEAKING TO INFORM. THE WHOLE CONTENT WAS IMPRESSIVE AND HELPFUL. THANKS A MILLION.

YK

Nov 20, 2020

One of my best learning experiences. Matt has worked extremely hard to create comprehensive content. Huge thanks to him for that. Happy learning!!

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By Figo D

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Oct 28, 2020

Excelente curso, das las bases necesarias para dar todo tipo de discursos, lo recomiendo

By Gloria C

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Jan 25, 2022

It's an interesnting course. I really like the skills that I learn here. so interesting

By Yaroslava F

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Apr 23, 2017

An excellent course for those who strive to speak more confidently and professionally.

By Sofia M M

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Nov 29, 2020

Dr. Matt is an excellent teacher, love the lessons and assignments!

By Viviana G

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Jan 4, 2021

el contenido es bueno, la información que manejan en verdad ayuda

By Clare A M

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Apr 11, 2019

Very good course, great teacher and interesting assignments.

By [NTC-S] R R M

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Mar 11, 2026

Very powerful learning with a very effective instructor.

By Shirley S

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Nov 23, 2021

I enjoyed the course and learned a lot of information.

By NIKITA B

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Sep 20, 2020

I think it's a great course,an interesting one indeed.

By Leandro J S C

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Feb 14, 2021

muy completo hace la diferencia en este tipo de curso

By Imam A S

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Jun 5, 2020

This is an excellent course of public speaking skills

By Raja S R K

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Sep 21, 2025

excellent course and very involving and practical

By Arailym B

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May 5, 2025

Can you send me a certificate, its already 98%...

By Juan D R

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Aug 12, 2020

I really loved this course. Thank you so much.

By Aram S

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Apr 5, 2017

Very informative and well structured course!

By Samantha P M R

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Dec 5, 2020

Estoy feliz de haber completado este curso.

By Juan C V B

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May 27, 2017

clear, simple and useful. Its simply great.

By Mireille M G

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Dec 18, 2020

It's an excellent course. I learned a lot.

By sebastian n

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Dec 9, 2025

buen curso, muy didáctico! felicitaciones

By Aisaule M

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Apr 2, 2020

Very challenging and interesting course!

By Elsa C

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Dec 30, 2020

Excellent course. Highly recommended...

By Randall C V

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Sep 21, 2020

In my personal opinion it was excellent

By Pablo E

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May 8, 2018

Very interesting and practical course.

By Muhammed N A

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Jun 16, 2020

Excellent. Matt is good teacher ever!

By Muhammad A A

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Oct 15, 2019

best course for personal development