This course is part of the Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization

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Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting SpecializationUniversity of Michigan

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The hope good presenters project when pitching their ideas is not naïve hope. They’re not Pollyanna at the podium. Instead, the solutions they offer are supported by research, data, and expertise. This course will teach you how to merge hard facts with an imaginative vision in a way that at once resonates with and inspires your audience.

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Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization

Beginner Level

No prior experience necessary

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

How to inspire people with a sense of "informed hope"
How to treat storytelling as an "entrepreneurial superpower"
How to expand your range of dynamic gestures and facial expressions
How to increase the creativity you bring to your next negotiation

Skills you will gain

Problem Solving
Dynamic Movement
Resilience
Optimism
Ingenuity

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Course 2 of 4 in the

Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization

Beginner Level

No prior experience necessary

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

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4.5/5 (8 Ratings)

Patrick Barry

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law

Michigan Law School

116,377 Learners

12 Courses

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University of Michigan

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Week 1 |Optimism: Vocabulary

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 15 min), 10 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

Optimism2m

Informed Hope4m

30-Year Flash3m

Silicon Valley1m

Lincoln’s Lessons1m

The Hope Speech2m

10 readings

Meet Professor Barry2m

Teaching Style and Resources10m

Syllabus7m

University of Michigan Survey10m

(Optional) Chapter 3 —Optimism20m

(Optional) Class Clips7m

Pitch Perfect30m

Community Engagement Rules3m

Edit our Edits10m

Speaking Stats ("73 Questions")3m

2 practice exercises

Low-Stakes Practice5m

Week 1 Review20m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Week 2 | Optimism: Speaking Studies and Speaking Exercises

3 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 9 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Week 3 | Dynamic: Vocabulary

We’ll start by taking a new look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech” at the March on Washington in 1963. But we won’t be focusing on his rhythmic cadence or strategic uses of pauses. Instead, we’ll turn our attention to the persuasive power he generates with his head, his arms, and even his heels.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 10 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Week 4 | Dynamic: Studies & Exercises

The first American woman to become a Supreme Court justice. The first German Chancellor to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. And a brave political activist who decided the best way to make a statement would be to climb up a flagpole. We learned about each of those figures last week and are now ready to take a look at some helpful research about the quality each of them shared: they communicated with more than just their mouths.

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SPEAKING AND PRESENTING: PITCHES AND PERSUASION

by AKNov 21, 2021

A very good course, taught by an exceptional instructor. It has helped me a lot in both my personal and professional life.

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About the Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization

Suppose you were good with words. Suppose when you decided to speak, the message you delivered—and the way you delivered it—successfully connected with your intended audience. What would that mean for your career prospects? What would that mean for your comfort level in social situations? And perhaps most importantly, what would that mean for your satisfaction with the personal relationships you value the most? This specialization is designed to help you find out. Based on an award-winning course and workshop series at the University of Michigan that has been taken by students training to enter a wide range of fields—law, business, medicine, social work, public policy, design, engineering, and many more—it removes the guesswork from figuring out how to communicate clearly and compellingly.

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