YK
5.0Reviewed Nov 19, 2020
One of my best learning experiences. Matt has worked extremely hard to create comprehensive content. Huge thanks to him for that. Happy learning!!
Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides
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.
Status: Presentations
Status: Communication Strategies
BeginnerCourse14 hours
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5.0Reviewed Mar 1, 2026
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5.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2025
The course is very informative and life-changing being a teacher. It gives a lot of substantial tips in order to improve my speaking abilities.
KR
4.0Reviewed Sep 9, 2020
Hola termine mi curso de forma exitosa,pero en la ultima semana aparece un comentario de que abandone,lo cual no es verdad si revisan mis trabajos y tareas están completas.Gracias.
VA
5.0Reviewed Apr 26, 2020
Perfectly designed course for taking you to the next level in public speaking. Immensely added to the knowledge on designing a speech for the audience.
SS
5.0Reviewed Aug 15, 2023
Great course: highly instructive, well-structured, it shares a lot of advice for various situations. Many thanks!!!
BM
5.0Reviewed Sep 7, 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.
SR
4.0Reviewed Apr 21, 2020
Enjoyed doing the course. I think I have learned skills that will be very useful in future. It was good to engage in all the assignments as it really does help build confidence
CC
5.0Reviewed Dec 3, 2020
Dr. Matt McGarrity, is an excellent lecturer and this course is a must have regardless of your field of study/expertise.
MS
5.0Reviewed Dec 11, 2020
This is my second course in public speaking with Matt. I love the way he teaches. I enjoy attending his courses. I strongly recommend his courses on Public speaking.
OS
5.0Reviewed May 2, 2020
Very informative and practical course.Very interesting and well structured course for building confident in public speaking and exercises are very interesting to keep learner on track.
MD
5.0Reviewed May 27, 2017
Useful tools to help boring, data driven presentations come to life and keep your audiences attention.