Fundamentals of Speechwriting is a course that enhances speechwriting skills by deepening learners’ understanding of the impact of key elements on developing coherent and impactful speeches. It is aimed at learners with experience writing and speaking who wish to enhance their current skills. This course covers strategies for analyzing audience and purpose, selecting style and tone, and incorporating rhetorical appeals and storytelling. Learners will craft openings and closings, build structured outlines, review effective rehearsal techniques, and examine methods for editing and revising. This comprehensive course prepares participants to deliver powerful and persuasive speeches.
Fundamentals of Speechwriting
Fundamentals of Speechwriting
Instructor: Laura Ewing
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4.6
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Beginner level
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2 hours to complete
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4 assignments
Taught in English
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There is 1 module in this course
This is a single-module short course. This module covers the three stages of speechwriting: prewriting, drafting, and editing and revising.
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10 videos1 reading4 assignments
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