This course will teach you how to build persuasive surprises into your presentations, the kind of surprises that will change how your audience sees a particular situation or proposal and then gets them talking鈥攊n a good way. It will also identify several techniques you can use to start (and maintain) your own conversations, whether with a big group, a small group, or even just one-on-one.
Speaking and Presenting: Conversation Starters
Speaking and Presenting: Conversation Starters
This course is part of Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization
Instructor: Patrick Barry
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How to incorporate a "little bit of mischief" to your presentations in a way that delights and informs your audience
How to use "mirroring" and follow-up questions to establish trust and build rapport
How to connect with people via the "language of common life"
How to reimagine the experience of starting a conversation with a stranger
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鈥淏e surprising, in a convincing way.鈥� You鈥檒l encounter those words a lot during this course. To discover who said them and how you can put them to work, check out the materials in Week 1!
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7 videos14 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
A great way to create a message that people not only listen to but actually remember is to include what the behavioral economist George Lowenstein calls 鈥渋nformation gaps.鈥� We鈥檒l learn what those are this week. We鈥檒l also meet a scientist who does something remarkable: makes talking about the life of grass really interesting.
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Those of you who have taken the companion series Good with Words: Writing and Editing may remember the following advice: 鈥淭rying to sound smart is a pretty dumb strategy.鈥� We鈥檒l learn this week that it also applies to speaking and presenting. Don鈥檛 try to impress your audience. Don鈥檛 set out to wow them with your intellect. Focus instead on being helpful. Treat your words like they are a gift you really want to share.
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6 videos4 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts
Congratulations! You鈥檝e made it to the fourth and final week of Course 3. We鈥檙e going to start by looking at the difference between a high-considerateness speaking style and a high-involvement one. But we鈥檒l also make time for some surprising findings about what you can do to make your next commute a little more pleasant and stimulating--not just for you but also for a complete stranger.
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