COURSE: Speech Communication 2 – How to Persuade and Influence Others
TEACHER: R. Blaine Cochran
MODE: Twelve hours of face to face training, practice exercises with classmates, feedback from instructor and coaching in areas needing improvement. Please note: This course is highly interactive and is best experienced with proper preparation and in person.
REQUIRED STUDENT RESOURCE: To continue pursuing excellence in your communication skills you may purchase Mr. Cochran’s How to Deliver a Great Speech. This may be acquired for $19.95 by calling 706-340-5739.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course gives students multiple opportunities to persuasively speak to others and receive constructive feedback and coaching so they know what they’re doing well and understand where they need improvement. All students will be trained to write a speech outline and receive a charitable evaluation to sharpen their skills.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Intro: The Purpose of Words
II. The History of Communication and How it’s Changed
III. Biblical Philosophy of Speech
IV. Knowing and Influencing Your Audience
V. The Step System
VI. The Vital Ingredients to Public Speaking
VII. Keys to Visual Communication
VIII. Build a Communication Legacy
PONDER THIS:
“Ideas have consequences, but it’s the effective communication of those ideas that influences others to change”