Present confidently through theatrical training
Storytopresent is an online public speaking course offered by public speaking coach and theatre director Bjørn de Wildt. Using a mix of instructional videos, assignments and constructive personal feedback, I will guide you through the process of developing your own personal style of presenting. Through theatre and storytelling methods you will learn to speak confidently and persuasively.
You’ll learn how to give yourself feedback and improve with every exercise. During the course you will build the content of your presentation while simultaneously developing your delivery skills. I have prepared more than two hours of video material which takes you through exercises and assignments to improve your confidence and ability to express yourself to an audience.
Improving yourself properly takes time. Therefore, I would recommend you take between three and four weeks to complete this course.
The outline of the course
1. Show your emotions
Showing an emotional connection to your content is the most important aspect of presenting.
Showing the audience how you feel about a topic makes even the most boring topic interesting, engaging and memorable.
| Express your emotions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Emotions | 02:52 |
| 1.1 | Expressing emotions | 04:30 |
| 1.2 | Coffee | 04:07 |
| 1.3 | Workbook | 00:39 |
| 1.4 | The goal of your presentation | 01:50 |
| 1.5 | One minute presentation | 01:50 |
| 1.6 | Feedback | 04:37 |
| 1.7 | Give yourself feedback | 01:42 |
| 1.8 | Exaggerate | 01:54 |
4. Grow your skills
Good presenters understand how to use their entire body as an instrument to deliver their message.
This chapter will show you how to use your body, your voice, your hands and the space around you as tools to help you express yourself - and deliver your message.
| Practice your public speaking skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Delivery skills | 01:34 |
| 4.1 | Contact | 03:45 |
| 4.2 | Block by block | 03:19 |
| 4.3 | Hey you... Got it | 03:53 |
| 4.4 | Body position | 04:48 |
| 4.5 | Body position experiment | 02:32 |
| 4.6 | The voice | 03:26 |
| 4.7 | Be loud & breathe | 01:36 |
| 4.8 | The hands | 02:21 |
| 4.9 | Exagerate hand gestures | 01:18 |
| 4.10 | Use of space | 03:34 |
| 4.11 | Train the use of space | 01:55 |
| 4.12 | Presenting online | 03:36 |
| 4.13 | Implement your skills | 04:11 |
2. Tell your story
Stories help us relate to a topic through making an emotional and personal connection. Storytelling makes abstract ideas concrete and understandable.
The essence of storytelling is to activate the imagination of your audience. The use of anecdotes and examples engages listeners and helps them relate to the content.
| Tell your Story | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Storytelling | 03:05 |
| 2.1 | Describe your morning | 06:09 |
| 2.2 | Use all senses | 04:30 |
| 2.3 | Your anecdotes | 05:44 |
| 2.4 | Deliver your anecdote | 02:38 |
5. Build your slides
Slides show the structure and can provide visual support to your content, therefore it is essential to map out your structure before you do up your slides.
We’ll go through how to properly present using slides while covering some important do’s and don’ts.
| Build your slides | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Slides | 01:24 |
| 5.1 | Why slides | 03:36 |
| 5.2 | Do's and Don'ts | 03:46 |
| 5.3 | Create your slides | 01:57 |
| 5.4 | Presenting with slides | 02:37 |
| 5.5 | Train presenting your slides | 01:38 |
3. Structure your content
A good presentation starts with a good structure. In this chapter I will offer you a few possible outlines you can use to structure your presentation.
By the end of this chapter you will have the structure of your presentation ready so we can start working further on the delivery.
| Structure your presentation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | Structure | 01:28 |
| 3.1 | Basic structure | 06:14 |
| 3.2 | The journey | 03:30 |
| 3.3 | Pitch | 10:59 |
| 3.4 | Investor pitch | 02:41 |
| 3.5 | Elevator pitch | 01:59 |
| 3.6 | Choose your structure | 01:55 |
6. Practice your presentation
Practice is an essential component of presenting. We will show you how to prepare properly so you’ll be ready to speak freely and stay on message.
I will show you how to properly deal with stress and anxiety before your presentation – and give you some helpful tips for the final moments before you go on stage.
| Prepare yourself | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Preparation | 01:06 |
| 6.1 | Study & preperation | 05:00 |
| 6.2 | Wake up your presentation | 01:41 |
| 6.3 | Notes | 03:19 |
| 6.4 | Stress & anxiety | 05:37 |
| 6.5 | The big moment | 06:02 |