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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides by University of Washington

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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

OS

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.

JJ

Nov 13, 2017

Excellent lecture structure. The logical progression of the lessons made it easier to understand and grasp the key concepts of the course. I would recommend this course to everyone.

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By Eliška K

Apr 12, 2021

I really do enjoy public speaking. The lecturer is so entertaining yet helpful. Thank you very much for all those tips and tricks, I will 100 % come back.

By Soner L

Feb 4, 2021

I would totally recommend this course to everyone be it a beginner or an advanced speaker. Great Professor , great organizing of the modules and lectures.

By Yogesh K K

Nov 20, 2020

One of my best learning experiences. Matt has worked extremely hard to create comprehensive content. Huge thanks to him for that. Happy learning!!

By Binoj M

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.

By Lovely J A

May 22, 2020

I love this course.. I really learned a lot about public speaking.. Now I am ready to open myself on-stage because of this training.. ❤

By Viet T

Jun 12, 2018

I like this course so much. I like the way Dr. Matt McGarrity encourage and teach everybody to overcome the fear of public speech.

By Evelin G R

Dec 11, 2020

Es un curso muy fácil de comprender, te da herramientas necesarias para hablar en publico y te hace sentir mas segura de hacerlo

By Christopher C

Dec 3, 2020

Dr. Matt McGarrity, is an excellent lecturer and this course is a must have regardless of your field of study/expertise.

By Nicola D G

Apr 6, 2017

Ottimo corso, necessario per la carriera professionale di qualsiasi persona. Simpatico e molto preparato il professore.

By Svetlana

Aug 16, 2023

Great course: highly instructive, well-structured, it shares a lot of advice for various situations. Many thanks!!!

By Giuseppe D

Sep 27, 2022

I thank the staff and the teacher for providing me with a good basis on which to structure my future presentations

By Aniceto P

Jul 1, 2017

Very comprehensive, well structured. I've attended three courses of prof McGarrity and I am an absolute fan if him

By Marcelo B Y

Oct 15, 2017

Great course, excellent structure and content, the exercises help to fixate and practice the learning's.

By DEDHIA, M

Mar 29, 2022

the content of the course was super useful and helpful. Prof. Matt McGarrity was really really amazing

By Michele D

May 28, 2017

Useful tools to help boring, data driven presentations come to life and keep your audiences attention.

By Uchenna O

Jun 29, 2022

A great and fantastic exposure to communication, unlearning and relearning. very useful tips.

By SHIVA C

Feb 8, 2021

Excellent course. I really gained a lot of new presentation skills and thoroughly enjoyed it.

By Laurent B

Jul 20, 2020

very good MOOC. with clear examples, good practical quizzes, and exercises. I did learn a lot

By Figo D

Oct 27, 2020

Excelente curso, das las bases necesarias para dar todo tipo de discursos, lo recomiendo

By Gloria C

Jan 24, 2022

It's an interesnting course. I really like the skills that I learn here. so interesting

By Yaroslava F

Apr 22, 2017

An excellent course for those who strive to speak more confidently and professionally.

By Sofia M M

Nov 28, 2020

Dr. Matt is an excellent teacher, love the lessons and assignments!

By Viviana G

Jan 3, 2021

el contenido es bueno, la información que manejan en verdad ayuda

By Clare A M

Apr 11, 2019

Very good course, great teacher and interesting assignments.

By Shirley S

Nov 22, 2021

I enjoyed the course and learned a lot of information.