Speaking and Presenting: Conversation Starters

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—in 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.

• Incorporate surprises to engage and inform audiences
• Use mirroring and follow-up questions to build rapport
• Connect through common everyday language
• Reimagine starting conversations with strangers

• Basic communication skills