Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
Speak confidently in class, seminars, college events and office meetings with clear structure and clean slides
Ghosla Academy · Life Skills Team
Public speaking is a learnable skill, not a gift. This course breaks it into small parts, from handling nervousness and using your voice to structuring a talk and designing slides, with examples from classrooms, college fests and office meetings. You will practise with short recorded exercises, build a five-slide presentation and finish with a five-minute recorded talk that you review against a clear checklist.
What you will be able to do
- Manage stage fear with practical breathing and preparation methods
- Use voice, pace, pauses and body language effectively
- Structure any talk with a strong opening, clear body and memorable close
- Design clean, readable slides and simple visuals
- Handle questions and tough audiences calmly
- Present confidently online, in seminars and in short pitches
What you build
- 5-slide mini presentation
- 5-minute recorded talk with self-review
What you need to start
- Basic spoken English or Hindi
- A phone or laptop to record practice talks
Curriculum · 5 sections, 20 lectures
Foundations of confident speaking4 lectures
- Why public speaking feels scaryFree preview8 min
- Voice, pace and body language basicsFree preview12 min
- Managing nervousness before you speak8 min
- Quiz: foundations5 min
Building your talk4 lectures
- Know your audience and purpose10 min
- Structuring a talk that flows12 min
- Openings and closings that stick10 min
- Quiz: building your talk5 min
Slides and visuals4 lectures
- Designing clean slides12 min
- Showing data and visuals without clutter10 min
- Project: 5-slide mini presentation16 min
- Quiz: slides and visuals5 min
Delivery and practice4 lectures
- Rehearsal methods that work10 min
- Storytelling for presentations12 min
- Handling Q&A and tough questions10 min
- Quiz: delivery5 min
Real-world speaking4 lectures
- Online presentations and webinars10 min
- Seminars, college events and short pitches10 min
- Project: 5-minute recorded talk20 min
- Final quiz6 min
Who this is for
- School and college students who freeze during presentations
- Freshers preparing for seminars, viva and interviews
- Young professionals presenting in team meetings