Pubic Speaking
for the Commercial Diplomat Manual Outline
 

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1. Preface

• Commercial Diplomacy
• The Commercial Diplomat
• Education and Training
• Public Speaking as a Professional Tool - Why Develop Public Speaking Skills?
• Professional considerations
• Marketing considerations
• Communication theory
• Reference Materials

 

2. Presentation Skills Basics

   • Language
   • Audience
   • Style
   • Vocabulary
   • Delivery
   • Commitment and interest
   • Verbal features
   • Non verbal features
   • Organization
   • Peer/collegial introductions
   • Introduction
   • Body
   • Conclusion
   • Question and Answer/Discussion Periods
   • Content
   • Audience
   • Context
   • Subject
   • Opposing viewpoints
   • Technology

     

3. CD Specific Issues and Considerations for Presentations

   • Working with the Media
   • Working with Interpreters

      

4.      Common Types of CD Presentations

   • Speeches to inform
   • Speeches to persuade

    

5.      Summative Comments