Master the Art of Public Speaking
Building Up the Narrative from Your Audience's Point of View 1
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova , Public Speaking Coach
Joined June 2021
About the video: Building Up the Narrative from Your Audience's Point of View 1
Overview
“I emphasize the importance of understanding your audience before crafting your talk. You will learn to define your audience's interests and knowledge level to tailor your content effectively. Using an updated version of Cicero's structure, I help you outline initial content focusing on introduction, narration, division of arguments, proof, refutation, and a compelling conclusion. This method provides a strong foundation to ensure your talk is relevant, engaging, and persuasive.”
In this video lesson Dasha Dollar-Smirnova addresses the topic: Building Up the Narrative from Your Audience's Point of View 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Master the Art of Public Speaking. Learn to overcome fear, find your voice, and communicate effectively in any professional or personal setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“So let's stop putting together some content that you're going to put into your talk. However, before we do that, it's really important to consider who the audience for your talk is. There's no point saying, well, my talk is for everybody, because if you target everybody, you're not really going to speak to anybody. So really think about who is the intended audience for your talk. What do they care about? What do they think? What do they already know? And this might vary depending on who you speak to at which point. But start with a particular audience in mind, because that's really going to...”
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Course summary for: Master the Art of Public Speaking
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Communication

Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova is a public speaking coach, and founder of Frog Talk, a company that provides public speaking training workshops. Dasha originally trained and worked in the field of drama and theatre which is where she built her confidence and found her voice.
Her first job was working for advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide, where she applied her acting background to the pitching team and helped the company become one of the UK’s fastest growing advertising agencies. Since then, she has obtained a master’s in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and devoted herself, and Frog Talk, to helping individuals and companies master public speaking and become better communicators.
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