Clearly Speak: A Course on Effective Speaking for Corporate Leaders, Professionals and Executives
- Digital Marketing & Comms
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This module is conducted in-person.
1 Full Day (Weekday)
Who Should Attend
- Leaders, Executives, Managers, Team Leaders, Speakers, Educators, Trainers, Consultants, Advisors, Entrepreneurs, Startup Founders
- Business Professionals from sales, marketing, customer service and project management.
PREREQUISITES
- Participants for the course should be proficient in Standard English.
- They should be open to speaking in front of class during the course exercises.
Overview
Connect • Persuade • Inspire
A Course on Speaking with Clarity and Confidence for Corporate Leaders, Professionals, and Executives
“Your written words reflect your thought process. Your spoken words say who you are.”
- Prof Lim Soo Ping
Do you find it challenging to speak out in a meeting? Do you wish for more confidence in speaking to an audience, or need guidance in speech writing? Generally, do you want to be more effective in oral communication in professional, workplace and social settings?
Being able to speak with clarity and confidence enables one to be persuasive, develop trust and understanding, make connections, inspire action for work excellence and have better work and personal relationships.
And as the course instructor says in his opinion-editorial in the Business Times (22 July 2024), “speaking to the heart is good business”.
At a time when AI is challenging job retention, oral communication skills have also become more imperative.
THE COURSE
The course, CLEARLY SPEAK, teaches the principles and techniques for speaking clearly and confidently in a variety of corporate, management and social situations.
It is of particular benefit to (a) corporate leaders and senior executives who speak to large audiences, (b) speech writers, and (c) professionals with a role to inspire good communication skills, e.g., teachers and leadership coachers.
In the course, you will engage in a dynamic and interactive learning experience. This includes discussions and practical exercises.
You will also acquire a practice regime to continue with your learning journey after the course.
COURSE MATERIAL
Each course participant will receive a copy of Prof Lim’s bestseller, "Clearly Speak - Articulate With Confidence, Civility and Courage."
Comments by reviewers of the book:
“Corporate leaders, executives, public officers, politicians, journalists, lecturers and students, can all benefit from the inspiring teaching in Clearly Speak.”
- Emeritus Prof Hong Hai, former MP and former dean of NTU College of Business.
“I commend Clearly Speak to even seasoned public speakers.”
- Abdullah Tarmugi, former minister and speaker of Parliament.
“A brilliant piece of work.”
- Dr Lim Lai Cheng, former principal of Raffles Institution
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, you will have learned:
- Techniques for being articulate, expressive, and engaging in speaking
- Strategy for effective conversations as a foundational skill for all forms of speaking
- Pointers for speaking at meetings
- Pointers for facing an audience
- Pointers for scripting a speech
- Using storytelling for persuasive communication
- Overcoming the fear of speaking
- Speaking for good relationships
- Practice regimes for continual improvement in speaking
Topic/Structure
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Be Articulate
Part 3: Be Expressive
Part 4: Be Engaging
Part 5: Speaking Situations
Part 6: Qs & As
Part 7: Speaking for Good Relationships
Part 8: Your Turn To Speak
Part 9: Closing Remarks
(Note: The course structure and content may be refined based on participant feedback as the course progresses.)
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| EMPLOYER-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Employer Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Employers who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
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