Communicating with the Public

University of California San Diego via Coursera

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Syllabus

Communicating with the Public: Overview

Part 1: Introduction to The Big Idea

Part 2: The Audience & You

Part 3: Defining Your Goal & Finding Common Ground

Part 4: Supporting Content for Your Big Idea

Part 5: Preparing for a Media Interview with Marcy McGinnis

Part 6: Marcy's Presentation Tips

Part 7: The Media Interview: Vision of Good (and Bad)

Part 8: Introduction to What's the Story?

Part 9: Story Fundamentals

Part 10: The Story Structure

Part 11: The Story of Penicillin

Part 12: Using the What's the Story Form

Part 13: Summary—Tying it All Together

Overview

Rooted in theater, journalism and humanities practices, this course presents tools and techniques that help you improve your public-facing communication skills, particularly when describing your work to a lay audience. Whether it’s a 30-second elevator pitch or speaking to a large organization, “Communicating with the Public” will boost your confidence in any speech-communication scenario.

Skills

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