Welcome to Powerful & Persuasive Communication

Together, we will learn to speak with confidence and strength.

All links, resources, assignments, and deadlines for your program are available on this site.

Participants are each assigned a coach for workshops. These assignments are available on the Coaching page.

Sessions & Assignments

Click on each week's listing to view assignments and deadlines.

Week 1 | Principles of Powerful Communication

May 12, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording | Slides

What are the components of powerful professional presence?

How can we communicate in audience-centered ways?

What are tools to communicate in different contexts (online and in-person, with different audiences, etc)?

Principles of Powerful Communication

Dr. Tannenbaum Lecture
All speaking is public speaking

Assignments

View Speech of Introduction Assignment Video by May 12
Watch Jamila Lyiscott's TED Talk by May 12
Prepare a Speech of Introduction to deliver on May 17

Week 2 | Speeches of Introduction, Types of Delivery and Answering Questions

Speeches of Introduction (Application Activity): May 17, 2022

Groups 1 & 2: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Groups 3 & 4: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording

Types of Delivery & Answering Questions: May 19, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording| Slides

How does delivery strengthen credibility?

How do we answer questions with authority?

Speech of Introduction (Application Activity)

Deliver your Speech of Introduction and get personalized feedback from Dr. Tannenbaum

Delivery & Answering Questions

Lecture by Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum

Assignments

Watch Joe Gebbia's TED Talk by May 19
Read "How to Read a Prepared Text Like a Pro (and Not Look Like You're Reading)" from The Articulate Executive by Granville Toogood by May 19
Schedule your first 30-minute 1:1 coaching session to review the Speech of Introduction and prepare for the Speech to Inform or Persuade

Week 3 | Tactics to Persuade and Influence

30-minute 1:1 Coaching Session: Self-Scheduled

Link to schedule an appointment with JENNIFER. Zoom link for Jennifer's coaching sessions is HERE.

Link to schedule an appointment with CLIFF. Zoom link for Cliff's coaching sessions is HERE.

Tactics to Persuade and Influence: June 9, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording| Slides

How can we be persuasive?

How can we get people to act?

Tactics to Persuade and Influence

Lecture by Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum

Assignments

Prepare a Speech to Inform or Persuade. For example, a speech requesting more resources, explaining a new procedure or policy, motivating colleagues to be more inclusive, providing an update at a team meeting, or introducing a new product
Attend your scheduled 1:1 coaching session to review the Speech of Introduction and prepare for the Speech to Inform or Persuade to deliver to a small group on June 14 or 16

Week 4 | Application Activity: Speech to Inform or Persuade

Speech to Inform or Persuade (Application Activity): June 14, 2022

Group 1: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording

Group 2: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording

Speech to Inform or Persuade (Application Activity): June 16, 2022

Group 3: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording - Part 1 | Recording - Part 2

Group 4: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording

30-minute 1:1 Coaching Session: Self-Scheduled

Link to schedule an appointment with JENNIFER. Zoom link for Jennifer's coaching sessions is HERE.

Link to schedule an appointment with CLIFF. Zoom link for Cliff's coaching sessions is HERE.

Speech to Inform or Persuade (Application Activity)

Deliver your Speech to Inform or Persuade and get personalized feedback from Dr. Tannenbaum

Assignments

Schedule and attend your second 1:1 coaching session. Groups 1 and 2 should schedule their individual coaching session between June 9th and 13th. Groups 3 and 4 should schedule their coaching session between June 11th and 15th. Practice your Speech to Inform or Persuade, which you will deliver to a small group on June 14 or 16

Week 5 | Final Speeches + Wrap Up

Speaking to Change Minds and Get Action: June 21, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Zoom | Recording | Slides

Final Speeches + Wrap Up: June 23, 2022

Groups 1 & 2: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Zoom | Recording

Groups 3 & 4: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Zoom | Recording

How do we change people's attitudes?

How can we create trust with our audiences?

How do we apply what we've learned?

Final Speech & Course Wrap Up (Application Activity)

Deliver your final speech and get personalized feedback from Dr. Tannenbaum
Course wrap-up

Assignments

Prepare a final speech to present on June 23