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301.772.13
Making Effective Public Presentations

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
End Date
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Class Time(s)
W, Th, 8:30am - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2018
Description
Whether you are giving a presentation to a small group of colleagues or appearing on CNN, skills for effectively presenting information will inevitably come in handy during your career. This course offers practical exercises to help you be more confident, poised and prepared for public speaking.
Enhances skills to construct and deliver oral presentations with clarity and impact. Provides a template for “audience-centered” presentation construction with examples, tools and exercises. Provides individual assessment and feedback for each participant through videotaped exercises and a short formal presentation constructed during the course.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Construct and deliver a formal oral presentation
  2. Construct and deliver a formal oral presentation on a public health topic that interests them
  3. Improve comfort and proficiency in recorded interviews
  4. Describe guidelines for professional use of social media
Enrollment Restriction
Graduate students only
Special Comments

This course will be offered for 2 days in the HPM Winter Institute. Students are required to complete readings prior to the start of the course. The final assignments will be due no later than February 1, 2019. Students who took the course as special studies 301.867.11 should not take this course again.