Who should attend?

Teaching staff wishing to enhance the performance element of their lectures.

Course Description:

This course focuses on the practical element of delivery. It will provide you with the opportunity to explore techniques for connecting emotionally and intellectually with an audience, along with overcoming nerves. You will look at how to handle questions effectively and practise vocal techniques.

 Learning Outcomes:

At the completion of this course you will:

• Explain the effects of mental attitude on your performance

• Use techniques to overcome nerves, buy thinking time and maintain credibility

• Assess and understand the attitude of your audience 

Course Tutor

Stewart Theobald trained and worked as a professional actor before becoming a teacher, trainer and voice coach. Having taught at all levels from primary to higher education and former Head of Voice at East 15 Acting School, Stewart is now running workshops and coaching in Presentation Skills, Voice Projection and Speech Clarity for over 20 Universities.

Other courses by Stewart Theobald

Effective Voice Projection 

English Pronunciation

UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)

This workshop is particularly relevant to these dimensions of the framework:

• Areas of Activity: A2

• Core Knowledge: K2; K3

• Professional Values: V1; V2 

Find out more about the Framework here.