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Mastering Speaking and Presentations: A case Based Approach

By Prof. Seema Singh   |   IIT Kharagpur
Learners enrolled: 2513   |  Exam registration: 216
ABOUT THE COURSE:
How would you receive and respond to, if your professor or boss says that we need people who can speak effectively and deliver impactful Presentations? Do you think you fit this dual prescription? If yes, well and good. If not, here is an NPTEL Online Course (NOC) Course that will effectively train and lead you to career success as well as personal efficacy. Mastering Speaking and Presentations: A Case Based Approach is focused on equipping you with all the tools and techniques needed to speak effectively and present powerfully. Starting with the basics of English Pronunciation, moving on to making you speak English effortlessly, and concluding with you becoming a wonderful Presenter, this course has it all. Welcome to Mastering Speaking and Presentations: A Case Based Approach. With its wonderful ins and outs and unique pedagogy, this Course makes you the perfect you.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG / PG students, PhD Scholars, employed individuals, and professionals as well can enroll for the proposed NPTEL Course

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Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 8 weeks
Category :
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points : 2
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 17 Feb 2025
End Date : 11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 24 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 04 May 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: 
  1. Course Introduction 
  2. Pre-Assessment 
  3. Vocabulary made easy
  4. The Power of Words 
  5. Case Studies
Week 2: 
  1. Spoken English Part 1: Introduction to Word Accent
  2. Word Accent – Disyllabic Words
  3. Word Accent – Shift of Accent in Disyllabic Words
  4. Word Accent – Polysyllabic Words
  5. Case Studies
Week 3: 
  1. Spoken English Part  2: Introduction to Rhythm 
  2. Introduction to Intonation 
  3. Rising Intonation 
  4. Falling Intonation 
  5. Case Studies
Week 4: 
  1. Spoken English Part 3: Introduction & Specific scenarios
  2. Telephone Skills: Taking & Making Calls, Voice, Intonation, and Language
  3. Conversations: The Role of Questions
  4. Conversations: Types and Functions of Questions, avoiding Counterproductive Questions
  5. Case Studies
Week 5: 
  1. Impactful Presentations Part 1: Introduction
  2. Body Language: Introduction
  3. Body Language: Mechanics & Style
  4. Voice Modulation: Voice Projection, replacing Fillers,and Emphasis
  5. Case Studies
Week 6: 
  1. Impactful Presentations Part 2: Introduction
  2. Power of Pause: Pause to engage audience in Conversation
  3. Power of Pause: Combine Pause & Repetition Techniques
  4. Power of Pause: Demonstrate Confidence & Control, establish Presence
  5. Case Studies
Week 7: 
  1. Impactful Presentations Part 3: Introduction
  2. Empathy: Essential Human Quality
  3. Empathy: Practice Heartful Communication
  4. Impact: The result of Communication
  5. Impact: How to make your Speech memorable
Week 8: 
  1. Case Observations on Effective Speaking & Impactful Presentations: the Why & How
  2. Case Observation: Study 1
  3. Case Observation: Study 2
  4. Case Observation: Study 3
  5. Course Conclusion

Books and references

List of reference materials / books
On Speaking: 
1. Better English, Norman Lewis: GOYL SaaB,  1987. 
2. Secrets of Face-to-Face Communication,  Peter Urs Bender, Dr. Robert A. Tracz:  Macmillan India Ltd., 2001. 
3. Effective Speaking, Christopher Turk:  Gopsons Papers Ltd., 2003. 
4. Better English Pronunciation (Second  Edition), J.D. O' Connor: Cambridge  
University Press, 1967. 
5.  A Course of English Pronunciation, J.D.  O'Connor: The British Broadcasting  
Corporation, 1954. 
6. English Pronunciation in Use, Mark  Hancock: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
7. Speaking Effectively, Jeramy Comfort,  Pamela Rogerson, Trish Scott, Derek Utley:  Cambridge University Press, 2002. 
8.  Asking Questions, Ian Mackay: Universities  Press India Ltd., 2000. 
9. Telephone Skills, Patrick Forsyth:  
Universities Press India Ltd., 2000. 
On Presentations: 
1. How to Write and Deliver Effective  Speeches (Fourth Edition), Judith A.  
McManus: Thomas Asia Pte. Ltd., 2003.
2. Secrets of Power Presentations, Peter Urs  Bender: Macmillan India Ltd., 2000. 
3. Giving Presentations, Jo Billingham: Oxford  University Press, 2003. 
4. Presenting with Power, Shay McConnon:  Macmillan India Ltd., 2003. 
5. 1001 Ways to Improve your Conversation &  Speeches, Herbert V. Prochnow: Jaico  Publishing House, 1967. 
6. Presentation Skills, Suzy Siddons:  
Universities Press India Ltd., 2000. 
7.  Presentations, Anne Laws: Goyal Publishers  & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2005. 
8.  Making Successful Presentations: A self Teaching Guide, Terry C. Smith: John Wiley &  Sons Inc., 1984.
9.  Professional Presentations, Malcolm  Goodale: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
10.  A Guide for Better Technical Presentations,  Robert M. Woelfle: IEEE Press, 1975.


Instructor bio

Prof. Seema Singh

IIT Kharagpur
Dr. Seema Singh is currently Associate Professor of English and Soft Skills Trainer in the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The highlights of her academic career include a Gold Medal at the BA (English Honours) from the University of Burdwan and University Fifth rank at the MA (Jadavpur University). This was rounded up with a Gold Medal at the M.Phil. (English) and a Ph.D. in Contemporary African American Fiction from the Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi).
Dr. Singh began her teaching career in 1996 with a seven-year Foreign Service stint at the Royal University of Bhutan. Prior to joining the IIT Kharagpur in December 2003, she had been Visiting Faculty for a semester at the Lucknow Regional Center of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. In her long teaching career, she has published several scholarly articles in International Refereed Journals as well as in National (Indian) Refereed Journals. Apart from a couple of book chapters, she has two books to her credit as sole author. Two more books are in the offing. Her NPTEL-MOOC course on Employment Communication is quite popular and indexed in the website of IIT Kharagpur. She has to her credit a GIAN course on Positive effects of Meditation on Young people and Adults as well as a SGRIP course on Time Management.
Currently, Dr. Singh teaches Courses (under the broad domains of Communication Skills and English Literature) at the IIT Kharagpur. Among other areas of her research interest are Business / Managerial Communication, Technical Communication /Writing Skills, Contemporary Indian Women’s Fiction in English, Feminist Narratology, and Subaltern Literature As a Soft Skills communication trainer, she has successfully conducted several MDPs & FDPs. With a number of quality publications in reputed International and National level refereed Journals, Dr. Singh aspires to excellence in Academics and Research.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: May 4, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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