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About the Course

Few kinds of communication can have the effect of a powerful presentation. Even a short speech can motivate people to change long-held beliefs or to take action, and a wonderfully delivered speech can transform a normal person into a leader. In this course, Prof. William Kuskin provides a series of pragmatic videos and exercises for successful public speaking and presentations. The course develops through four themes—mastering fear, developing a creative formula, using verbal and body language, and anticipating the room—so that you can discover your personal power as a speaker and give excellent presentations. Successful presentations do not rely on perfect teeth, a deep voice, or an army of scriptwriters. They depend largely on the same skills as successful Business Writing and Graphic Design: clarity, structure, and revision. The goal of the course, therefore, is to enable you to discover your own internal power as a speaker and express it to the world. After this course, with some practice, you will be able to go into any situation and command the room for as long as you like. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree that brings together faculty from CU Boulder’s departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science, and others. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics. Learn more about the MS-DS program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder....

Top reviews

HB

Aug 1, 2020

It was amazing! Professor Kuskin has so much passion and is so good at delivering his message, that I couldn't stop listening to him. (and he also speaks very slow, so x 1.75 seems like a good speed.)

EE

Dec 11, 2021

I am glad to have found Professor Kuskin's course. His lectures are simple but full of useful tips and humour. I highly recommend to everyone who wants to get their messages across more effectively.

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By mario s

Sep 11, 2020

a

By Rachana P

May 23, 2020

b

By Stella F

Jul 18, 2022

The content of the course is very repetitive. I had the impression that the content could be condensed into much fewer lessons. The basics that are taught help with presentations, but you first have to find those basics in the sometimes rather wordy videos.

By Thanh D

Sep 30, 2019

The course provides some interesting practices and a lot of self-reflections. However, it is rather abstract, difficult for me to follow.

By Reema M

Aug 29, 2020

The course describes a formula that can help in improving public speaking. Focuses on inspiring and motivating the speaker.

By Vivek V S

Mar 18, 2021

It was a great course. I can apply these public speaking skills now a lot better then before.

By Tamryn C F

Nov 20, 2021

I thought that the course will involve the writing and design aspect as well

By ajenkins67@hotmail.com

Aug 31, 2020

good it helped me learn some helpedfull things

allan

By Roshan P B

Mar 12, 2022

This course is very beneficial to me.

By JESSICA N R A

Sep 12, 2023

nice, easy

By Shilpa B

Aug 14, 2022

good

By Shubhangi D M

Aug 28, 2021

.

By Sunay S

Nov 8, 2020

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By DESHMUKH S V

Jul 30, 2020

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By Jahtay T

Feb 17, 2021

This course is repetitive and the videos seem to meander without getting to the specifics. the definitions are vague and there are hardly any examples. The course content is littered with typos and mistakes and the visuals don't really help to make any of the content more understandable. The few good points in this course are brushed over, and instead, each video just seems to talk about the circular nature of presenting and about "pushing" the point at each stage of the process. Of all of the courses in this specialization, this one is the most lacking and gives off a feeling of being half-hearted and extemporaneous.

By Marie A J B

Apr 6, 2024

The videos were quite long, and the final assignment being a video I did not feel comfortable sharing it in public space, for cybersecurity reasons.

By TEJASWINI R

Sep 29, 2020

VERY USEFULL

By Shivani

Feb 5, 2024

Good

By Syed S

May 22, 2020

expected more to learn but the course did not reach my expectations.

By Dorakei

May 10, 2020

too tedious. totally wasting time!!

By شريهان ن

Nov 5, 2021

it is useful