Introduction
This course focuses on helping Participants improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Also it helps in academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals.
Duration
10 Days
Target audience
· All non-native speakers
· Speech writers, aides and advisors to Ministers, Politicians and public figures. It also suits press officers, researchers and public officials who are responsible for preparing Materials and drafting speeches.
Course Level:
Course Objectives
At the end of this IRES training course, you will learn how to:
- Gain skills to improve conversational fluency
- Apply techniques to improve pronunciation
- Develop active, and interactive, listening skills
- Articulate ideas more clearly and confidently
- Use more sophisticated verbal skills in negotiation, persuasive or awkward situations
- Understand cultural conventions in written communication (emails, etc.)
- Develop an awareness of reader expectations within their field
- Recognize their most common individual language and stylistic problems
- Show progress in developing ways to overcome those problems
- Write more efficiently and confidently
- See improvement in their overall writing effectiveness
- Recognize their own presentation style and improve their delivery
- See improvement in pronunciation, word stress and word choice
- Better understand American English sounds, stress, and intonation patterns
- Identify some of their specific pronunciation problem areas
- Show progress in their ability to self-monitor and self-correct in these areas
- Develop coping strategies to compensate for pronunciation weaknesses
- Gain exposure to useful resources available for ongoing self-improvement
Course Outline
Module 1; Oral Communication
- Conversations in formal and informal settings: what to say and how to say it
- Skills and strategies for effective listening and improving pronunciation
- Verbal skills and strategies for participating in group situations
- Understanding cultural cues and expectations in oral communication
Module 2; Professional & Academic Writing
- Cultural conventions in written communication (emails, etc.)
- Reader expectations within their field
- Most common individual language and stylistic problems
- Ways to overcome those problems
- Writing more efficiently and confidently
- Improvement in their overall writing effectiveness
Module 3; Oral Presentation
- Word stress and intonation patterns
- Elements of effective delivery styles
- Rhetorical considerations in organizing content
- Effective visuals
- Impromptu speaking skills
- Audience awareness and rapport, and
- Q/A management
Module 4; Accent Reduction
- Review of vowel and consonant articulation
- Stress patterns at the word and sentence level
- Linking and reductions
- Thought groups and focus words
- Intonation and pitch variation
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Course Administration Details:
Methodology
These instructor-led training sessions are delivered using a blended learning approach and include presentations, guided practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience as professionals and trainers in these fields. All facilitation and course materials are offered in English. Participants should be reasonably proficient in the language.
Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
Training Venue
The training will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater to their travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
Accommodation and Airport Transfer
Accommodation and Airport Transfer are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
Tailor-Made
This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location. For further inquiries, please contact us on:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
Payment
Payment should be transferred to the IRES account through a bank on or before the start of the course. Send proof of payment to [email protected]
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