Effective communication skills based on neuroscience

Effective Presentation Design and Delivery: A Neuroscience Approach

A Pervasive Problem: Despite its importance, most communication is shockingly ineffective

Communication is an essential skill in education, career and life. It’s how human beings connect with one another, and in organizational life, it’s how we present our ideas or initiatives and gain support for those ideas. Nothing could be more important.

Yet effective communication is hard – and it gets harder in a second-language environment. How many student classroom presentations have you seen where the speaker tries to share far more information than there is time for (or audience interest in)? That bounce randomly from one disconnected point to another (sowing confusion or disinterest)? That are delivered in low-energy monotones making everyone disinterested in the topic (lulling the audience to sleep)?

And the stakes associated with effective communication are often high. If it’s a class, a great presentation leads to a better grade. If it’s a college interview, the applicant’s ability to tell their story leads to admission. And later in life, if it’s a job interview, the interviewee’s ability to sell the recruiter on their unique strengths wins the offer – and once employed, effective communication plays a huge role in job effectiveness and career advancement.

The Solution: A New Communication Course for Chinese Students

The good news is that every student can become skilled in communication design and delivery in any environment – including English-as-a-Second Language students preparing for university in western countries. Oratium, in concert with Red Arc Education Group, has produced a groundbreaking course in effective communications. Using communication principles grounded in brain science and a communication method adopted by some of the world’s most-prestigious companies, Oratium designed a course to teach Chinese students how to present effectively in English-speaking countries.

Over three engaging weeks, students are provided detailed practical guidance for designing and delivering effective communications:

Week One focuses on science-based methods of presentation design (structure and content);

Week Two focuses on presentation delivery (presentation materials, venue mastery, communication mechanics);

And Week Three gives students the opportunity to demonstrate what they learned by taking a final exam and having a final practice of their presentation they designed during the class. The final presentation will be electronically submitted after the class is completed.

In the course, students are taught core communications principles through a blend of videos, discussions and exercises. To support their learning, each participant receives:

A Chinese translation of The Compelling Communicator, by Oratium CEO Tim Pollard

A highly detailed coursebook, for immediate and long-term reference

An interactive workbook, for in-class application of core effective presentation principles

Three Week Schedule

Course Requirements

In advance of course, students complete reading The Compelling Communicator and watch a welcome video.

Across the course, students complete and submit homework assignments.

On the last day of the course, students take an exam covering the course’s content matter.

At the end of the course, students submit a video delivering the presentation they designed and rehearsed in the course.

Effective Presentation Design and Delivery: A Neuroscience Approach

A Pervasive Problem: Despite its importance, most communication is shockingly ineffective

Communication is an essential skill in education, career and life. It’s how human beings connect with one another, and in organizational life, it’s how we present our ideas or initiatives and gain support for those ideas. Nothing could be more important.

Yet effective communication is hard – and it gets harder in a second-language environment. How many student presentations – in the classroom or online – have you seen where the speaker tries to share far more information than there is time for (or audience interest in)? That bounce randomly from one disconnected point to another (sowing confusion or disinterest)? That are delivered in low-energy monotones making everyone disinterested in the topic (lulling the audience to sleep)?

And the stakes associated with effective communication are often high. If it’s a class, a great presentation leads to a better grade. If it’s a college interview, the applicant’s ability to tell their story leads to admission. And later in life, if it’s a job interview, the interviewee’s ability to sell the recruiter on their unique strengths wins the offer – and once employed, effective communication plays a huge role in job effectiveness and career advancement.

The Solution: A New Communication Course for Chinese Students

The good news is that every student can become skilled in communication design and delivery in any environment – including English-as-a-Second Language students preparing for university in western countries. Oratium, in concert with Red Arc Education Group, has produced a groundbreaking online course in effective communications. Using communication principles grounded in brain science and a communication method adopted by some of the world’s most-prestigious companies, Oratium designed a course to teach Chinese students how to present effectively in English-speaking countries.

Over four engaging days in an online, live-virtual setting, a master facilitator provides students with detailed practical guidance for designing and delivering effective communications:

Day One focuses on changing student mindsets about presentation design and delivery and on learning the most impactful element of design – true understanding of your audience;

Day Two focuses on science-based methods of presentation design (structure and content);

Day Three focuses on presentation delivery (presentation materials, venue mastery, communication mechanics);

And Day Four gives students the opportunity to demonstrate what they learned by taking a final exam and having a final practice of their presentation they designed during the course. The final presentation will be electronically submitted after the course is completed.

In the course, students are taught core communications principles through a blend of lectures, discussions and exercises. To support their learning, each participant receives:

A Chinese translation of The Compelling Communicator, by Oratium CEO Tim Pollard

A highly detailed coursebook, for immediate and long-term reference

An interactive workbook, for in-class application of core effective presentation principles

Four-Day Schedule

Course Requirements

Students attend all days (in their entirety).

In advance of course, students complete reading The Compelling Communicator and watch a welcome video.

On the last day of the course, students take an exam covering the course’s content matter.

At the end of the course, students submit a video delivering the presentation they designed and rehearsed in the course.