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Fundamentals of Speechwriting (Coursera)

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Fundamentals of Speechwriting is a course that enhances speechwriting skills by deepening learners’ understanding of the impact of key elements on developing coherent and impactful speeches. It is aimed at learners with experience writing and speaking who wish to enhance their current skills. This course covers strategies for analyzing audience and purpose, selecting style and tone, and incorporating rhetorical appeals and storytelling.

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Learners will craft openings and closings, build structured outlines, review effective rehearsal techniques, and examine methods for editing and revising. This comprehensive course prepares participants to deliver powerful and persuasive speeches.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
-Identify the elements of speechwriting
-Identify common advanced writing techniques for speeches
-Identify the parts of a structured speech outline
-Identify the role of speech rehearsal, editing, and revising in speechwriting

Syllabus

Fundamentals of Speechwriting
Module 1
This is a single-module short course. This module covers the three stages of speechwriting: prewriting, drafting, and editing and revising.

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