About the webinar

As far back as the 4^th century BCE, great thinkers like Aristotle contemplated the power and responsibility tied to public speaking.  Aristotle called it Rhetoric, the art of persuasion - something to be carefully cultivated with attention to logic, ethics and emotional appeal.  In academia, public speaking governs many of our scholarly pursuits, whether we pitch an idea in class, present at a conference, or teach students.  Public speaking is more than just delivery.  It encapsulates the following: responding to context, crafting the content, sequencing ideas in a compelling way, and delivering a persuasive speech.  This workshop explores the key features of public speaking, interspersed with practical exercises that relate closely to your world and your needs.

In preparation for the workshop, we invite you to audit the Coursera MOOC, Introduction to Public Speaking (https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-speaking).  By auditing the MOOC, you will gain free access to the instructional videos, without needing to complete any of the MOOC tasks.  

Important to Note: Because public speaking in a virtual environment differs from an in person setting, this webinar focuses exclusively on presenting on a virtual platform e.g. MS Teams, etc.  If you are in interested in attending the session focused on In Person public speaking, you may register HERE.  

About the presenter

Dr. Aditi Hunma, Senior lecturer in the Language Development Group (LDG), CHED

Aditi has a background in English literature, Linguistics and Philosophy and a specialisation in Education in the Applied Language and Literacy stream.  She was appointed in 2012 to research, design and teach on academic literacy courses and online writing modules.  The design of those modules formed part of the digital turn in LD, that went on to inform her research interests, and that of LD colleagues with whom she wrote collaborative papers.  She is a member of a regional Extended Curriculum Programme organising team, where emerging educational matters are discussed through seminars and annual conferences.  She has been a Principal Investigator on a DHET-funded project to design a wrapped MOOC course based on a Coursera MOOC, Writing Your World, that she and colleagues were involved in designing and offering.  The course, now in its fifth iteration, focuses on academic and research literacies in preparation for students’ second year of studies, and sees an annual enrolment of students across academic years of study and disciplines. 

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