This course provides an intensive introduction to the communication process and how to make an effective business presentation to both internal and external stakeholders. The course involves lectures, class activities and presentations, discussions with active engagement by the participants.
The course aims to provide tools and resources and builds cumulatively tips on how to develop and deliver an effective business presentation to reach a targeted audience. The course will emphasize on building confidence and competence to gain the trust of the audience and achieve a desired outcome.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the concept of communication cycle
- Understand the importance of knowing your audience
- Incorporate a specific process to develop your presentation
- Understand the importance of non-verbal communication to reduce nervousness and fear.
- Understand your strengths as a presenter to appeal as a competent presenter
- Recognize the importance of visual aids and its impact to grab the attention of the audience
- Develop techniques to create a professional presence.
- Learn some different ways to prepare and organize information
- Prepare, practice, and deliver a short presentation
- Be aware of time management
Start date: September 28, 2020
End date: September 30, 2020
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday, 6.30 PM – 8.30 PM
Duration: 4 hours
Fee: 16,000
About the Instructor: Dr. Hilda Grigorian has 40 years of professional experience in working for private and public sectors with over 7 years of experience working with donor agencies in Afghanistan. She has been teaching Business communications to both Undergraduate and Graduate cohorts at AUA since 2013 and holds a Doctorate degree in public policy from Walden University.
Enrollment: To enroll in AUA Open Education courses, please go through the following steps (see below for the Armenian version):
- Visit im.aua.am.
- Create an account by clicking New User Registration.
- If you are not a new user and already have an AUA account (having previously taken the AUA e-Math Test or applied to AUA), you should log into the account that you had created at that time.
- If you just registered as a new user, you will get an email asking to activate your account.
- Now, for registering to take a course, go to the Open Education tab, choose Adults (16+), then New Application, and apply for the course(s) you choose.
- After you register online, your application will be reviewed and you will receive an email acknowledging your application.
- Closer to the course start date, you will receive another email confirming your enrollment, requesting that you make payment before the course start date. The fee can be paid online via credit card or through the EasyPay terminal (located at the entrance to AUA). Alternatively, you may pay the fee via bank transfer to the American University of Armenia Fund, account 1570001024240100, Ameria Bank CJSC, indicating your full name (as in the registration) and the course you are paying for.
- The completed application together with the record of payment completes your enrollment.