Lectures of Opportunity: "Compelling Communicators"

Compelling Communicators: Made Not Born

Part I – Maximizing Presence

• Understanding How Others See You: Emotion versus Information
  • The Physics of Persuasion
    • How Audiences Decode a Speaker’s Emotional Affect
    • The Character Matrix: The Two Social Judgments
  • Nonverbal Communication
    • Body Language: Posture, Gesture, Space, and Face
    • Vocal Cues

Part II – Speaking Powerfully

• Verbal Strength: Clarity, Concision, and Expertise
• Verbal Warmth: Ask, Listen, Connect, and Affirm
• Telling Stories about Data Using Visual Aids
• Outline-Based vs. Assertion-Evidence Slides

Part III: Achieving Consistent Performance

• Three Levels of Skill-Building
• Verbal Warmth: Ask, Listen, Connect, and Affirm
• Dealing with Nerves and Anxiety
• Preparation and the Warm-Up Routine

About this Lecture

Lectures of Opportunity offer U.S. Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn more about national and international socio-political subjects that may be of relevance to the NWC community.