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Professional Course
Effective Speech Writing

It is obvious that making speeches is one of the most common but undervalued activities of chief executive officers, both in the private and public sectors. CEOs make speeches at AGMs, at board meetings, at company events, at dinners, and many times at invitations from outside. Frequently, these speeches are focused on the company or organization or institution.

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Introduction

It is obvious that making speeches is one of the most common but undervalued activities of chief executive officers, both in the private and public sectors. CEOs make speeches at AGMs, at board meetings, at company events, at dinners, and many times at invitations from outside. Frequently, these speeches are focused on the company or organization or institution. At other times, the subject matter is anything from social to political issues. For politicians, the occasions for making speeches are even more, and frequently, more momentous. As in a recent case where a Minister was seriously embarrassed by the poor quality of the draft, it is clear that more than the ability to put sentences together is required for a speech to be worth listening to.

 

Objectives

To instruct participants in the art and science of speech and speech writing

To optimize the skills of participants in the craft of speech writing

To inculcate moral and ethical values in the composition of speech

To impart the fundamentals of rhetoric-in-context

To impart best practice in the composition of speech from the stylistic point of view

Content

Rhetoric: principles and practice

Speech writing and speech making

Types of speech

The structure and components of a speech

Rhetorical techniques in speech composition

Language and Style in speech composition

Truth, Ethics and Morality in speech writing and speech making

Self-Management

For Whom

Presidential Assistants

Personal Assistants to Governors

Ministerial Assistants

Executive Assistants to CEOs of major corporations

Corporate Affairs/Communication Managers

Senior Managers

Public/Media Relations Managers

Executive Directors

Fees

₦216,000 without lodging

₦276,000 with lodging and dinner

Enquires

Grace – 0806 638 5629, 0805 812 7207

Isaac – 0803 346 0440,

Email – info@smc.edu.ng

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