Welcome to Public Speaking with AI

The Talk That Changed Everything

Picture this: You’re standing in front of thirty people. Your mouth is dry. Your hands are shaking. You glance at your notes and the words blur together. You start talking, and within thirty seconds you’ve lost your place. The audience stares. You stumble through the rest, and the moment you sit down, you swear you’ll never volunteer to speak again.

Now picture this: You step to the front of the room. Your heart is beating fast—but you expected that. You open with a question that makes people lean forward. You move through your points with confidence. People nod. Someone takes notes. You finish, take questions, handle them smoothly. People approach you afterward to continue the conversation.

The difference between these two scenarios isn’t talent. It’s preparation. And preparation is where AI gives you an advantage no previous generation of speakers has ever had.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

1. Apply proven techniques to manage speaking anxiety before and during presentations
2. Design speech structures that capture attention and drive action
3. Demonstrate confident vocal delivery with purposeful pacing and pauses
4. Use body language and stage presence to reinforce your message
5. Create compelling visual aids that support rather than replace your words
6. Practice handling tough Q&A sessions with AI-simulated audiences

What to Expect

This course has 8 focused lessons, each building on the last. You can work through the entire course in a single afternoon or take one lesson per day over a week. Every lesson includes practical exercises, quizzes to check understanding, and AI prompts you can use immediately.

Why Public Speaking Matters More Than Ever

In a world of Slack messages, emails, and async video, you might wonder whether public speaking still matters. It matters more than ever. Here’s why:

Decisions happen in rooms. The biggest decisions in business—promotions, budgets, strategy shifts—are still made by people talking to other people. The person who communicates clearly in those rooms shapes those decisions.

Trust is built face-to-face. People trust speakers they can see, hear, and connect with. A well-delivered five-minute talk creates more influence than fifty well-crafted emails.

AI makes preparation faster, not unnecessary. AI doesn’t replace the speaker—it replaces the frustrating parts of preparation. Writer’s block, structural confusion, practice without feedback: AI solves all of these, so you can focus on being genuinely present with your audience.

The AI-Powered Speaking Toolkit

Here’s how AI helps at every stage of the speaking process:

Your First Quick Win

Try this right now. Think of a topic you know well—your job, a hobby, a recent project. Paste this into your AI assistant:

I need to give a 3-minute talk about [your topic] to
[your audience]. Help me:
1. Write a one-sentence opening that grabs attention
2. Identify the 3 most important points
3. Write a one-sentence closing with a clear takeaway

Keep it conversational, not formal.

Read the result out loud. Time yourself. You just created a structured mini-speech in under two minutes. That’s the power of AI-assisted preparation.

Key Takeaways

• Great speakers aren’t born—they prepare deliberately and practice with feedback
• AI transforms every stage of speech preparation: writing, structuring, practicing, and handling Q&A
• Public speaking skills compound: every talk you give makes the next one easier
• This course builds skills progressively across eight lessons, from managing anxiety to delivering a complete speech

Up Next

In Lesson 2: Understanding and Managing Speaking Anxiety, we’ll explore the science behind stage fright and learn practical techniques to turn nervous energy into confident delivery.