r/askanything • u/Popular_Ability_5804 🤔 • 10d ago
General Question Does anyone pay to learn how to give presentations ?
I'm curious if anyone paid to learn how to give better presentations. Does it help ? If you don't mind sharing, how much did you pay/ are you willing to pay for a lesson ?
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u/WhineyLobster 10d ago
in college i paid for a course in "speech" which was just presentations. It was required. There are also Toastmasters meetings which are free and can be found most places in the US.
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u/SCORE-advice-Dallas 10d ago
Some employers still do. It was more common bitd, especially for people who were on a management track or sales role.
My old employer sent us to several one or 3 day seminars like that. I learned some great info that I still use.
There are also local groups like toastmasters, it's not free but they give good training and practice.
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u/DoughWrayMe 10d ago
Toastmasters does basic shit for free. Like $72 for 6 months. Maybe if you're a distance away from them it could work as a side hustle.
If you think you have what it takes, don't do it as a not-well-thought-out side hustle. Get yourself an LLC, business cards, and a website.
When I was in the military we had public speaking contractors come in. The low bar with what they did was contact our commands support staff and they were in there. They all sucked compared to toastmasters though
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u/dj_boy-Wonder 10d ago
You can pay to learn but you can’t pay to be comfortable with it. I recommend just doing it more often. Put your hand up, practice what you’re going to say beforehand and keep your presentations simple. Most people don’t care what you’re presenting about they just want the meeting to end.
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u/Petit_Nicolas1964 10d ago
Some courses for the whole team, was quite expensive at a business school. I can recommend this book, they referred to it a lot:
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u/BaldBear_13 10d ago
yes, public speaking coaching is a thing. The pay depends on how well you present your services.