Advanced Public Speaking:
Drashas and Shiurim
from Good to Great
Did You Know?
Many audiences will form an impression of a speaker within the first
Source: Based on research by Quantified Communications
What are you doing to create a positive impression while speaking?
This course will provide rabbis with innovative tools on preparing for shiurim and drashas from a broad range of topics, with a specific focus on how to locate and include interesting and relevant materials. Presenters will share their methodology and tips for research, content and delivery for each of the various subjects.
Sample Topics:
- Public speaking like the pros
- Engaging and interactive teaching
- Stories, storytelling and incorporating personal experiences
- How to Script a Sermon or Shiur like a Hollywood Writer
- Humor and Eulogies
- The virtual pulpit: How to use social media effectively
- Speaking with passion, speaking with vision
- Pop Culture and Teens
- How to Prepare a Good Tanach Shiurin 5 Minutes
12 / 60-70 MIN. SESSIONS
Course Coordinator:
RABBI YAAKOV GLASSER
David Mitzner Dean, Center for the Jewish Future, Yeshiva University, and Rabbi of the Young Israel of Passaic
CurriculumPresenter Bios