Powerful speaking (Udemy.com)
Learn how to speak so people listen from a 5-time TED speaker.
Created by: Julian Treasure
Last updated December 2021
What you will learn
- Avoid the vocabulary and the common habits that suck power from your speaking
- Master the foundations of power in speaking
- Experiment with the tools in your vocal toolbox: accent, register, timbre, prosody, pace, pitch, space and volume
- Target your speaking accurately and adapt it to situations and contexts
How it compares
Against the other 392 rated Udemy courses in Communication Skills on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 42% of them
- Reviews23,477#16 of 393 by number of reviews
- Length1.4 hoursshorter than 68% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2021earlier than 83% of them
Course Description
Have you ever had the experience that people won't listen to you? Would you like to be one of those people for whom people instinctively fall quiet and really listen, whose words carry real weight and impact? With this course, you can and will be like that!
Making ourselves heard is a challenge simply because most of us have never been trained to speak effectively.
Powerful Speaking covers an important set of skills. Whether you're teaching your child, closing a prospective client, asking for a raise from your boss or proposing marriage to your partner, what you say and the way you say it will determine the outcome.
Many factors contribute to how effectively you speak. We'll reveal all the secrets of content and delivery in this course – everything from vocabulary to intonation – in order to transform your power so that you will speak confidently, naturally and with conviction. My TED talk on powerful speaking has over 35 million views on TED's website alone, putting it in the top 10 TED talks of all time.
So join me on this Powerful Speaking course, which will give weight and authority to your words and leave you speaking so that people listen.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
23,477 Reviews
Julian Treasure
Julian Treasure is a sound and communication expert. His vision is for a world that listens consciously and speaks powerfully.
Julian is author of the books How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening and Sound Business. His new book Sound Affects is published in March 2025 (UK) and June 2025 (US and other countries).
His five TED talks about sound and communication have been watched over 150 million times and his latest talk, How to speak so that people want to listen, is the sixth most watched TED talk of all time.
Julian is a media commentator on speaking and listening skills, and has been featured by the likes of TIME Magazine, The Economist, The BBC, and The Times, as well as leading podcasts such as Diary of a CEO.
Julian has worked with major brands worldwide to improve the way they sound. Their pioneering methods have improved customer happiness, raised sales, and even lowered crime rates, and their work has made headlines internationally.
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Reviews
By Samreen Begum on 8/4/2026
I have learned how to express your thoughts and how to communicate and it gave me ide to express my vocal thoughts and be proactive while delivery speech
By Andrew Truelove on 7/21/2026
I have taken public speaking courses before in college, and it was refreshing that this course introduced some new concepts and ideas regarding how best to prepare to present, as well as how you are perceived by others when you take the stage or state your case.
By Laima Voelker on 6/25/2026
It is a great course, however, I would love to have more insights in powerful speeches in terms of a content - how to structure the dialogue, etc.
By AZIZA HASNA on 6/25/2026
little bit boring for the presentations and maybe need more interactive maybe add some quiz or anything else to make audience more focus and interest
By Anonymized User on 4/10/2026
Es bueno el curso, son cosas que ya he visto desde otra perspectiva pero es bueno tomar en cuenta esto nuevo.
By Seipati Kganakga on 3/9/2026
Attending this course is a game-changer. the insights and four different leeches were incredibly valuable, and I appreciate the tutor's style.
By Anonymized User on 1/12/2026
I enjoyed all parts of this course. The information was basic but eye opening as the details are sometimes forgotten about.
By Richard Katz on 12/24/2025
Yes, this course covers particular ways which one should and should not present themselves while communicating through oral channels
By Kami L Martin on 12/8/2025
These are good tips of things to watch out for when you or others are speaking. Sometimes we say or do things out of habit not realizing how harmful they can be not only to ourselves but those around us
By Anonymized User on 11/21/2025
Very good course, the presenter was (as you would expect) very easy to listen to and his instruction was helpful and clear
By Nur Harjantie on 11/8/2020
Very good, I love the fundamental materials
By Rodney Scharboneau on 11/8/2020
This is the best speaker training I have ever had
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Overall Score : 90 / 100








