Public Speaking & Influence Certificate Course

Speak to Inspire

Public Speaking, Confidence & Influence

A faith-based programme to help you speak confidently, communicate clearly and deliver messages that move people.

6 interactive sessions · Guided speaking practice · Personalised feedback · CPD certification

You have experiences, knowledge and ideas worth sharing. This programme helps you develop the inner confidence and practical skills to express them with clarity, purpose and impact.

Through faith-based reflection, teaching demonstrations and progressively challenging speaking tasks, you will learn to prepare meaningful talks, connect with listeners and speak both to live audiences and on camera.

Programme Overview

Session 1: Find Your Voice, Confidence and Powerful Delivery

• Understand the fears and beliefs that hold you back from speaking.
• Explore how faith, tawakkul and a sense of purpose can strengthen your confidence.
• Learn to work with negative self-talk and fear of people’s judgement.
• Discover the foundations of clear delivery: voice, tone, pace, pauses and body language.

Your starting point: Receive the topic bank and an explanation of the speaking journey ahead. There is no speaking practice in this session.

Session 2: From Ideas to Impact, Creating Powerful Talks

• Choose a focused topic and identify your central message.
• Understand your audience and what you want them to take away.
• Create an engaging opening, a clear structure and a meaningful conclusion.
• Learn from demonstrations and examples before delivering your own short talk.

Speaking practice: Preparing for the content and the topics that would be chosen for speaking practice.

Session 3: Words That Move Hearts, the Art of Storytelling

• Turn experiences and real-life situations into meaningful messages.
• Use authentic Qur’anic and Prophetic accounts responsibly and accurately.
• Develop stories through clear detail, emotion and a purposeful lesson.
• Strengthen your connection with listeners through natural delivery.

Speaking practice: Deliver another 1–2-minute talk, choosing a new topic from the list or improving your previous talk. Scripts and notes are welcome. Apply feedback to strengthen your storytelling, clarity and audience engagement.

Session 4: The Art of Influence, Speaking with Power and Presence

• Communicate with conviction, warmth and credibility.
• Use persuasive language and relevant examples to encourage reflection.
• Strengthen your presence through vocal expression and body language.
• Adapt your delivery for the camera, including eye contact, framing and expression.

Camera preparation: Learn how to plan and prepare your recorded speaking task, with guidance on presenting naturally and communicating a focused message.

Session 5: From Speaker to Influencer, Social Media and YouTube

• Develop your identity and purpose as a speaker.
• Create meaningful content for Instagram, YouTube and other platforms.
• Write effective hooks and focused scripts for short videos.
• Use practical recording techniques to improve your on-camera delivery.
• Explore how to build a consistent and purposeful online presence.

Recorded speaking task: Create a 1–2-minute video and upload it to the shared Google Drive for personalised feedback. Scripts and notes are welcome. The submission link and deadline will be provided.

Session 6: The Inspirational Speaker Masterclass, Speaking Freely with Confidence

• Bring together your confidence, structure, storytelling and delivery skills.
• Organise your thoughts quickly and express an idea clearly.
• Practise responding to unexpected moments and recovering when you lose your place.
• Learn to handle audience questions and interaction.
• Identify your strengths and your next steps as a speaker.

Final live practice: Choose any suitable topic and deliver an improvised 3–5-minute talk, with a maximum of five minutes, without a prepared script. Each participant receives personalised feedback on their progress and areas for development.

How the Programme Works

Your speaking practice develops gradually. Session 1 establishes the foundations. In Sessions 2 and 3, you deliver short talks with the support of scripts or notes. Session 4 prepares you for camera delivery, and Session 5 develops your recorded presentation skills. In Session 6, you bring these skills together through independent, improvised speaking.

Everyone follows the same progression, with opportunities to learn from demonstrations, practise and receive feedback.

Whether your interest is faith, psychology, personal growth, storytelling or motivational speaking, you will develop practical ways to turn your ideas into messages that connect with people.

Certification

Participants who complete the programme and its practical requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion from Sakeena Institute. This programme is CPD accredited, and the certificate confirms the CPD hours earned.