Listening & Speaking Course

Whether you’re preparing to deliver a university presentation, lead a business meeting, or participate in academic discussions, the ability to listen actively, speak persuasively, and present confidently distinguishes successful communicators.

This Listening & Speaking Course develops these essential skills through authentic content and world-class speaker models, teaching you the structure, language, and delivery techniques used by the most effective communicators.

Listen Actively and Strategically

Develop techniques for following lectures and talks with confidence, including effective note-taking and recognising key signalling language. You’ll learn to extract and retain information from complex spoken content, transforming passive hearing into active comprehension.

Academic and professional success demands the ability to process spoken information quickly and accurately. These listening strategies enable you to capture essential ideas, follow complex arguments, and identify the structure underlying even challenging presentations.

Speak with Purpose and Clarity

Acquire the language you need for real communication, discussion, persuasion, and explanation. You’ll learn to express your ideas clearly, support your arguments effectively, and engage meaningfully in academic and professional conversations.

Functional speaking skills go beyond vocabulary knowledge. You’ll develop the ability to structure your thoughts coherently, choose appropriate language for different contexts, and articulate complex ideas in ways your audience can follow and remember.

Present with Confidence and Impact

Master the complete presentation process from planning and structuring content to creating effective visual support and delivering with confidence. You’ll learn to organise your ideas logically, engage your audience, and convey your message with impact.

Great presentations combine careful preparation with confident delivery. Through systematic practice, you’ll develop both dimensions, transforming nervousness into composed, authoritative communication that achieves your objectives.

Pronounce with Natural Clarity

Develop clear, natural pronunciation through focused work on word stress, sentence stress, and connected speech. You’ll learn the patterns that make English flow naturally and help your message come across clearly.

Pronunciation work in this course targets the features that genuinely matter for comprehensibility. You’ll discover how stress and rhythm create meaning, how sounds change in natural speech, and how to produce patterns that listeners process easily.

Handle Interactive Speaking Situations

Build skills in managing audience questions, providing clarification, and delivering concise summaries. You’ll learn to think on your feet and respond professionally in interactive speaking situations.

Academic seminars and professional meetings demand flexibility. You’ll practice responding to unexpected questions, clarifying misunderstandings, and adapting your message based on audience needs, all while maintaining your composure and authority.

21st Century Communication develops essential skills through authentic National Geographic topics and inspiring TED Talks, teaching you the structure, language, and delivery techniques used by the world’s most effective communicators.

Authentic Models: Every unit features carefully selected National Geographic topics and TED Talks that demonstrate excellence in communication. They are real presentations by engaging speakers addressing fascinating subjects. You’ll see clear structure, persuasive language, and effective visuals in action, providing concrete models to learn from and adapt to your own speaking.

🌐 Language Levels CEFR

• A2 - B1: Level 1

• B1 - B2: Level 2

• B2: Level 3

• B2 - C1: Level 4

Unit Sample

In today’s academic and professional world, effective communication ability opens doors. This course develops the listening, speaking, and presentation skills that matter, modelled by accomplished speakers and practised until they become second nature.

You’ll finish the course with the confidence to contribute meaningfully to discussions, deliver presentations that engage your audience, and handle interactive speaking situations with professional composure. These abilities serve you throughout your academic journey and professional career.

Whether you’re aiming for university success, career advancement, or personal growth, the communication skills you develop here provide lasting benefits. Every conversation, every presentation, every discussion becomes an opportunity to demonstrate your competence and achieve your goals.