Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides
University of Washington · View on Coursera ↗
Taught by Dr. Matt McGarrity
Personal DevelopmentBusiness
About the course
In the professional realm, most speeches and presentations we give are informative in scope. A scientist needs to explain her recent research findings. A financial officer needs to report on quarterly earnings to his company’s board. A technology professional needs to educate a consumer about a new product. Any time you need to convey ideas or demonstrate a process, you’re dealing with informative speaking. Informative speaking is a fun puzzle. You need to think from the perspective of your a
The consensus
Every one of the 20 reviews we read gave it 4★ or more. This is the most-upvoted one (8 votes).
“great course , nice materials provided. it is surely going to help me and all others who needs to explain and present things to others on daily basis as a part of their profession”
Coursera's 4.8 comes from 485 ratings. Of those, 2.1% are 1–2★.
Starisk reads the reviews learners voted most helpful, and weights each by the square root of its votes: a review with 80 upvotes counts about five times one with 2. Unvoted reviews are not skipped out of laziness — by this model they carry no evidence that other students endorsed them.
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Reviews read on 23 Oct 2026.Read them on Coursera ↗