Listed as Free on Udemy when checked on 21 October 2026. No coupon or subscription trial is required for the listed lessons. Enrollment needs a Udemy account; availability can change.
About this course
A personal experience can support a speech when its relevance is clear. Josh Withrow’s course helps learners collect possible stories, choose details and connect an experience with the point an audience needs to understand.
The first planning sequence considers purpose, constraints, audience, desired outcome and the story itself. Short demonstrations then move through a story bank, detail development and a personal action story before explaining how to use the result in a speech.
| Official course | Public Speaking Essentials: How to Craft Your Personal Story |
|---|---|
| Created by | Josh Withrow |
| Platform | Udemy |
| Language | English |
| Level | All Levels — Udemy listing |
| Listed duration | 70 minutes; 33 lectures across 5 sections |
| Certificate | Not included with a new free enrollment |
Skills you’ll gain
- Collecting useful story ideas
- Planning for a specific audience
- Selecting details that support a point
- Integrating a story into a speech
Keep a journal or notepad beside you, as the instructor requests. The course is most useful when you develop an actual idea while studying, rather than waiting until every lecture is finished. A story should serve the message and respect the time available.
This is a focused storytelling course, not comprehensive voice training or presentation-software instruction. The description contains an old money-back-guarantee line, but the current individual course listing is Free; that legacy promotional text is not evidence of a fee for these lessons.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a speech already written?
The requirements ask for a journal or notepad to record and develop ideas. The course helps you build the material rather than assuming a finished speech.
Is the subject fictional storytelling?
The published focus is on personal experiences and using them effectively in public speaking.
Checked on 21 October 2026 using the public course details and syllabus. WikiFree has not watched every lesson or tested full playback. New free enrollments do not include a Udemy completion certificate, instructor Q&A or direct messages.
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