7 Public Speaking

Public speaking
**Public speaking is a great way of building personal development on many levels,

since improving communication skills is helpful in almost every area of life. Whether
your goal is to engage in political debate, make a career as a motivational speaker
or gain confidence in front of an audience, public speaking can help you meet your
goal.
**Effective public speaking skills can help with career advancement, as they

indicate creativity, critical thinking skills, leadership abilities, poise, and
professionalism, qualities which are very valuable for the job market.
Speaking at events and conferences is a good way of building credibility. The more
well known the event the better, as you can add these speaking achievements to
your resume.
Public speaking can also help you stand out at work. You'll learn to speak up in
meetings, to promote your ideas, and to present yourself as a professional.
Speaking skills can also help you excel in job interviews.
After speaking at a few events, people will remember you and begin to see you as
an authoritative figure on your area of expertise. You’ll find yourself getting new
client and business from people who watched you speak. All sorts of new business
and speaking opportunities will open up for you.
**Public speaking can significantly boost your confidence. Overcoming the fears and
insecurities that accompany public speaking is empowering. Furthermore,
connecting with audiences can be a strong reminder that you have valuable insights
and opinions to share with the world.
Your confidence levels will grow as you go from speaking to small groups of people
up to large audiences. This will benefit you not just on stage, but in everyday life as
well, whether it be in a meeting or on a date.
**Public speaking is an excellent way to build critical thinking skills. Writing a

speech requires a great deal of careful thought, from the audience analysis to the
closing sentence. It's not enough to have a message, you also need to figure out
how to tailor the message to fit the needs of your audience.
How can you make your points relevant to your listeners? How can you help the
audience understand your views? If you start thinking critically about your speaking
style, you may find ways to improve your general communication style at home and
at work.
When you write a speech, you have to think carefully about the best framework,
persuasive strategy, and diction to communicate your message to the audience.
This type of thinking can help you improve your communication skills in other areas
of your life.
Personal relationships, social interactions and work situations require you to
communicate ideas to other people. Public speaking focuses on communicating
ideas. You can learn to calmly take up an opposing view, to present your ideas in an
organized and coherent manner, and to defend your views to others.
**Public speaking engagements are good places to meet other people who share
your interests. You’ll find that people approach you after your presentation to engage
in conversation. It makes it much easier to make new social connections. Try to
mingle with the audience for as long as you can after your speech, answering
questions and seeking fresh perspectives on your topic.
Give audience members the option of getting in touch with you at a later date by
listing contact information on handouts or slides. If you have a website, direct
audience members to find more information there.
If you are part of a speaking line-up, reach out to your fellow presenters.
Congratulate them or, if you miss a talk, ask how it went. There are lots of
opportunities for networking in the realm of public speaking, so plan ahead and
make use of them.
**Another benefit of public speaking is that when you speak at an event, you will
suddenly find that everyone wants to talk with you. This is a valuable opportunity for
making friends, building business contacts and generating business.
Not only this, but you also get the opportunity to network with other speakers, some
of whom may be very difficult to contact normally. Speaking events may also have
guest rooms for speakers where they are given food and drink and can network
together.
**If you let others do your talking for you in the past or found it hard to express what
you wanted to say, that will fade. Not only will you be able to fluently speak your
mind but you'll find yourself doing it for others too.
In standing up and speaking in a way that is powerful, you're speaking in a way that
will change people’s minds about something. If you're able to master that skill,
changing hearts and minds and learning how to persuade, you will be already
honing one of the major aspects of leadership.
If you're able to do it in public to a group of people, chances are you'll be able to do it

in a more individualized setting. Leaders require the capacity to drive change,
public speaking skills are vital in learning that ability.
**You'll know the effect of the words you choose to express your message and you'll
also know they need to be different for different audiences. As well as having a
flexible vocabulary, you'll no longer use common filler words we hear in everyday
conversation indicating that the speaker may be unsure about what they're saying or
anxious about speaking.
**Public speaking helps you drive change
Who do we listen to more, someone talking to us in person or an email? The person

speaking is always going to be more convincing than a note sent across the internet.
You could spend your time going from person to person, if that’s your comfort zone.
But think about how many more people you could reach if you stood up on stage
and had them all gathered together in an audience. If you're speaking to an
audience of 300 versus one-on-one, then you're driving serious change. The more
people you're able to speak to, the more change you can implement.

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Public speaking

**Public speaking is a great way of building personal development on many levels,

**Effective public speaking skills can help with career advancement, as they

**Public speaking is an excellent way to build critical thinking skills. Writing a

If you're able to do it in public to a group of people, chances are you'll be able to do it

Who do we listen to more, someone talking to us in person or an email? The person

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