Importance of Public Speaking

Communication has been the foundation stone of many communities for centuries. It enables us to build links, control choices, and drive change. Public speaking and its importance haven’t been recognized for quite some time now and the saddest part of this is the importance it has been given to our children. In the practical environment in which kids have grown up, public speaking is a necessary skill to have. While some children take to it normally without any sound training, others manage to be more nervous about standing and speaking out in front of a huge crowd.

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” -Benjamin Franklin

Here, I have mentioned a bit about the importance of public speaking in children as well as adults:

1. Enhanced communication skills
2. We become better planners with experience
3. The ability to be a better influencer
4. Improved self-esteem as we turn to be more confident

When children are taught the basics of public speaking in their youth would they be able to perform better when they are old enough?

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The most effective public speaking skills:

1. Habit of reducing nervousness:

Nervousness can cause many things, but the worst would be to be scared when at the podium.

2. Be authentic:

Be who you are. Don’t force humor across the crowd they would understand. We all know the importance of content and how well it enhances your speech.

3. CONTENT:

So. make sure you read up on the topic and are fluent in what you need to speak.

4. GESTURES:

Your lips may be speaking one thing but your body and hands might be stating something else so be conscious of how you portray your gestures.

The need for public speaking through numbers:

• 75% of people experience or undergo some form of speech anxiety before delivering a presentation or public speech.
• Only 8% of those people who have public speaking fear ask for professional advice to enhance and become more confident and efficient.
• Public speaking has effectively increased wages for people by more than
• 10% Chances of wage cuts and job losses due to the incapacity to speak is about 15%.

BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING:

• To win over a group of people or just the crowd which you wish to wOO!
• To inform people in a more captivating manner.
• To exhibit the true presence of motivation and increase the efficiency of people.

Public Speaking is an essential element in Personality Development in a major way why?

• It enhances the scope of career prospects.
• As it enhances confidence it increases the chance of jobs.
• To be a better human being in general as personality development and public speaking keeps it parallel to us being grounded.
• Makes us better leaders.
• Scope of us releasing our true potential.

Originally published at https://www2.slideshare.net on December 1, 2020.