Make a good speech
Someone once told me that of the top two fears the majority of people have, one is speaking to a group of people. I can't remember what the other one was. At the time I was moments away from speaking to a rather large crowd in an unfriendly setting and I had strong confirmation of the one fear. The other did not seem to matter...
We tend to shy away from public speaking because of this fear. Or because we are not narcissistic glory hunters. But here is the thing!
You may be a student and some company wants to award a bursary to someone in your class. You are one of the top candidates. The successful candidate will have to speak at a shareholders meeting. Or maybe at a press briefing.
They will choose the better communicator!
You are great at your job and you have been doing it for a while now. Your wife falls pregnant and you need to earn more. A position opens up in your company. It is essentially the same job, except you will now at times need to represent the company at meetings with clients. There are three strong candidates for the job, including you.
They will choose the better communicator!
You and your team have been working hard on a project. It feels like the most important thing you have ever done. It is nearly finished but to make it perfect you need a little more funding. Someone needs to convince an unwilling board or committee to grant the extra funding. You would be devastated if they said no.
You need to be a good communicator!
Someone you love dies. You are heart-broken and you need to find some closure. At this person's funeral, you will be doing a eulogy. It feels like the last gift you can bestow on this person. You want to honour and celebrate this person's life. You want to do it well.
You need to be a good communicator!
You apply for a job. This job is perfect for you and the salary is made in heaven. You are one of several candidates and there is not much to choose between all of you. The interviewing panel looks at one another in confusion.
They will choose the better communicator!
It is important to think about this. Here are some points to consider.
- Public speaking is a skill that you acquire much like the skills to drive a car. Practice, practice, practice.
- It is too late to start practising when the big moment arrives. In the big moment, you will do what you have practised. Start practising now!
- You do not practise public speaking to feel good, to look good or to be admired. You practise the skills to help you accomplish your goals.
I hope you will start practising today!
One last point
If you are confident in your public speaking skills and know for sure that you do it well, you need to take this point to heart. I know that you are not going to believe me and that you are going to think this one is for others. If you think that, this one is for you!
You need to speak shorter!
It is the KISS principle. All good public speakers are great kissers!
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The more confidence you have and the greater your skills become, the more you need to be reminded to kiss.
Stop dodging opportunities to practise skills you will need somewhere down the line. Guaranteed.
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lovely post.... this post is going to help me a lot because i am studying communications in school ,,, kryptonia@everdope
Thank you @awosode. Practice! It will help you often in the years ahead.
And become a good kisser!
Ever since i really have difficulty speaking in public. Thank you for this KISS tip i think this will greatly help. One thing also is early exposure to public speaking in order to become use to it. Upvoted!
I agree @rubelynmacion. The sooner we start, the better we get. Like Tiger Woods.
Remember to never stop kissing!
Siempre tuve pena en hablar en publico, gracias por compartir. @mariainesff from kryptonia
Thank you for contributing @mariainesff.
Grab every opportunity to practice and you will get better. The feeling you have when you do it well will erase every time you felt bad.
Thank you for sharing, each time in front of the crowd, my voice was trembling.
I used voice chat in the game to increase confidence in communication with other people.
Great strategy @ziggypepper. Thank you for sharing.
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It's something I've struggled with all my life, although I tend to be okay when I'm actually up there. It always feels scarier before than it actually is! #Kryptonia - philnewton
Thank you for contributing @philnewton.
Agreed. This is a good thing to remember.
KISS is the answer to speaking, I was taught if you have not got the message across within 20 minutes you have lost your audience.
Not one for going out and talking, still love communicating, perhaps it was not something taught when young, normal saying to youth "be seen, not heard".
Oh dear showing my age again @reonlouw an excellent topic to help our youth growing up now. In the home my sons and I have heated debates on just about everything, yes we know how to express what we wish, when the time is right.
Thank you @joanstewart for a valuable contribution. I agree about the error of "be seen, not heard". Sounds as if that was not your strategy with your sons... :-)
I love this post. Maybe because I'm a "narcissistic glory hunter". haha. I've been speaking to groups of students and young professionals about this for years. I do an entire portion of a 2-day seminar on why good communicators find more success than others (promotions, pay, better looking wives, etc.). Of course, you know me. KISS means - Keep it Simple Stupid - in my seminars. Thanks again for the nice read.
Awesome @energyaddict22! I have never used the better-looking wives argument but since you mention it, I must be a brilliant communicator! :-)
I was taught KISS the same way you teach it. But I like to emphasize the 'short' and just do not have the guts to call people stupid. Especially if they are...