PUBLIC SPEAKING: WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE LACKING.
There are a lot of people around us. Only some of them speak while others listen, not many people can stand in front of tens and hundreds of people and speak to them. There can be two reasons for this: 1) They have chosen not to (“this is not for me”!!). or 2) They have got a completely wrong idea of what public speaking is and hence have never mastered the skill. (reading this article will reprimand this). Yes, public speaking is a skill and like any other skill, public speaking has to be worked upon. You don’t have to be a naturally charismatic speaker or an extrovert to be a good public speaker. Public speaking is an art that is molded within you when you want to speak on something you are passionate about or when you have something important to say. WHAT GOES INTO LEARNING THIS ART Practice, preparation, strategy and some simple rules. We are first exposed to public speaking in our schools. Public speaking at this stage was probably a fun activity to you or contrary to t...