The best speakers are not born, they learn, practice, and be
David A. Hughes – icandowords
Often I’m asked how did I develop my speaking and leadership skills, and how long did it take me to reach the level I’m at, and what are the secrets.
My journey to where I’m at has been a long one starting in 1986 and attending Toastmasters has polished the raw skills I had, and now having overcome nervousness, I can confidently engage an audience, with speeches, workshops and seminars. I can also influence others to follow my lead.
A friend once told me that ‘the worst speech you ever give will be better than the one you never give’, and this spurred me on to practice often. Some say, that public speaking is so difficult, yet I find it’s just like telling a story or having a conversation with a group. Let’s face it, as a speaker and presenter, if you want to engage an audience, then it’s important to be credible, be authentic and have a logical structure to your speech or presentation.
The Rhetoricians used Ethos, Pathos and Logos, and if you were to research and practice these three disciplines of a good speech or presentation, you too could be a fine speaker and or presenter.
You have the potential to be a fine speaker, and with knowledge, practice and confidence you might be surprised at how good at it you could be. There are no secrets.
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