Public speaking is a chore we are all forced to do at one
stage or another. Many of us, especially myself, find this to be a very
uncomfortable situation. It causes you to feel very vulnerable and conspicuous
with nowhere to hide from everyone’s attention. All these people you don’t
know, ready to judge your performance, thoughts and ideas. And of course every
little mistake will be noticed.
Public speaking often involves talking or presenting
something that you have little to no passion for. When you have no passion for
a subject how can you be expected to affect an audience and leave an impression
on them?
Dale Carnegie said “There are always three speeches, for every
one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you
wish you gave.” I find this statement to be very accurate. You
can spend days or weeks practising a speech, going over it again and again,
just to reach presentation time and deliver something that sounds so different.
In hindsight you wish you gave a presentation that thoroughly engaged the
audience, had them leaning in and hanging on every word. Instead, they sit
there in silence, barely moving and giving you an obligatory clap at the end.
You have no idea what they are thinking or if they even took note of anything
you said. You sit back down and beat yourself up about how it could have been
different. If only you were a more confident speaking.
Public speaking is the number one fear in America and it is
most definitely mine.
25 awesome public speaking quotes. (May
2012). Sourced from:
http://bigfishpresentations.com/
2 comments:
This quote is so true...I cannot remember how many times I had to present something at work or at Uni, and practicing so much only to deliver something completely different from what I had planned. Public speaking is hard and it takes a whole other level of confidence.
It sure does! It takes a lot of practice as well which we learnt with our latest assignment
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