How to improve your public speaking? Read on. Ignore if uninterested.
Anshuman Tiwari
GXO - Global Experience Owner - People Services @ GSK | Intersection of PPT - People, Process and Technology | ?? The Brick by Brick Guy ??
Anshuman, you can't speak to save your life.
It stung. But I was that bad back then. These words are from 1987. I was in High School and was a candidate for School Head Boy.
The selection panel, made up of top teachers, told me that the role needed speaking to create influence and get work done, and I had ZERO speaking skills.
And the rebuke was in public. Over 100 students were in the hall when I was told to leave the race. I was out of the race before the start line itself.
It is 2023 now, about 35 years since this incident. Two things happened that day:
- I was hurt. Deeply hurt
- I knew there was only one way up. Work hard and become worthy.
I have been at it since the mid-1980s. Improving my public speaking.
And the outcome is not too bad. I am still a work in progress and will always be.
I have delivered hundreds of sessions and tried to get better all the time. I am now able to speak confidently or at least pretend to be confident. I am now able to speak without too much preparation. I have addressed large gatherings of 1000+ audience and done well. And I know I can get better.
But this story is not about WHO. It is about HOW. How did I get better?
How did I work on my skills? The why was clear. The what and how wasn't.
I did not have much guidance but I observed really well. And that helped. I learned from watching other speakers, preparing my talk, rehearsing but leaving space for improvisation as well, and taking every opportunity to speak that I got.
Most skills are built in public.
You don't become a sub 2 hr Half Marathoner by watching YouTube videos or reading books.
You don't become a smashing public speaker by thinking about it or listening to recordings.
You are built in public.
And we all need a coach
And to share some methods to get better at public speaking, I have invited Nausheen I. Chen ??as my guest on Episode 46 of my show - #managebetter
4 March, Saturday | 1100 hrs IST | Live | YouTube | LinkedIn
We will explore the Why, What, and How of speaking better for influence and impact. And we all need it.
Whatever stage of your career you are at, Nausheen can help. She is a top-rated coach and extremely popular on LinkedIn with her videos.
Let me know what would you like to ask Nausheen about public speaking.
Looking forward to seeing you on the show.
Regards,
Anshuman
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