Speaking Skills
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When you’re assigned a class presentation,
think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education.
Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give
presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It is
never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking
techniques.
According to the book of Lists, the fear of
public speaking ranks number one in the minds of the majority of people. Far
above the fear of death and disease, comes the fear of standing in front of a
crowd. Joel Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people
overcome that fear.
“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15
percent of Americans experiencing a dramatic fear of it,” said Dr. Michael
Telch of the laboratory for the study of anxiety disorders (LSAD) in the
department Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. “People have had to
turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped class because of it.”
Regardless of your occupation, your success
depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re
running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivating coworkers
or just communicating one on one with others, you’ll get far better results if
you can speak persuasively, smoothly, and intelligently.
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