The 3As to Improving your Public Speaking Skills

Public speaking can be enjoyed, not feared. All you need is proper techniques, regular exposure and a little bit of faith (or guts depending on how you look at it). Plus, there are TONS of materials out there on how to be a better speaker. But here’s the problem. Most of the stuff out there are pretty standard. Ten tips on giving a memorable speech. Secret techniques on wooing your crowd etc. (So much for being secret if you can google for it??!!) And how many of you really really benefited from them?

In my opinion, what really helps you to be a better speaker is first AWARENESS. Awareness of your strengths (talents, some say) and weaknesses (or really just potential areas to work on). And one way of finding out your strengths and weaknesses is to ASK! Ask your friends. Ask your audiences. Ask what you did well and what you can improve. And APPLY! My friends, there lies all you need to know about improving your public speaking skills. I will talk about each 'A' in detail in the following entries. Stay tuned!