Public speaking the mother of soft skills

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Tue Dec 3, 2024

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Public speaking the mother of multiple soft skills

Unleash the Power Within – one skill to unlock several others

Do you ever feel a knot in your stomach when you have to address any multitude of people?

Does the idea of raising your voice before your colleagues or clients send shivers down your spine?

Well, you are not alone.

Public speaking for most of the people is a daunting task; however, it’s a skill that can be learnt and mastered easily !

Why Public Speaking Really Does Matter?

Some people think of public speaking as the skill of addressing or give a speech to large or small groups of people. This is the only concept of Public speaking for such people. So for them as long as they can avoid the occasions or somehow manage to escape the need to address groups, learning public speaking is NOT a priority.

However we must understand that this is one skill which gives you the power to triumph in numerous situations.

Be it

Þ talking to a group,

Þ making a presentation,

Þ having an important conversation with an individual ,

Þ presenting your products / services to your business prospects

Þ talking to your boss, or

Þ facing an interview.

When you learn and master the art of public speaking, you can win in every scenario.

Public speaking can give you an advantage in all situations where you need to speak, express yourself, communicate with other people at work or personal life.

Master public speaking and you get benefits of multiple skills

Let me quickly explain this

When you stand in front of a group and talk to them , let’s see what happens

You feel nervous, scared, the emotion of fear is prominent in your thoughts.

You are acutely aware of how and what you are feeling. Aware of your posture, the way you keep your hands, aware of the gaze of people on you.

Your self- awareness has increased. – This is a major aspect of your Emotional intelligence

Now that you are facing the group and come here to talk draw on your internal resources There is a good chance you were not even knowing you had these resources within you

Now you are aware

Now that you are aware you have to manage those emotions. You manage that fear, awkwardness’ , the feeling being nervous and mange to speak.

This teaches you Self-management, another aspect of emotional intelligence.

By the way as you keep practising Public speaking as a skill, the above two skills come easy. In a short while you are able to easily manage ( Not get rid of ) the nervous feeling , fear and awkwardness’. As you do this your confidence builds. Now you become a more confident person.

So these three ‘bonus’ skills,

Þ Self – awareness

Þ Self – Management

Þ Confidence

They are your rewards for learning and practising ‘Public speaking’

And what is more ?

When you have these skills and you are able to speak with confidence your personality gets transformed. A person who has confidence, who is more self-aware and good at self-management has a high self-esteem.

Now there is no looking back.

You can take your first step to being a confident Public speaker and open doors to a bright future.

Join our ‘Easy Public Speaking ‘ course now.

Smiles Learning Systems
A Mumbai based career growth coach passionate about empowering people for great careers.