'CONNECT' 7 Tips on public speaking

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Joel Osteen

The first thing you have to do to overcome stage fright is to convince yourself on why you have to do so. List all the advantages you will have when you improve your communication skill. Consider how much your self-image and self confidence will go up.

Consider how much you will gain in terms of self respect. Consider it impact on your over all personality. Also reflect how much you have already suffered in the past due to your poor public speaking skills. Reflect what all you would have gained and what would have been the quality of your life now if only you had taken care of this important aspect of your personality.

If you are in profession such as a lawyer, a salesman etc., it  is all the more important to improve your communication skill since your earning will depend on your public speaking skill.

This personal conviction is very important to improve your public speaking skill since it calls for a continuous and consistent effort and practice. You need to invest your time for this portfolio of self development. Unless and until you are personally convinced, you will not commit yourself and participate in the process that will make you a good public speaker.

N C Sridharan

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