HOW PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS CAN HELP YOUR CAREER


How Public Speaking Skills Can Help Your Career


What do you do for a living?

Are you a doctor? A sales person? A computer analyst? A human resource manager? An actor? An athlete? A teacher? A scientist? Or are you a chef?

No matter what kind of job that you do and which line of work you are in, there will come a time when you are required to speak in front of people; a small or a large audience.

Maybe you need to speak because your job requires you to do so or due to certain unexpected situation at work. Well, life is full of surprises! But doing public speaking on the job is not only about finishing a task. Do you know what public speaking can actually do for your career?

Do you want to know how public speaking skills can help your career?

1) Public speaking skills make your job a lot easier and help to get the job done.

Presentation…presentation…presentation. Yes. It is music to your ears, right?

For some jobs, conducting a presentation is a daily task. If you are one of the luckier ones, you may only have to do presentation once a week. If you are not, your boss might come up to you anytime and ask you to present a report. Your customers or clients may also demand a presentation from you before deciding on any business projects.

Having good public speaking skills shall make your job a lot easier. The skills you possessed help you to make a good presentation every time you need to do one. Your public speaking skills enable you to get the job done faster and more efficient each time. If you are good at public speaking, you will not have many difficulties in giving presentations at work.

2) Public Speaking Skills Enhance Your Leadership and Communication Skills

If you are a leader at your work place, you must lead your staff and delegate tasks. You should also be able to give instructions and guide your workers in doing their jobs. A leader must know how to speak to others. It shows true leadership skills. How can someone be a good leader if he or she cannot get the important message across to others? If you are good at public speaking, you can speak to your staff with confidence and with ease.

During work, it is necessary to communicate effectively with your boss, your colleague, your customers or your clients. You have to make sure that everything runs smoothly and find a way to get through to others. Having good public speaking skills help you to communicate well with everyone. With effective communication, you can motivate, inspire, create an understanding and build connections.

3) Public Speaking Skills build up a positive image of you

Portraying a positive image is vital in building up a career. And being able to speak confidently in front of others will definitely boost up a positive image of you. People will see you as someone who has leadership skills. People will remember you as someone who is confident, reliable and efficient. You will be representing an image of someone who is knowledgeable, intelligent, skilful and charismatic.

Personally, I always admire individuals who can speak well in front of people. I find them very attractive, captivating and charming. They can influence you with their words and make you feel inspired. It feels like magic!

4) Public speaking skills are great for your Career Advancement.

I remember one friend of mine who was always complaining that she had to give presentations at work all the time. Her boss did not want anyone else to do it because she was a good presenter. Eventually, she was promoted and currently holding a high position at her company. She is still a good presenter by the way.

Believe it or not, so many professionals out there still do not know how to speak well in front of people. If you can speak in front of others and if you are among few who can, you will certainly stand out from the rest. This shall create many career opportunities and will be a great advantage to you.  

Wait…There is more

I’m sure you know by now that public speaking skills are important for your personal growth and career advancement. Having such skills gives you credibility and efficiency. Indirectly, this will bring benefits to your company or the organisation as a whole. Existing capable and efficient employees will surely portray a great image for your organisation.

Therefore, please invest some of your time and energy to learn public speaking and master the skills. Without a doubt, public speaking skills are skills worth learning and will bring positive effect to your career and your life.

So… what are you waiting for?
Written by: Intan Salwana Anis
@2018 Public Speaking Is Cool. All Rights Reserved.


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