Public speaking is cool

Have you ever thought of joining a speech contest? Are you planning to join the contest this year? Maybe it is one of your new year’s resolutions? Perhaps you have been thinking about it for some time now yet you are still not sure if you should. You are probably saying to yourself,” it looks exciting but I don’t think I’m ready. Besides, what if I lose? The other contestants must be experienced speakers. How am I going to compete with them? I will only end up embarrassing myself”. Yes, I know exactly how you feel and I know what you are thinking. I’ve been there. I won some, I lost some and I had my own embarrassing moments too. Well, you are right about one thing; competing for a speech contest can be rather mind-blowing. Before you say anything, please let me explain. I am not here to promote speech contests for any organisation or organisers. I just want to share with you what I went through, the best thing I’ve learnt from joining a speech contest and the real...