SPEAKING SKILLS
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WHEN YOU'RE ASSIGNED A CLASS PRESENTATION, THINK TWICE BEFORE
DISMISSING IT AS AN UNIMPORTANT PART OF YOUR EDUCATION. EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR
SPEAKING SKILLS IN JOB APPLICANTS, WHO MAY HAVE TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS IN THE
FIELD. IT’S NEVER TOO SOON TO PRACTICE GOOD EYE CONTACT AND OTHER PUBLIC
SPEAKING TECHNIQUES.
ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF LIST, THE FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING RANKS
NUMBER ONE IN THE MINDS OF THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE. FAR ABOVE THE FEAR OF DEATH
AND DISEASE, COMES THE FEAR OF STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD. JOEL WIENER NOTED
AUTHOR AND PUBLIC SPEAKER WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME THAT FEAR.
“THE BIGGEST FEAR IS PUBLIC SPEAKING, WITH 15 PERCENT OF AMERICAN
EXPERIENCING A DRAMATIC FEAR OF IT,”SAID DR.MICHAEL TEL CH OF THE LABORATORY FOR
THE STUDY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS (LSAD) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. “PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO TURN DOWN JOBS, AND
CERTAINLY STUDENTS HAVE DROPPED CLASSES BECAUSE OF IT.”
REGARDLESS OF YOUR OCCUPATION, YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS A GREAT DEAL UPON
YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY! WHETHER YOU’RE RUNNING A MEETING,
SELLING A PRODUCT, MAKING A PRESENTATION, MOTIVATING CO-WORKERS OR JUST
COMMUNICATING ONE-ONE-ONE WITH OTHERS, YOU’LL GET FAR BETTER RESULTS IF YOU CAN
SPEAK PERSUASIVELY, SMOOTHLY AND INTELLIGENTLY.
CHOOSE THE
RIGHT!!!
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