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The Benefits of Public Speaking Skills for Your Career - Coggle Diagram
The Benefits of Public Speaking Skills for Your Career
Build your confidence
Through public speaking, you can build your confidence. Learning ways you can overcome any challenges you encounter when giving speeches may lead to you feeling empowered. If you perform well, you may receive positive feedback from moderators and audience members, which can help build your confidence in speaking. The more you practice before giving a speech, the more you might feel comfortable in the delivery and content of your presentation.
Improve your research skills
Preparing a speech requires finding ideas, statistics and evidence to support your claims or arguments, which can allow you to develop strong research skills. In addition to verifying your claims, learning to research properly can help you determine what information is credible for you to use. In your professional life, research skills may also be useful for:
Developing new products or services
Analyzing competitors in the same market
Understanding current trends in your industry
Learning about target customers
Researching and writing articles or reports
Advance your career
Public speaking may help advance your career because it can build your credibility. If you're speaking at conferences or large events, many people may hear you speak and watch how you present yourself. This may lead them to remember who you are and ask you to speak at other events.
Using your public speaking skills at your job might help you advance your career goals. You can use these skills in the office to differentiate yourself from others with similar backgrounds to yours. At work, strong public speaking skills may also help you:
Present your ideas to your managers
Speak during meetings
Perform well in job interviews
Improve your oral communication skills
Participating in public speaking can increase your oral communication skills because you're rehearsing and presenting information to people, whether it's a small or large audience. Colleagues, moderators or audience members can give you feedback on how to improve your oral skills for your next public speaking event. The more you present speeches, the more you may improve your speaking skills. You may also find that your improved oral skills transfer into your everyday conversations with others. Here are a few ways to improve your oral communication skills:
Use concise language
Consider using a professional tone
Use active listening
Pay attention to your audience's body language
Speak with confidence