The Importance Of Public Speaking

Public speaking is one of the many fears that the majority of people face. It is critical to be a good public speaker in many job fields. However, the skills to being a good speaker are often underdeveloped throughout people’s education years. People might think that effective public speakers are born with strong presentation skills. This is not true in fact many good public speakers started out as poor public speakers. One famous public speaker that started out as a poor speaker and I admire throughout my life was Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs started out like many people who feared talking to an audience. However, through years of practice public speaking, he was able to gain confidence and give impactful presentations. Steve Jobs first presentation was the introduction of the Mac. In his first presentation he seemed nervous and stiff. He would read his speech from notes and wasn’t giving enough eye contact towards the audience. However, after decades of giving speeches he was more relaxed and made eye contact with the audience. When Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, it was considered one of the best business sales pitch. His years of experience of public speaking helped create his own style of presentations. One effective

Often time’s people will think that people who give great speeches are born with it. However, many great public speakers like Steve Jobs spend many years refining their skills through technique and delivery. An effective presentation should be concise and impactful. It also should have a good slide with minimal text. The presenter should be confident and talk in a conversational style to make the speech feel more natural. Another important technique is to be well prepared on the key points in the presentation. These techniques and deliveries that Jobs use in his presentation are essential and I feel that I can use these techniques to give a better