Mastering Public Speaking: Writing, Delivering, and Listening

When compared to written words, spoken words have had a greater impact on ones’ life throughout history. In some moments of your life, someone said something to you that affected you so much that it even changed your feelings, your way of thinking and your actions. Therefore, it is essential for us to learn the lesson of public speaking, which not only help you better express yourself in words with other people, but also help you be a better listener to other people when they are giving a speech. Here I want to share with you three things that I have learned in public speaking class: how to write a good speech, how to deliver a good speech and how to be a good listener. First of all, I would like to talk about how to write a good speech. To start a good speech, first you need to do some preparations. There will always be a message that you will want to convey to your audiences in the heart of your speech, and that will be your theme. I always

In order to be a good speaker, first we must know how to be a good listener. There are certain rules ones must follow when they are listening to a speech: put away your cell phone, pay attention to everything the speaker is talking about and get engaged with the speaker and the topic. The first one is easy to be understood: cell phone is a distraction to you and also the speaker during a speech. Paying attention to things the speaker is talking about is a sign of respect for not only him or her as a speaker, but also for you as a qualified listener. A good listener should be attentive as well. They make good eye contact with the speaker and show interest in what is being discussed. It is not as easy as you may think to be a good listener; it also requires practice. But when you make it, not only will you gain respect and admiration from others; but you also learn things from them. Just like Calvin Coolidge once said: “It takes a great man to be a good