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Public-Speaking Skills: Vital in the Personal and
Professional Lives of Individuals
Dr. Radhika Kapur
Abstract
Throughout the lives of the individuals, one needs to acknowledge the meaning and
significance of public-speaking skills. These are put into practice in the personal and
professional lives of individuals. When individuals are putting emphasis on leading to
reinforcement of these skills, they need to be well-versed in terms of various factors, i.e.
possessing adequate information in terms of subjects and concepts; leading to an increase in
confidence levels; speaking clearly and fluently; making use of common language as the
audience; making provision of factual information and overcoming the feelings of
apprehensiveness and vulnerability. When the individuals implement these skills in their
personal and professional lives, they are able to render an important contribution in leading to
enrichment of their overall quality of lives. One of the important aspects that needs to be
taken into account is, individuals are able to render an important contribution in promoting
community well-being, via honing these skills. The reason being, individuals are able to
make provision of adequate information to others. Hence, up-gradation of these skills is
essential. Therefore, it is well-understood, when individuals are putting emphasis on leading
to up-gradation of these skills, they are able to benefit to a major extent. The main concepts
that are taken into account in this research paper are, understanding the meaning and
significance of public-speaking skills, objectives of public-speaking skills, measures to be
implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills and advantages of public-
speaking skills.
Keywords: Educational Institutions, Employment Settings, Information, Job Duties,
Living Conditions, Public-Speaking Skills, Subjects, Up-gradation
Introduction
From the stage of early childhood, throughout the lives of the individuals, they need
to put emphasis on honing public-speaking skills. As the name implies, these skills are
referred to the skills, which are to be put into operation by individuals, when they are
speaking in public (Bailey, 2021). The individuals in educational institutions of all levels and
various types of employment settings are to speak in public in various ways, i.e. giving
presentations, speeches, lectures and convey other viewpoints and perspectives. On the other
hand, in the organization of various types of social, economic, cultural, religious and political
functions as well, individuals need to put emphasis on honing these skills. The individuals
need to possess adequate information in terms of the topic on which they are speaking. They
need to be well-prepared in terms of all the concepts, which they are imparting. This will be
facilitating in providing accurate answers to the questions put forward by audience.
Therefore, it is well-understood, augmenting public-speaking skills are useful in personal and
professional lives of individuals.
The individuals work hard to enhance their public-speaking skills. Hence, they are
required to generate information in terms of all types of methodologies and approaches,
which would be facilitating in promoting enrichment of these skills. The individuals need to
put emphasis on honing their confidence levels and overcoming the feelings of
apprehensiveness and vulnerability. These are essential to do well in their job duties and
generate desired outcomes. Within all types of professional settings, in educational
institutions of all levels and various types of employment settings, individuals need to speak
confidently. This will enable them to fulfil the expectations of employers, educators and
supervisors and score good grades (North, 2020). The individuals need to speak clearly and
fluently. Furthermore, they need to make use of common language as the audience. In other
words, audience should acquire an efficient understanding of the concepts and clear all their
doubts. Therefore, public-speaking skills can be enriched, when individuals are able to
implement the methods and strategies in a well-ordered manner.
Understanding the Meaning and Significance of Public-Speaking
Skills
When the individuals are putting into operation, public-speaking skills, they need to
assess the needs and requirements of the audience. The audience needs to be made aware in
terms of those areas, which would be advantageous and favourable to them to a major extent.
For example, in rural communities, there are number of factors in terms of which individuals
need to be made aware of, i.e. preservation of the environment, education, skills
development, health and well-being and so forth. Hence, individuals in leadership positions
augment their knowledge and understanding and put into operation public-speaking skills.
The individuals need to make provision of factual information. When they are imparting
information, they also need to convey to the audience in terms of ways in which they will be
able to benefit from it. The individuals need to conduct research on regular basis. They need
to make use of various sources to generate information in terms of various aspects. In this
manner, they will acquire information and will do well in their job duties. Therefore, an
efficient understanding of meaning and significance of public-speaking skills is acquired,
when individuals are carrying out their job duties efficaciously.
In educational institutions of all levels and various types of employment settings,
educators, employers and supervisors are encouraging individuals to augment public-
speaking skills. These are regarded as an important assessment strategy. When the students
and employees are giving presentations, speeches, or are participating in debates and group
discussions, they need to understand the meaning and significance of public-speaking skills.
The educators, employers and supervisors provide feedback to the students and employees. It
is provided in a verbal and written form. Hence, it is vital for them to learn from feedback. If
the feedback is positive, they will keep up the good work, on the other hand, when
individuals are experiencing setbacks, the feedback will not be positive. Hence, they will
have to pay attention towards bringing about improvements. When students and employees
are overwhelmed by any doubts or challenging situations, they need to overcome them.
Hence, it is of utmost significance to learn from feedback to promote enrichment of these
skills. Therefore, an understanding of meaning and significance of public-speaking skills is
acquired, when these are facilitating in achievement of professional goals.
It is understood that when individuals develop enthusiasm in putting into operation
these skills, they must have observed other individuals speak in public. The public-speaking
skills of individuals are observed in personal and professional lives. Hence, in some cases,
individuals acquire the opportunities to speak in public. It is necessary for the individuals to
observe the gestures, facial expressions and overall personality traits of other individuals,
when they are speaking in public. This will enable them to be well-prepared. This is
apparently understood, topics of the individuals will be different, but they need to observe
other individuals, so they are able to do well in their job duties. On the other hand, the
individuals need to be well-versed in terms of the communities, categories and socio-
economic backgrounds of the audience. This factor will render an important contribution in
generating awareness among audience in terms of the concepts. Therefore, one is able to
understand the meaning and significance of public-speaking skills, when these are facilitating
in promoting community well-being.
Objectives of Public-Speaking Skills
The individuals in educational institutions of all levels and various types of
employment settings are to speak in public in various ways, i.e. giving presentations,
speeches, lectures and so forth. On the other hand, in the organization of various types of
social, economic, cultural, religious and political functions as well, individuals need to put
emphasis on honing these skills. The individuals need to possess adequate information in
terms of the topic on which they are speaking. They need to be well-prepared in terms of all
the concepts, which they are imparting. This will be facilitating in providing accurate answers
to the questions put forward by audience. When the individuals are speaking in public, there
are number of topics, which they select. The important factors that needs to be taken into
account is, the individuals needs to be well-prepared and ensure, topic is suitable to the needs
and requirements of the audience.
The audience is required to be made aware in terms of those subjects and concepts,
which would be advantageous and favourable to them to a major extent. They should
understand the information and utilize it to promote well-being of family and community
members. The individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-economic
backgrounds need to generate information regarding aspects, which would be facilitating in
achieving desired goals and promoting enrichment of living conditions. When a topic is
selected to give presentations or speaking in public, the individuals need to ensure, the topic
is understandable to the audience. Furthermore, there are number of objectives of public-
speaking skills, which needs to be understood by the individuals. These are stated as follows:
1. Augmenting communication skills and interactive abilities.
2. Generating information in terms of importance of education.
3. Facilitating in achievement of educational goals.
4. Acquiring knowledge in terms of ways of generating income.
5. Understanding the importance of girl child.
6. Acknowledging the significance of women empowerment.
7. Implementing decision-making processes in an adequate manner.
8. Understanding the significance of traits of morality and ethics.
9. Recognizing the importance of traits of diligence, resourcefulness and
conscientiousness.
10. Honing critical-thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
11. Enhancing career prospects.
12. Forming an effective social circle.
13. Promoting good health and well-being, physically and psychologically.
14. Preserving the natural environmental conditions.
15. Understanding ways to keep the environment clean and green.
16. Augmenting information in terms of subjects and concepts.
17. Carrying out job duties in a well-ordered manner.
18. Promoting community well-being.
19. Generating information regarding methods to promote enrichment of personality
traits.
20. Leading to up-gradation of one’s overall living conditions.
Measures to be implemented in leading to Up-gradation of Public-
Speaking Skills
In the personal and professional lives of the individuals, they need to be well-versed
in terms of meaning and significance of public-speaking skills. In some cases, the audience is
more, whereas, in other cases audience is less. The public-speaking skills are put into
operation in front of 10 as well as 100 individuals. The individuals need to take into account
the factors that they possess adequate information in terms of subjects and concepts, put in
efforts to their best abilities, overcome the feelings of apprehensiveness and vulnerability and
their speaking should prove to be beneficial to the audience. The individuals need to form
positive viewpoints in terms of their job duties and put in efforts to their best abilities (10
Tips to Improve Public Speaking Skills, 2022). It is indispensable for the individuals to be
well-versed in terms of measures to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-
speaking skills. These are stated as follows:
Possessing adequate Knowledge regarding Subjects and Concepts
The public-speaking skills are put into operation by individuals in a well-ordered
manner, when they possess adequate knowledge in terms of subjects and concepts. The
individuals need to possess adequate information in terms of the topic on which they are
speaking. Furthermore, they need to be well-prepared in terms of all the concepts, which they
are imparting to the audience. Normally, within educational institutions of all levels and
various types of employment settings, when public-speaking is put into practice, the audience
have questions, which they put forward. The questions are open-ended as well as close-
ended. Open-ended questions require elaborate answers, whereas, close-ended questions
require one word answers. Hence, possession of adequate knowledge will be facilitating in
providing answers to questions in an appropriate manner. As a consequence, individuals will
be able to render an important contribution in making their tasks successful. In addition, this
will be facilitating in providing accurate information and promoting well-being of others.
Therefore, possessing adequate knowledge regarding subjects and concepts is one of the
indispensable measures to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking
skills.
Honing their Confidence Levels
The individuals need to put emphasis on honing their confidence levels and
overcoming the feelings of apprehensiveness and vulnerability. These are negative feelings
and give rise to impediments in doing well in one’s tasks. Augmenting confidence levels is
essential to do well in job duties and generate desired outcomes. Within all types of
professional settings, in educational institutions of all levels and various types of employment
settings, individuals need to speak confidently. This will enable them to fulfil the
expectations of employers, educators and supervisors and score good grades. Furthermore,
the individuals need to speak clearly and fluently. They will be able to focus on this aspect,
when they will possess confidence. The honing of confidence levels will be facilitating in
making use of common language as the audience. In other words, audience should acquire an
efficient understanding of the concepts and obtain answers to all their questions. The
audience should incur the feelings of pleasure and contentment, after they have listened to the
speakers. Therefore, honing their confidence levels is one of the significant measures to be
implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Assessing Needs and Requirements of Audience
When the individuals are implementing public-speaking skills, they need to assess the
needs and requirements of audience. The audience is required to be made aware in terms of
those areas, which would be advantageous and favourable to them to a major extent. The
individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-economic backgrounds need
to generate information regarding aspects, which would be facilitating in achieving desired
goals and promoting enrichment of living conditions. When a topic is selected to give
presentations or speaking in public, the individuals need to ensure, the topic is understandable
to the audience. Furthermore, there are other factors that need to be taken into account, i.e.
communities, occupations, categories, fields, genders, age groups and socio-economic
backgrounds. Hence, individuals in leadership positions augment their knowledge and
understanding and implement public-speaking skills. The individuals need to provide factual
information. When they are imparting information, they also need to convey to the audience
information regarding methodologies and approaches, which would enable audience to
benefit from information. Therefore, assessing needs and requirements of audience is an
eminent measure to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Conducting Research
The individuals need to conduct research on regular basis. They need to make use of
various sources to generate information in terms of different aspects. In this manner, they will
acquire information and will do well in their job duties. The books, articles, projects, reports,
other kinds of reading materials and internet are regarded as prominent sources to conduct
research. Through internet, individuals are able to obtain answers to their questions and clear
their doubts. The individuals either use of various kinds of reading materials, such as, articles,
research papers and reports or Power Point slides are used. Power Points are utilized as the
common forms of presentations and are mostly used in all types of professional settings. One
of the important aspects that needs to be taken into account is, too much information should
not be put on Power Points. The speakers should not read directly from reading materials or
Power Points. When they carry out the task of research in an adequate manner, they will be
able to acquire an efficient understanding. Therefore, conducting research is a renowned
measure to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Learning from Feedback
When the students and employees are putting into practice public-speaking skills
within professional settings, the educators, employers and supervisors provide feedback to
them. It is provided in a verbal and written form. In some cases, grades are given, whereas, in
other cases, reports are given without grades. The students and employees are required to
learn from feedback in promoting enrichment of these skills. If the feedback is positive, they
will keep up the good work, on the other hand, when individuals are experiencing setbacks,
the feedback will not be positive. Hence, they will have to pay attention towards bringing
about improvements. When students and employees are overwhelmed by any doubts or
challenging situations, they need to overcome them. Hence, it is of utmost significance to
learn from feedback to promote enrichment of these skills. The educators, employers and
supervisors need to provide the students and employees with time. They need to identify the
limitations experienced by individuals and help them to bring about improvements.
Therefore, learning from feedback is an expedient measure to be implemented in leading to
up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Being Well-prepared
The individuals work hard to enhance their public-speaking skills. Hence, they are
required to generate information in terms of all types of methodologies and approaches,
which would be facilitating in promoting enrichment of these skills. The individuals need to
put emphasis on overcoming the feelings of apprehensiveness and vulnerability. These are
essential to do well in their job duties and generate desired outcomes. It is understood that
when individuals develop enthusiasm in putting into operation these skills, they need to be
well-equipped regarding various factors, i.e. inculcating the traits of morality, ethics,
diligence, and conscientiousness; depicting efficiency and honesty; honing communication
skills and interactive abilities; putting in efforts to one’s best abilities; possessing adequate
knowledge regarding subjects and concepts; honing their confidence levels; assessing needs
and requirements of audience; conducting research through utilization of various sources;
learning from feedback; implementing time management skills and forming positive
viewpoints in terms of various aspects. The acknowledgement of these factors will enable
individuals to be well-prepared. Therefore, being well-prepared is a noteworthy measure to
be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Reinforcing a Constructive Approach
The reinforcement of a constructive approach is facilitating in bringing about
improvements in public-speaking skills (Waters, 2021). When the individuals are putting
emphasis on this task, they need to augment constructive approach. This is facilitating in
doing well in their job duties and in generating desired outcomes. As a consequence,
individuals will put in efforts to augment their understanding in terms of methodologies and
strategies, which would be facilitating in bringing about improvements in these skills.
Furthermore, the individuals will be able to form positive viewpoints in terms of their job
duties and put in efforts to their best abilities. It is indispensable for the individuals to be
well-versed in terms of modern and innovative methods to make their tasks successful.
Hence, when individuals will reinforce constructive approach, they will overcome all types of
problems and challenging situations in an appropriate manner. Furthermore, these will be
prevented from assuming a major form and giving rise to impediments in the implementation
of tasks and activities. Therefore, reinforcing a constructive approach is a meaningful
measure to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Developing Motivation
The speakers need to develop motivation towards honing these skills. The
development of motivation will render an important contribution in doing well in their job
duties and generating the desired outcomes. In addition, the mind-sets of the individuals will
be stimulated and they will meet expectations of others, both in personal and professional
lives. The development of motivation is facilitating in number of ways, i.e. forming positive
viewpoints in terms of job duties; putting in efforts to one’s best abilities; overcoming all
types of problems and challenging situations; augmenting one’s understanding in terms of
methodologies and strategies; providing solutions to various types of problems in an adequate
manner; overcoming feelings of apprehensiveness and vulnerability; honing their confidence
levels; focusing on promoting community well-being; possessing an approachable nature and
an amiable attitude and putting in efforts to one’s best abilities. Acknowledging all these
factors will prove to be favourable to the individuals in leading to up-gradation of these skills.
As a consequence, individuals will render an important contribution in doing well in their job
duties and generating desired outcomes. Therefore, developing motivation is a favourable
measure to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Possessing an Approachable Nature and an Amiable Attitude
The speakers need to possess an approachable nature and an amiable attitude, when
they are carrying out their job duties. The individuals need to put emphasis on honing these
traits. Furthermore, they will render an important contribution in overcoming the feelings of
apprehensiveness and vulnerability. These are negative feelings and give rise to impediments
in doing well in one’s tasks. Possessing an approachable nature and an amiable attitude are
facilitating in augmenting confidence levels. These are the key to do well in job duties and
generate desired outcomes. Within all types of professional settings, in educational
institutions of all levels and various types of employment settings, individuals need to
reinforce these traits. In this manner, audience will feel comfortable in putting forward their
questions. In other words, communication among speakers and audience will take place in an
effective manner. Hence, speakers will provide accurate answers to questions put forward by
audience and make their speeches efficacious and meaningful. Therefore, possessing an
approachable nature and an amiable attitude is a useful measure to be implemented in leading
to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Having a Pleasant Personal Appearance
The speakers need to have a pleasant personal appearance. They need to be well-
versed in terms of various factors, which would be facilitating in leading to up-gradation of
this measure, i.e. promoting good health, physically and psychologically; augmenting
communication skills and interactive abilities; honing confidence levels; overcoming the
feelings of apprehensiveness and vulnerability; forming positive viewpoints in terms of
various factors; being well-prepared in terms of all factors; reinforcing a constructive
approach; maintaining eye contact with the audience; not reading directly from reading
materials; having pleasant facial expressions and dressing neatly. In all areas, when public-
speaking skills are put into operation, individuals need to pay attention towards reinforcement
of these factors. Within all types of professional settings, in educational institutions of all
levels and various types of employment settings, individuals need to reinforce these traits. In
this manner, individuals will carry out all activities related to public-speaking satisfactorily,
i.e. providing accurate answers to questions, conveying ideas and viewpoints, convincing,
persuading etc. Therefore, having a pleasant personal appearance is an advantageous measure
to be implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills.
Advantages of Public-Speaking Skills
An aimless life is a meaningless life. The individuals, belonging to all communities
have goals and objectives to achieve. These are, acquisition of good-quality education;
generating income; getting engaged in employment opportunities; promoting good health and
well-being, physically and psychologically; forming an effective social circle; alleviating
loneliness; promoting community well-being; augmenting knowledge, competencies and
abilities; taking care of needs and requirements of family members and leading to up-
gradation of one’s overall standards of living. When they are wholeheartedly committed
towards putting into operation all tasks and achieve their goals and objectives, they need to
focus on reinforcement of public-speaking skills. The public-speaking skills need to be put
into operation by the individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-
economic backgrounds in their personal and professional lives (Better Public Speaking,
2022). These are considered to be advantageous on a comprehensive basis. The advantages of
public speaking skills are, enhancing career prospects; forming an effective social circle;
augmenting information in terms of subjects and concepts; carrying out job duties in a well-
ordered manner; promoting community well-being and leading to up-gradation of one’s
overall living conditions. These are stated as follows:
Enhancing Career Prospects
The individuals, within all types of professional settings need to be well-trained in
terms of public-speaking skills. The educators, employers and supervisors are vested with
authority and responsibility of imparting information in terms of ways of honing these skills.
The students and employees need to understand these and implement them in an appropriate
manner. The individuals in educational institutions of all levels and various types of
employment settings are to speak in public in various ways, i.e. giving presentations,
speeches, lectures, debates and convey other viewpoints and perspectives. Hence, honing
public-speaking skills are regarded as an integral part of the job duties of individuals.
The methods and procedures, which are facilitating in honing these skills are put into
operation by educators, employers and supervisors in evaluating students and employees. The
individuals need to possess adequate knowledge in terms of subjects and concepts. The
individuals need to possess satisfactory information in terms of the topic on which they are
speaking. Furthermore, they need to be well-prepared in terms of all the concepts. These will
be facilitating in achieving good grades, achieving professional goals and meeting the
expectations of educators, employers and supervisors. Therefore, it can be stated, enhancing
career prospects is regarded as one of the indispensable advantages of public-speaking skills.
Forming an Effective Social Circle
One cannot live their lives alone. In other words, individuals need to put emphasis on
forming an effective social circle. The social circle comprises of family members, relatives,
friends, neighbours, classmates, colleagues, supervisors, employers, educators and other
community members. The implementation of public-speaking skills is rendering an important
contribution in imparting information in terms of various types of subjects and concepts. The
audience is required to be made aware in terms of those areas, which would be advantageous
and favourable to them to a major extent.
The individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-economic
backgrounds need to generate information regarding aspects, which would be facilitating in
achieving desired goals and promoting enrichment of living conditions. When a topic is
selected to give presentations or speaking in public, the individuals need to ensure, the topic
is understandable to the audience. The implementation of public-speaking skills in an
effective manner is contributing significantly in acquiring appreciation and reverence. In this
manner, individuals are focusing on establishing contacts with others. When individuals are
providing information that would promote well-being and goodwill of others, they will
contribute in forming an effective social circle. Therefore, forming an effective social circle
is one of the significant advantages of public-speaking skills.
Augmenting Information in terms of Subjects and Concepts
The individuals are required to augment information in terms of subjects and concepts
in their personal and professional lives. For this purpose, they need to conduct research on
regular basis. They need to make use of various sources to generate information in terms of
various aspects. In this manner, they will acquire information in terms of subjects and
concepts. The books, articles, projects, reports, other kinds of reading materials and internet
are regarded as prominent sources to conduct research. Through internet, individuals are able
to obtain answers to their questions and clear their doubts. The individuals either use of
various kinds of reading materials, such as, articles, research papers, projects and reports in
the implementation of tasks and activities in all types of professional settings.
One of the important aspects that needs to be taken into account is, the information
generated needs to be put into operation in their personal and professional lives. When they
carry out the task of research in an adequate manner, they will be able to acquire an efficient
understanding. When individuals are putting into operation public-speaking skills, they are
able to gain the opportunities to impart information to others, i.e. family or community
members. Therefore, augmenting information in terms of subjects and concepts is an eminent
advantage of public-speaking skills.
Carrying out Job Duties in a Well-ordered Manner
The individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-economic
backgrounds are required to augment information in terms of subjects and concepts in their
personal and professional lives. The main reason being, they are required to carry out
different job duties within as well as outside the homes. Hence, it is of utmost significance for
the individuals to possess adequate information in terms of methodologies and approaches.
When individuals are putting into operation public-speaking skills, they are made aware in
terms of those areas, which would be advantageous and favourable to them to a major extent.
Hence, individuals in leadership positions augment their knowledge and understanding and
put into operation public-speaking skills.
The individuals need to make provision of factual and meaningful information. When
they are imparting information, they also need to convey to the audience in terms of ways in
which they will be able to benefit from it. It is vital on the part of all the individuals,
belonging to all communities and occupations to acknowledge the information and
implement it in their lives. Therefore, it is understood on a comprehensive basis that carrying
out job duties in a well-ordered manner is a vital advantage of public-speaking skills.
Promoting Community Well-being
Promoting community well-being is regarded as one of the essential tasks, which
individuals need to put emphasis on, irrespective of their occupations, communities,
categories and socio-economic backgrounds. When individuals are putting into operation
public-speaking skills, they are able to gain the opportunities to impart information to others,
i.e. family or community members. When individuals are putting into operation public-
speaking skills, other individuals are made aware in terms of those areas, which would be
advantageous and favourable to them to a major extent. Hence, individuals in leadership
positions augment their knowledge and understanding and put into operation public-speaking
skills in a well-ordered and regimented manner.
The individuals need to make provision of factual and meaningful information. When
they are imparting information, they also need to convey to the audience in terms of ways in
which they will be able to benefit from it. It is essential on the part of all the individuals,
belonging to all communities and occupations to acknowledge the information and put it into
operation in their lives. For example, individuals, belonging to all communities throughout
the country need to be well-versed in terms of ways of preservation of the environment.
Hence, lectures are delivered in terms of all the ways that would be efficacious in carrying
out tasks in a satisfactory manner. Therefore, promoting community well-being is a crucial
advantage of public-speaking skills.
Leading to Up-gradation of one’s overall Living Conditions
Leading to up-gradation of one’s overall living conditions is regarded as one of the
indispensable goals of the individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-
economic backgrounds. When individuals are wholeheartedly committed towards
achievement of this goal, they need to be well-aware in terms of various factors, i.e. being
well-versed in terms of job duties and responsibilities; being well-informed in terms of
methodologies, procedures and techniques; inculcating the traits morality and ethics;
implementing the traits of diligence, resourcefulness and conscientiousness; promoting good
health, physically and psychologically; augmenting communication skills and interactive
abilities; honing confidence levels; overcoming the feelings of apprehensiveness and
vulnerability; forming positive viewpoints in terms of various factors; implementing the traits
of diligence, resourcefulness and conscientiousness; making wise and productive decisions;
taking out sufficient amount of time for all tasks and activities and forming positive
viewpoints in terms of various aspects.
The acknowledgement of all these factors are facilitating in carrying out various job
duties in an appropriate manner and generating desired outcomes. When individuals attend
presentations and speeches and when they are putting into operation public-speaking skills,
they are rendering an important contribution in leading to up-gradation of one’s overall living
conditions. Therefore, it is well-understood, leading to up-gradation of one’s overall living
conditions is a useful advantage of public-speaking skills.
Conclusion
Public-speaking skills are skills required in speaking in public. Measures to be
implemented in leading to up-gradation of public-speaking skills are, possessing adequate
knowledge regarding subjects and concepts, honing their confidence levels, assessing needs
and requirements of audience, conducting research, learning from feedback, being well-
prepared, reinforcing a constructive approach, developing motivation, possessing an
approachable nature and an amiable attitude and having a pleasant personal appearance. The
advantages of public-speaking skills are, enhancing career prospects; forming an effective
social circle; augmenting information in terms of subjects and concepts; carrying out job
duties in a well-ordered manner; promoting community well-being and leading to up-
gradation of one’s overall living conditions. Finally, it can be stated, public-speaking skills
are vital in personal and professional lives of individuals.
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