Why You Should Love Public Speaking

If you don’t love public speaking, we think there’s something wrong with you.

There. Now we’re all on honest ground. And sure, some among you will think, “Of course you think that. You’re in the business.” That’s exactly right. We’re biased. But it’s on purpose. We chose presentations because they change the world.

Think about it: big deals, major funding, important lectures, social and political change…everything that really matters is presented, constantly. Presentations are how we, as people, influence and communicate. PowerPoint may have stigmatized the most recent decades of this biological predilection for presenting, but you know it’s been reality ever since the first caveman stood up before Grog, Thad and Ungh and used crushed berries to draw out exactly how they were going to slay that mammoth while avoiding the saber-toothed tiger whose lair was nearby. When the stakes are high, people stand up and present.

Fact is, if people are wiling to listen, you’ve got something to say. And if you aren’t sure what that is yet, you need to figure it out because as long as there’s an audience, you’ve got a shot at changing at least your world if not the world. That’s where it starts, anyway: believe in yourself enough to create the life you want, and out of the credibility and authority you gain from that trajectory, you suddenly have bigger and bigger opportunities to influence and guide history. Some people take this very far; others just change the history of a little niche. Both are OK, because we get results that line up with our expectations for ourselves and the world around us. What you get is what you wanted.

Why should you love public speaking? Because you should believe in your vision of the world enough to make it reality, and if you want to make visions reality, you have to sell those visions to others and bring them along. Influence doesn’t come from money; influence comes from caring more than anyone else, and being willing to stand up and talk about it. So if you don’t just hunger for opportunities to get up and speak, we think it’s time to reassess: what is it you want to change in your world, or in the world?

If you decide to change your world, you’ll be in the minority. That’s why it’s more probable than you might think that you could succeed in making your vision a reality. So what are you waiting for?

Question: What do you think is the one reality, professionally or more broadly, that does not line up with your vision for how the world ought to be? If you know how it should be, how can you do something about it?





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