- General Purpose: To Inform/ Persuade the Audience
- Specific Purpose: By the end of the speech, the audience will agree that completing public speaking has psychological, professional, and social benefits.
- Introduction: Greetings! Today, I would like to emphasize why every student should complete a public speaking class.
- Attention-getter/Grabber: self-confidence, communication, and career advancement
- Thesis Sentence: Public speaking skills not only improve one’s ability to communicate in front of an audience but has profound psychological, professional, and social benefits as well.
- Preview Main Points: I would like to state that I will address why public speaking skills are essential for one’s psychological well-being. Next, I will address the professional implications of having such competencies, followed by noticeable social benefits.
Body
What do most people imagine when they hear a public speech? My suspicion is that the first emotion that comes to a person’s mind is fear. Essentially, public speaking can be defined as the art of effective oral communication with an audience. There are a range of often overlooked benefits of having solid public speaking skills, which makes it an essential class to take if one has an opportunity to do so. Firstly, mastering public speaking means mastering the fear of the audience, which massively boosts one self-confidence. It is evident that most charismatic leaders can be described as confident regardless if we agree with them or not.
Secondly, public speaking skills carry enormous social benefits through improved communication. It is important to note public speaking is not solely dependent on oral communication because body language, tone, flow, and orderliness of information are vital as well. All of these skills are easily translated into any social occasion and interaction, which enables a superior communicative approach. Thirdly, the usefulness of public speaking abilities in one’s career cannot be overstated. Any career advancement ultimately leads to some form of managerial role, which relies on soft skills more than technical ones, among which public speaking carries significant weight.
Conclusion
In summary, public speaking has psychological, professional, and social benefits manifested in self-confidence, career advancement, and communication, respectively.