Public Speaking: Reflection Report on Skills, Benefits and Practices

This report reflects on the concept and practice of public speaking, discussing its importance in personal and professional development. It highlights the benefits of public speaking, such as building confidence, overcoming insecurities, and enhancing critical thinking skills. The report emphasizes the significance of audience engagement, message delivery, and awareness training to improve public speaking abilities. It references the work of Spieler and Miltenberger (2017) on awareness training and Barnard (2017) on the benefits of public speaking. The report also underscores the importance of understanding the audience, adapting the message, and maintaining flexibility to effectively communicate and influence. The student has prepared this report for their professional development and provides insight into how to become a better public speaker.

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REFLECTION ON PUBLIC SPEAKING......................................................................................1
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REFLECTION ON PUBLIC SPEAKING
From the concept of public speaking, I understood that it is the medium to design and
deliver a information or message to public audience. It is great way to build personal
development at various level (Barnard, 2017). It encourages me to get out from my comfort zone
as well as sign up to speak at any event. Effective skills of public speaking assist in
understanding about any topic as it indicate critical thinking skills, poise, professionalism and
creativity that are valuable for me to speak in public having proper knowledge about the topic.
Speaking in public helps me to build credibility and about the event in better ways. It boost my
confidence level and overcoming from insecurities, fears, etc which accompany me to empower
my public speaking. With proper understanding about public speaking, I find that I am being
able to speak in public for influencing the world near me, becoming thought leader that results in
having knowledge for the topic. Engaging in public speaking at good places also helps me to
meet other people that shares their interest and assist me to improve my understanding for topic.
These can be improved through awareness training programs as well as considering the audience
for whom the message is intended for and learning as much as possible about listeners that can
help in determining my choices of words, organising pattern of message and choices of words for
the topic (Spieler and Miltenberger, 2017). Another way through which my public speaking can
be improved is by keeping attention on audience and gauging their reactions in order to adjust
the message as well as staying flexible.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Spieler, C. and Miltenberger, R., 2017. Using awareness training to decrease nervous habits
during public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 50(1). pp.38-47.
Online:
Barnard, D., 2017. What are benefits of public speaking. [Online]. Available through:
<https://virtualspeech.com/blog/what-are-the-benefits-of-public-speaking> [Accessed:
August 24, 2020]
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