What Are the Characteristics of an Effective Public Speaker?
Effective public speakers are relaxed, well-practiced, descriptive and personable with their audience. They also tend to be well-prepared, often having rehearsed their speech using visualization techniques.
The best public speakers typically assign more value to effectiveness in communication than they do to perfection. In other words, when they make a mistake, their reaction will be to carry on with their speech regardless, prioritizing fluency, unless the mistake could impact people’s comprehension.
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