Public speaking is as important today as it’s ever been and perhaps even more so. When you think about how much impact television has had by transmitting a speech presented before a few hundred people to an audience of millions, it is staggering to consider that a local speech might become national news in a matter of moments.
But, speaking has always been important for several reasons. First, because it can reach a large group of people simultaneously. Second, because it often inspires people to do something. And third, because the speaker has so much at stake, personally, in the speech. In fact, in a recent survey, people were asked to list their greatest fears in life and to rank them. Public speaking was ranked number one—even ahead ...
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