in this video we will explore some of the benefits of studying public speaking
so that you can have a better understanding of why improving your
public speaking skills is a worthwhile endeavor
so why is it that we study public speaking in the first place
many of you if not most of you are taking this class solely because it's a
requirement for your major
so maybe we should ask instead why is this class requirement for my major
well there are three ways in which public speaking can and likely will
benefit your life personal benefits professional benefits and societal
benefits first let's focus on you individually and the personal benefits
the public speaking can bring most immediately public speaking can help you
be successful in college studies show that the skills related to effective
public speaking increased knowledge and retention of information through
research and listening improve critical thinking train your brain to think more
clearly in a structured way improve your listening skills and build confidence in
general public speaking can also help in other courses that require you to give a
presentation or an oral report and let's not forget that the same elements of
communication that make an effective public speaker are the same elements
that make effective interpersonal communicators these skills are
transferable to many other areas of your life as for the professional benefits of
public speaking skills you develop in this course can help you get and keep a
job
public speaking skills are highly transferable to interviewing skills
effective communication skills will also enhance your ability to work effectively
with supervisors co-workers and customers enabling you to keep your job
and possibly even advanced within your organization communication skills are
also universally necessary to be effective in the workplace
regardless of your career field take a moment to consider ways in which public
speaking can benefit you in your career
go ahead I'll wait
if you need more time to answer that question feel free to pause the video
now otherwise let's continue public speaking also carries broader societal
benefits first it's a skill that can help your voice be heard which is vital
in a democratic republic form of government like that of the United
States secondly developing effective public speaking skills can help you
spread awareness on important issues impacting your organization town country
and beyond what if you have a concern about something that is going on at your
child's school and need to speak in front of the school board or you have a
passion for supporting a particular nonprofit organization and are given an
opportunity to address a group or crowd on their behalf take a moment to write
down a list of all the people that you can think of in your community who
regularly give speeches don't list specific names but rather list roles
like teachers politicians etc what impact these people have in the
community
how did the public speaking skills assist them how might developing more
effective public speaking skills allow you to have a similar impact I'll give
you a moment again
if you need more time to answer those questions feel free to pause the video
now otherwise let's continue in this video we explored some of the benefits
of studying public speaking including personal benefits professional benefits
and societal benefits so that you can have a better understanding of why
improving your public speaking skills is a worthwhile endeavor you can check out
some of our other videos for more insight into the public speaking process