Public Speaking: What It Really Is & How To Leverage Its Power

Public speaking is a subject that has many myths and misconceptions associated with it.

In this public speaking training article, I'm going to separate fact from fiction, rumor from truth, and reality from fantasy.

First let's get one thing straight: public speaking is not, repeat not, speech making.

To be clear, speech making falls under the category of public speaking and not vice versa.

The important point to grasp here is that people have a common misconception that if they do some kind of presentation, then they are "making a speech".

That's just not true and you'll see why in just a moment.

Second, let's be clear that public speaking is also not necessarily making a presentation.

Just like speech making, making presentations falls under the broad category of public speaking and not the other way around.

IMPORTANT: in case you're wondering why these distinctions are important, it's because the fear many people have about public speaking is exactly because they don't understand these critical distinctions.

ALSO IMPORTANT: because this particular public speaking training is geared toward business owners, entrepreneurs, and business professionals, please see my other public speaking training articles if you're looking for info about doing wedding or other speeches, or if you're looking for info solely on making business

Now on to the heart of the matter of this public speaking training article:

Business owners, entrepreneurs, and business professionals - you need to read the following several times until it sinks into your DNA (yes, it's that serious):

Public speaking is nothing more than an advertising media.

When you fully "get" that last sentence, your business life is going to change and change forever.

This is so very critical for you to understand, I'm going to repeat it just in case:

Public speaking is nothing more than an advertising media.

And, it's the best, most powerful advertising media that exists or will ever exist - yes, even more powerful than the Internet.

When you go out and talk about your business, product, service, cause or issue, people get a chance to know you, like you, believe you, and trust you.

And in case you didn't know this, people BUY from people they like, believe, and trust.

n added benefit of public speaking as advertising media is the very real fact that when you speak, people see you as the expert.

This is not to be glossed over or underestimated.

You cannot get people to like, believe, or trust you with any other form of advertising or marketing for the simple fact that when you do public speaking as advertising, you are right there in front of people where they will (and I do mean will) form an opinion about you right there on the spot.

They will decide right then and there if they like you, believe you, and trust you. Next, you should read my articles on how to create persuasive presentations.