Ivan Misner, founder of BNI, discusses the importance of public speaking for networking on his recent post, Afraid of Public Speaking? Ivan reminds us that public speaking is a great way to build up our network.
While public speaking can be a nerve racking experience, it is very important that you to do this activity for the following reasons:
1. It will show people that you are a subject matter expert
2. It will provide you with exposure to many people
3. It will help you become a more confident speaker in front of various types of groups and individuals
4. It is an opportunity to reach out to your existing network and invite them to your talk
5. It will help you combat your fear of public speaking
What other reasons is public speaking good for networking?
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hi there,
I just thought of dropping these lines to add something to the helpful mentioned ideas.every public speaker has to bear in mind that
as a humain being,no one on the face of the earth can proclaim that he or she doesn't feel afraid of standing in front of a crowd.my point here is that feeling a fraid in such setuation is something purely natural,so we cannot triumph over it,the only alternative that is left for us is to learn how to speak in public while we are afraid.
Posted by: public speaking | August 04, 2008 at 06:04 AM
Nice thoughts. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jason | August 04, 2008 at 11:34 AM