Brian Tracy presents a short YouTube monologue outlining three core components to improve public speaking: (1) choose a subject you deeply care about, (2) prepare thoroughly for each talk, and (3) practice repeatedly and critique yourself (record and review audio/video). He emphasizes caring about the subject as foundational, rigorous preparation, and honest self-critique via recordings; closes with a brief CTA to like and subscribe.
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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy. There are three components you must know in order to improve your presentation skills for better public speaking. When someone asks me how he can build effective communication skills and improve his public speaking, I quote to him the words of Albert Hubbard, who said, the only way to learn to speak is to speak and speak and speak and speak and speak and speak and speak. And while it's true that the only way to become good at anything is by repetition over and over until it becomes second nature, there are many things that you can do to be more effective speaking in front of audiences. The starting point in the art of public speaking is to pick a subject that you really care about. It's to think through the subjects that have had an extraordinary impact on you, the subjects that you would like to share with others because you intensely feel that others could benefit from your knowledge. With this, you have a springboard or off of which you can leap into your first public talk. The second part of public speaking is preparation for effective communication. Preparation is more important than anything else except caring about your subject. It's not unusual for a person to spend many hours and days and even weeks preparing for a single talk. If the first two parts of successful public speaking are caring and preparing, the third part is practicing and improving your presentation skills. If you have a tape recorder or player or video camera, record yourself giving the talk from beginning to end. Then listen to it or watch it and make notes on how you could make it better. If you're using a video camera, look into the camera and use the same facial expressions and the same body gestures that you would use if you were speaking directly to someone that you like. When you critique yourself, be very hard on yourself. Remember, the more honest and objective you can be about how you come across to others, the faster you will build effective communication skills for success. Practice makes perfect and perfect practice makes it even more perfect. If you practice consistently, you will find that your presentation skills have dramatically improved over time. Remember, your ability to speak effectively in front of people can do more to advance your career and your life than perhaps any other skill you can develop. Thank you for viewing this video on improving your speaking skills. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my YouTube channel.
