I've been glued to a desk doing audit work for the last two years (since I finished college). No public speaking whatsoever. Even in college, when we got the class syllabus, I always circled the dates when I had to do presentations. I usually get through them ok but I grade myself as a mediocre public speaker at best. It's definitely stressful and I usually always forget parts of my presentation because I rush through them. But now for my new job, I will be expected to be the expert in the room and cannot rush through presentations. In fact I will probably have to do Q and A at the end of every monthly meeting. Rooms will be filled with anywhere from 10 to 60 people.
One thing I've learned over the years of presentations during college was that the better you know the material you are presenting, the more comfortable you will be with public speaking. The second thing is start with a joke.
Any other advice or anecdotes of people who switched jobs from zero public speaking to a lot of public speaking?
One thing I've learned over the years of presentations during college was that the better you know the material you are presenting, the more comfortable you will be with public speaking. The second thing is start with a joke.
Any other advice or anecdotes of people who switched jobs from zero public speaking to a lot of public speaking?