It is never easy to speak in front of a large group. It may get easier over time but I don’t think that anyone can go to speak in public and be completely calm. Still, public speaking is an incredibly important quality. I was recently at the elections of one of clubs that I am involved with. One of the candidates bravely stood in front of the crowd and delivered his message as to why we should vote for him. The problem was that I could not understand anything that he was saying. He was mumbling and speaking very quickly and so I couldn’t hear a thing. I felt bad because this candidate could have been suggesting the best policies and the best message for our club, but I had no way of knowing.
While I strained to hear what the candidate was saying, I felt terrible because I knew that there was no way that I could vote for him because I could not hear what he was saying. I had no way of knowing what direction he was suggesting for the club.
After observing this candidate speak I truly came to appreciate the importance of the delivery of a speech. This candidate put himself forward and ran for a position that he was clearly passionate about but his difficulties in delivery cost him my vote.
Obviously the most important thing in a speech is to be able to understand and hear the person because otherwise the speech basically does not exist. That is a really hard situation =/
ReplyDeleteOh no poor him! This must have been hard for both you and the candidate because he (obviously) has trouble public speaking and you (because of his mumbling) could not hear his core values, platform, etc. and thus (as you said) could not vote for him. Seriously a lose-lose situation. I question his decision to be in politics if he has this problem.
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