How would you define public speaking? Let’s examine some definitions of public speaking:
Public speaking is making a speech before a large audience in a formal setting in which you, the speaker, display your talents for eloquence and oratory.
Public speaking is communicating ideas using words and actions so that others know what is going on in your head.
Public speaking is an art of facing a group of people and communicating your thoughts and feelings through effective speech.
Public speaking is direct communication with an audience: the creation of an idea in other minds through the stimulation of words, facial expressions, and movements.
Personality is one factor that constitutes effective public speaking. Personality: It is impossible to make interesting speakers out of uninteresting people. Only people with an interesting personality make good speakers. For this reason, personality is a factor that we cannot ignore in the formation of a person as a speaker, since his personality determines his speech.
If we are to define personality, we can say that it is the sum total of all our physical, mental, and emotional traits. Personality is not a matter of height, color, shape, etc., but a development of all the traits of an individual.
Through speech, we express our individual personality, our total self. As we speak, others see, hear, sense, and feel our personality. What we say carries the imprint of our sympathies, prejudices, passions, fears, and aspirations as it filters through our inner being on the way to expression. Our spontaneous speech reveals our mental states and our emotional attitudes, our upbringing and our level of education. Therefore, speech reveals our personality.
In order for you to become an interesting and attractive personality, consider the essential PERSONALITY factor in cultivating the necessary characteristics or traits of a successful speaker:
Personal cleanliness. The speaker’s appearance has a lot to do with how well he will be received by his audience. Even in simple conversations, his outward appearance affects his simple conversations, his outward appearance affects his listeners. For this reason, he should pay close attention to his personal appearance when he engages in public speaking. Consider these questions as a guide to good preparation:
As a speaker, is your dress appropriate for the occasion?
Are you clean and comfortable?
Do you choose clothing that establishes basic similarities with your audience so that they feel comfortable and comfortable with you?
