It is said, "When you can speak, you can make people
think and when you can make people think you can change lives". Spoken
words are indeed much more powerful than written words and they create waves of
influence that lasts longer. Earlier you could speak only to a section of
society or to a small group of individuals but now with digitization the world
is changing. You can upload your video in social media sites or create video
blogs and reach out to the wider audience. Today even the written tutorial
sites are less popular as people prefer to watch videos for learning. Videos
leave a greater and more lasting impact. So, shouldn't we focus on our speaking
abilities? After all it is important to make that perfect client presentation,
raise the perfect toast, make that perfect proposal, give the most convincing answer,
and above all master the speech.
Ever wondered what is so different between us and the
animals? We speak and that is what makes us 'social'. Speaking is the best way
of expressing ourselves, it makes us give a vent to our pent up feelings.
Nothing is more important than speaking your mind. The right words can heal and
the wrong words can kill. Mastering the art of speaking makes us human. And of
course we need to feed ourselves with the right thoughts for the right words
to come out. I think what makes one the best speaker is the amount of valuable
information one has, or the kind of positive effect that gets created, or it
can just be speaking something that makes sense. That makes the difference
between speaking air and speaking substance. This comes from loads of reading
and listening, as well as improving skills. Sometimes you don't even need to do
that. We already have stories that we can talk about or give a speech in an
event or social gathering. It's in the daily stuff, the mundane work, and the
simple pleasures of life. One doesn't have to read a business newspaper to be a
great speaker after all it is rightly said, "There are more things
happening in Heaven and Earth, Horacio than the newspapers report!" We can
all be storytellers as we all have stories about our failures, our achievements
and the lessons learnt. So, the next time we have to speak let’s give a push to
that story in our heart, let’s be ourselves and let us all speak our heart out.
