Section 3
What You Can Accomplish with Public Speaking
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Summary of the Benefits of Public Speaking
Public speaking can enrich the speaker's personal and professional life, and also provide opportunities to influence the outside world.
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Personal Benefits of Public Speaking
Public speaking has great personal benefits, such as building self-esteem, honing critical thinking skills, and presenting networking opportunities.
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Career Benefits: Advancement
Public speaking is a great tool for career advancement because it provides opportunities to impress the boss, seek publicity, and network.
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External Benefits: Influence the World Around You
Public speaking skills can be used to influence the world through public leadership and in personal day-to-day applications.
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Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation
While public speaking and conversation share many similarities, they are in fact two very different forms of communication.