Characteristics Of A Good Public Speaker

Characteristics Of A Good Public Speaker

I saw on TV the other day that some little dictator in some little country (I can't remember which of either) had spoken for FOUR HOURS! Geez! The only way you could make ME listen to anybody speak for FOUR HOURS is to point a gun at me. Come to think of it, maybe that's what happened. Now, just because this little dictator spoke and the crowd stayed doesn't mean that anybody actually listened to this guy rave on for FOUR HOURS.

My point is that the first characteristic of a good public speaker is that they are well organized and they can say what they want to say in a short period of time. They don't need to backtrack or repeat themselves if they are any good. They get it said the first time, and they sure wouldn't need four hours to do it. I could summarize "War and Peace" in a lot less than four hours.

This little dictator didn't know that "brevity is a virtue," so he probably didn't follow any of the other tried-and-true characteristics of effective public speaking, either.

One of the characteristics of a good public speaker is that their opening remarks will get the audience's attention and make them want to hear what else the speaker has to say. The best ones will begin with a question, an outlandish proposition, or a funny story.

Another characteristic of a good public speaker is that they hold the points that they are making down to three or four at the most. They make ONE speech at a time. They don't try to impart every detail of their philosophy in one speech.

The final characteristic of a good public speaker is that they know the importance of ending a speech strong. They "hit the nail on the head," and their parting words are memorable.

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