Broaden Your Scope, Become a Guest Speaker
Obviously public speaking isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it is an amazing skill to possess, one, we all have to work on to perfect. Becoming a guest speaker is a great way to get your confidence up, refine your pitching skills and raise your profile.
Whether it’s at your nephew’s school career day, charity function or teaching institution preparing a speech for others forces you to refine what you do allocating it to a poignant sentence or two.
It makes you have to practice your introduction speech and think of inspirational things about your line of work that inevitably will jog your memory about why you’re in this line of work in the first place.
A great place to look for opportunities for guest speaking is at craigslist.org also search for institutions that specialize in your field. Offer your time and expertise for a one off talk/meet and greet. The benefits far outweigh any nerves you may get.
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