And The Best Public Speaker Is.....

March 24, 2011 - PRLog -- What makes a speaker the best? According to professional speaker, Jeff Zelaya it takes "Knowing your material inside and out, a passion about the subject matter that you are presenting on and engaging your audience." The fact is that there is not just one best public speaker. There are many great public speakers in a variety of industries and fields. However, all these speakers share common traits and skills. "Being a great public speaker is a lot about practice. Sure there are some naturally gifted speakers but the majority of speakers become good by constantly practicing their craft."

Many speakers worked on their skills by joining a group like Toastmasters or taking coaching classes from a veteran speaker. Jeff Zelaya who is the owner of http://www.BestPublicSpeaker.com got his start by attending weekly Toastmasters meeting where he was able to practice and get feedback from other speakers that were looking to become better and improve their communication skills. From a humble beginning Jeff is now speaking at Universities, Colleges, Fortune 500 businesses and in groups of somethings 200 plus people. His advice to new professional speakers is "work hard, focus on the opportunity not the money. You want to speak because you love it and want to share your information with others. Do public speaking for all the right reasons."

So what if you don't seek to become a professional motivational speaker can being a good speaker still have you in other aspects of your life. According to exhaustive research public speaking is an important skill that can help many professionals advance in their career. You don't have to be the best but chances are that if you're a good speaker you will have greater opportunities especially with management opportunities. According to a study of employers called Workplace Basics—The Skills
Employers Want, communication skills ranked in the top 5 of most sought after skills you can read more about the other skills that they are looking for here ( http://jeffzelaya.com/2010/11/18/the-skills-employers-want/ ).

"I believe that everyone can be the best public speaker all it takes is commitment to strive and be the best that you can be." shares Jeff. If you are interested in improving your public speaking skills make sure to read The Best Public speaker blog at  http://bestpublicspeaker.com/blog/ .

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