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Speech of the Week - 04 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Cicero Oliveira   
If you want to follow certain career paths, it is quite hard, sometimes impossible, to be successful without being at least a good public speaker. Some people are natural and feel at ease speaking to either hundreds or five people, they simply seem unfazed.
The rest of us need some training. Of course, there are those of us who will hardly need to speaking in public. But when you choose a career like politics, there is no way you can be successful without being a proficient public speaker.
 
Sometimes the power of your speech raise above your ideas and you can practically convince people to do whatever you want. Most of the times it is all about enthusiasm. Audiences feel thrilled when listening to someone speaking from their heart.
I've watched a fair amount of speechs online (I am a great fan of TED) but I've never seen, actually never thought it would be possible, to turn what could be enthusiasm in something scary.
 
This week's speech is an example of what not to do. Sometimes, having your notes and rehearsing is not enough. You need to learn how to convey your message using the right tone and posture.
 
Check this out:
 
 
For those of you wondering: he didn't get nominated. 
 
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