What’s the hardest part of public speaking for you?
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and thinking about what makes people good communicators.
At work, when I look at high-level directors, I wonder what really separates them from me. Maybe it’s experience, maybe education, maybe confidence. But honestly, I think a huge part of it is communication.
You can be smart and hardworking, but if you freeze or struggle to explain your thinking clearly, it can hold you back.
For me, two things that have helped are improv classes and recording myself on video, then playing it back to hear how I actually sound.
I’m curious, what’s the hardest part of public speaking or speaking under pressure for you?
Is it freezing, rambling, sounding nervous, losing your point, getting judged, or not knowing what to say fast enough?
That interest led me to build an iPhone app for short speaking practice. It uses quick spoken prompts and feedback to help you practice being clear under pressure. It’s still in development, but it’s free to test.
If anyone wants to try it and give feedback, I’ll put the TestFlight link in the comments. Thanks