Public Speaking is Like Swimming? How?

A few days back while having a coaching session # 1 with a new coaching participant of mine, he asked me: “Bishal, can you tell me something about Public Speaking? What do you compare Public Speaking with?”

I told him: “Public Speaking is just like swimming.”

There was a pause.

And then I heard: “But how?”

I went on and taught him. For next 5 minutes, I shared with him 4 reasons why I know for sure that Public Speaking can logically be compared with swimming. And here they are:

1. Public Speaking and Swimming need practice: Nothing comes so easy. It takes real work and practice to get good at- whether Public Speaking or Swimming. You may like other speakers or swimmers & their “talent”, but what you may not realize is that they prepare hundreds of hours before getting to the level of EXCELLENCE. How much do you practice as a speaker? Do you think you need no practice? Think again.

2. Public Speaking and Swimming need Practical Experiences: One feedback I keep receiving from a lot of my Present Like a Champ Graduates is that they love the kind of practical experience I bring in to the events. Frankly, you can’t learn Public Speaking by just reading this blog, just like you can’t become a great swimmer just by reading a book on swimming. You have to get some real-life practical experiences in order to go to a level where people say: “WOW!”

3. Public Speaking and Swimming require a Coach who can guide you: I always tell people that if you want to go further and fast, always go with someone who has been where you want to be. What I mean by that is that you need a coach to guide you and train you, and continuously give you positive and challenging feedback to help you grow as a speaker.

An experienced coach will always share their perspective and help you achieve your goals in 12 days what you alone couldn’t achieve in 12 months. Champion swimmers have coaches. Champion communicators have coaches. Who is coaching you?

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4. People always recognize the performance in Public Speaking and Swimming: In sports and Public Speaking, none cares about your home work. They care about your performance.

When swimmers perform well, people clap. When you speak & present with HIGH level of confidence, people will clap and become your fan. When you are afraid of Public Speaking and don’t know how to put your point across in the best way possible, you will lose people. People won’t trust you. You will lose your promotion. You will lose respect. Does that make sense to you?

There you go. 4 reasons why I know Public Speaking is just like swimming. If you like this article, feel free to put your comments below and share with your friends and two of your best friends. If you want to have a FREE No-Obligation, No-Risk, High-Value Discovery Session (25 minutes) with me where I can evaluate your speaking skills and give you some great tips, click here to register:

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About the author: Bishal Sarkar, popularly known as “The Excellence Guy”, is called the best motivational speaker of Bangalore India. Bishal is the creator of “Present like a Champ Boot Camp” (The Best Public Speaking Course in Bangalore) where he teaches the participants the step-by-step easy-to-follow process of public speaking success. He regularly speaks to professionals, youth groups, corporate groups, and trains people from various walks of life and brings out the excellence within them. As the author of the book “I Love Public Speaking”, Bishal now teaches professionals how to overcome fear of public speaking and deliver powerful presentations using the proven formula of speaking & presentation success, through his public speaking courses & Presentation skills courses in Bangalore. He also helps aspiring speakers by teaching them How to become a motivational speaker in India. People say that he has designed the best presentation skills classes & public speaking workshops in Bangalore. For enrolling in Bishal Sarkar’s “Present like a Champ Boot Camp”, call us on +91-88803-61526.

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