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S. HauntsPowerful Presentationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8138-3_1

1. Why Public Speaking Is an Important Skill

Stephen Haunts1  
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Stephen Haunts Ltd, Belper, UK
 

Learning how to deliver talks with confidence to an audience is a skill that will have many benefits for both you and your career. A concept that, on the surface, seems so simple can have quite big consequences. In this chapter, we’ll look at the importance of public speaking.

My Story

My adventure in public speaking started in 2014. I had just started writing online training courses for a company called Pluralsight in the United States. Pluralsight is an online training company focused on ...

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