Public Speaking Competition

Public speaking is considered a skill nowadays, because of the fear of judgement and errors in front of an audience. This 'skill' is basically speaking clearly, loudly, and confidently without any utters, fill words, and dead silence. There are people who has a lot to say but they say it through texts, unable to voice it out because of the lack of skill in public speaking. Weirdly, that is a part of public speaking. People with great public speaking skills are looked upon because it shows they are confident and can voice out their ideas better than most people. Having this skill is important especially when having a presentation.

In school, this has now been made into a competition to see those who excel in public speaking. Filipinos generally speak 2 languages, English and Filipino, and some people are not confident about their english speaking skills especially verbally and in front of many people. If it is not clear yet, the competition is in english, which makes it harder to do, to be honest. A few of my classmates in ECE151 has been chosen to compete. They wrote their speeches, gave their best, and surely shaken by the nerve wrecking anticipation of the reuslts. Napoleon Labuson is called as one of the 8 public speaking finalists.

Public speaking should be practiced everyday because it helps us communicate better with our friends and future co-workers. It should not be called a skill, someday it will be called normal human behavior. Yes, it is difficult sometimes but the pay off is undoubtedly comforting. Knowing one could speak his mind and solve problems in a matter of minutes instead of being passive aggressive is a person who can be trusted and befriended.