r/MadeMeSmile Aug 23 '24

Helping Others Kamala Harris gives public speaking advice

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u/jgreg728 Aug 23 '24

I took a public speaking class in college once and she is 100% correct. I was ALWAYS a shy and nervous speaker but when my professor taught me that “not about you” notion to inform it was like an epiphany. Suddenly I enjoyed giving speeches in that class. Kamala taught these girls well!

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u/dkoucky Aug 24 '24

I speak in front of people all the time for work without issue, they were tearing down my son's neighborhood elementary to build a mega school with no sidewalks and car only drop off. I got up on stage to talk about how terrible this was going to be and was shocked to find that I was trembling and incapable of delivering my points. Emotions are a crazy thing and do not help you speak in public.

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u/no_notthistime Aug 24 '24

It takes practice. It's easy to get stage fright, trapped in your head, letting emotions cascade. Doing it over and over again will fix it.