Public Speaking Tips from a Public Speaking Coach – Learn from an Actor
Apr 21st, 2008 by Pete Miller
One of the best public speaking tips I can give as a public speaking coach is to learn from an Actor. An Actor has studied communication and acting is one of the oldest forms of communication. It has been studied as a communicative art for two or three thousand years
The Greeks and the Romans were beautiful communicators. They had the ability to stand in a large open air auditorium and communicate. They had no lights, no stage, no PowerPoint slides and no microphones. They had to contend with elements such as wind or rain, but they could still make 3000 people cry. Not too many people have communication skills like that these days.
I went to acting school to learn to be an actor. I studied acting for three years. In the very first week of the course we studied the Greeks and Romans. We studied this for a few months. Those few months changed how I communicate today. I was amazed at how well the Greek and Romans communicated.
From that first year in acting school I knew that I wanted to communicate this to the rest of the world. So be selective who you get the public speaking advice from. Look at the person’s background and question if they have learned the art of communication.
While I have many public speaking tips that I give my clients as a professional public speaking coach, one of the best public speaking tips I can give you is learn from the actors as they understand the art of communication.
i agree with you, being a good communicator is one of the most important parts that you should develop in order to gain your audience’s emotions.