The Past Of Public Speaking
Hello and welcome. It’s a fact that public speaking has been around for centuries and probably even thousands of years. You may not know that some experts believe that public speaking is a huge reason to the human race development through time and our ability to be social beings.
It is interesting to know that public speaking has almost been handed down to us from our ancestors. In the olden days chiefs and well respected members of the community would pass down information through story telling to the younger generations.
You may find it interesting to know that legend has it that the ancient Egyptians even wrote passages on public speaking, you could call it a manual.
It’s exciting when you realise that public speaking isn’t just localised to one country. It has actually been around in every country on the planet throughout history.
One of the forefounders of public speaking as we know it was a man who lived in Athens in the period of 300 BC. His name was Demosthenes. His passion was public speaking yet he was sort of held back by the fact he had a speech impediment.
A story about him says that he was so determined to be a public speaker that he places several small stones in his mouth for a couple of weeks to try and cure his problem and when he took the stones out he could talk perfectly normal and went on to be one of the most famous speakers of his time.
Many people have a fear of public speaking. It can be quite daunting but some experts in the field say that the best way to get over your fear is to face it. And that’s possibly the best way when it comes to public speaking. At the end of the day what’s the worst that could happen? If people are taking the time to listen to you then you must have something worthwhile to say.
The United States has also had several famous speakers. The two most famous that come to mind are Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. There have been others but they are the two most notable ones. Martin Luther King is probably the most famous speaker in history with his “I have a dream” speech which almost everyone on the planet knows.
Throughout history there have been tons of famous speakers who’s speeches will be remembered for hundreds of thousands of years to come. Winston Churchill was responsible for several great speeches.
A great speech has the ability to make a person a legend that will be remembered forever. Public speaking is history in the making and something that I hope shall continue for a long time to come.
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