Why Are Public Speaking Skills So Important For Students in Indonesia?

Are you a student in Indonesia who is still shy about speaking in public? If so, it seems this post is for you. Talking about public speaking, do you know if it turns out that the average ability of people in Indonesia is still rated lower in public speaking than in other countries, though that skills keep increasing? That was stated by a practitioner named Nitesh Gianchandani in 2015. Public speaking skills are no longer a common thing for some people in Indonesia. So, What is the cause of the low public speaking skills in Indonesia? Why is it so important? And How to improve our public speaking skills to be better?

Firstly, one of the biggest causes is self-confidence in some individuals. Some of them still lack self-confidence so they are embarrassed to convey their ideas. And in the end, the ideas could not be conveyed. According to Muhammad Agus Muljanto: 2014, the factor that causes a person to be insecure is that they are afraid of failure, want to always succeed, and are afraid to fail sometimes even making that fear even bigger. Failing to convey ideas and being afraid of their ideas is unacceptable to many people. So that's what makes them uncomfortable in public speaking.

Then, how important is the public speaking ability for students in Indonesia? Public speaking for students in Indonesia is important. Nowadays, all students have to be proficient in public speaking, because most of the world of work requires public speaking skills. According to Devi Lianovanda: 2022, the public speaking ability can expand networking and can also be a good opportunity to build new relationships to open up various opportunities. Thus, public speaking is very useful for the career development of students in the field of work later.

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Now, let's discuss some ways to practice public speaking skills. According to Devi Lianovanda: 2022, one way is to master the material to be delivered. So, before speaking in public, make sure we understand the topic of the material being discussed, so that when conveying ideas, we can convey them well so that listeners can catch them. 

Mastering the material certainly makes us have to think critically and prepare the basics with a lot of vocabulary. In addition, one way to practice it is also by trying to speak in front of a mirror. This sounds strange, but believe me, once you start to be able to look at yourself in the mirror fluently, you will get used to looking at your listeners when you speak in public so that you will be more confident.

So, after knowing that Indonesia has low public speaking skills, now is the time for you as a student who still lacks confidence when speaking in public to start getting used to how to broaden your horizons and practice as often as possible so that your public speaking skills can be beneficial.  Be a plus in the world of your work later.  If not now, then when?  If not us, who else?.

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