My prototype of an ideal public speaker

In every sphere of activities there are people that we admire and everyone needs someone to look up to. We imagine those individuals as masters of their craft, because they possess all required skills, talents, features of character and so on. Thus, in public speaking there is an ideal orator who can impress the audience by his extraordinary speech and make them feel excited about it. Personally, when I think of such orators I cannot help but remember genius people of Ancient Greek and Rome with their white clothing. However, let us dive deeper and find out what a perfect public speaker should be like.

First of all, I reckon that one should be confident and have charisma to give a successful talk in front of a public. A real professional evokes various emotions- from sympathy to happiness. Eventually, nobody is left indifferent. It means that one has not be embarrassed or afraid of people who listen to him. On the contrary, it is advisable to interact with them with the help of asking them some questions. Moreover, it is possible to learn more about the background of some significant representatives of the audience to prove that you have something in common with them. For example, if a speaker deals with teenagers he should be familiar with their psychological characteristics and with the latest trends or news that are interesting for young generation. 

Secondly, a perfect public speaker tells interesting stories and his speeches are never boring. The speech must not be pointless it has to have a message. It can be entertaining, it can be a serious talk, but anyway it should teach others something important. Moreover, another peculiarity of an ideal orator is the logical structure and composition of his speech. One should organize the information he wants to share with in a logical manner according to the topic. Additionally, repetition of important messages many times, emphasis of main ideas during a public speech is vital for a better understanding of its essence by listeners.  

Thirdly, providing good examples is crucial. They have to be accurate and they should help a speaker to describe different situations or notions to the audience in a clear way. Using visual aid or such attention catchers as asking rhetorical questions, telling small stories, making bold statements are necessary for keeping a public interested.

Fourthly, I guess it is needless to say that the quality of a speech itself should be on a high level of a perfect public speaker. He uses rich vocabulary, clearly articulates all the words he pronounces, changes his voice, makes pauses when it is necessary. There must not be any grammatical mistakes or too many fillers in a speech. Obviously, one should use methods of non-verbal communication to look natural in front of the audience. An ideal orator always keeps his eye contact with people who listen to him, uses gestures and different appropriate facial expressions, controls his movements and body language in general. His posture is strong and firm, however, he does not stand in the same place throughout the whole speech. He can walk closer to the audience to draw more attention. As for appearance, it should look neat.

Fifthly, I suppose time management is one of the key factors to success in any field of work including in public speaking. It is vital to be able to talk at the exact given amount of time without making any long speeches. Otherwise, the audience will get bored and they will think that a speaker does not respect them. It involves a good preparation of a performance at home.

And last but not least, a perfect public speaker is flexible and he can adapt to different situations easily if something goes differently from what he planned. 

Here is the picture that shows how I view an ideal orator: 

He looks very open to people and it seems that he does not have problems with his self-esteem. He attracts others by his amiability and charisma.

That is it for today’s post, thank you for reading it. Does my description of a perfect public speaker have much in common with yours? Let me know, please! I will be glad if you leave some comments down below.