How I Got Better at Public Speaking
Summary
Get Better Through Practice: When I started my YouTube channel, the videos were terrible. But I improved by doing more of them. Just like in sports, getting better at something, whether it's sales or creating content, requires practice and repetition.
Be Authentic: I find it easier to get on camera and create content when I am being myself. It's important to be honest and open because pretending to be someone else or talking about things you don't understand will make it harder.
Stay Within Your Expertise: I never talk about topics I’m not knowledgeable about. Always ensure that you have something useful and true to share. It's okay to admit if there is something you don't know.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest implementing some easy and low-cost strategies to improve in business or personal growth. Start by practicing consistently. Whether it's sales, creating content, or any other skill, you need to keep doing it to get better. Don't be afraid if your first attempts aren't great. Just like I did with my YouTube videos, it’s all about practice and repetition.
A good way of doing this is to set a regular schedule for practice. For a small business owner, this might mean practicing your sales pitch daily or creating a short video each week. The key is consistency, even if you only do a little bit at a time.
Another important tip is to be authentic. When you are genuine, people can sense it, and it makes your content or business interactions more relatable. Don’t try to be someone you’re not or talk about things you don’t understand. This will make it easier to create content or engage with customers because you're just being you.
Lastly, stay within your expertise. Don't try to cover topics you don't know well. If a customer or audience member asks about something outside your expertise, it's okay to say you don’t know. This honesty builds trust and shows that you are reliable. Stick to what you know and keep learning in those areas to provide the most value.
Full Transcript
honestly I just started doing it go look at my YouTube channel Lea horos on YouTube and go look at the first few videos I have guys it's atrocious you just it's just reps it's like being like Oh how do I get better at sales and it's like well how many times have you sold it's like not many it's like okay you just keep going like you just need to get reps like in anything at life whether it's like baseball football gymnastics like anything it's just about reps same goes for content in my opinion I feel like I can show up on things when I feel like I'm myself in my content I'm honest I have nothing to hide I think it would be difficult if I felt like I was trying to pose as somebody that I'm not talk about something I don't know about or just like try to position myself as an expert when I was not like I'm not ever going to talk about anything that I don't feel like I actually have something useful to say for people
