How do I start a Career in Public Speaking?

October 09, 2019

I find a Career in Public Speaking very interesting. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Public Speaking, while I want to first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Public Speaking. In my quest to learn more about a Career in Public Speaking, I found this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20170831-0004/Others/Speaking/Career-in-Public-Speaking/english

Rahul Bhatnagar's professional point of view!

With 12 years of professional experience, Rahul Bhatnagar understands Public Speaking. Rahul Bhatnagar has worked in Public Speaking as Public Speaker in Shaping Speakers. In Rahul Bhatnagar's own words, this is how Rahul Bhatnagar got into Public Speaking: "I did my schooling and further studies from Dehradun. After completing my studies I started Public Speaking in 2005 and I have been doing Public Speaking all over the world." I searched Rahul Bhatnagar on Google and found this profile: https://www.lifepage.in/page/rahulbhatnagar

Career Video on Public Speaking

In a video, Rahul Bhatnagar has talked about various aspects of a Career in Public Speaking. Rahul Bhatnagar started by explaining Public Speaking as: "Public speaking (also called oratory or oration) is the process or act of performing a speech to a live audience. This type of speech is deliberately structured with three general purposes to inform, to persuade and to entertain." I watched the full video and I absolutely loved it.

I found the video unique because it talked about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Public Speaking and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Public Speaking. Rahul Bhatnagar touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

Knowledge
Stories
Quotes
Culture

Skills are the most important factor determining success in a particular Career.
Rahul Bhatnagar then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Public Speaking:

Confidence
Positive Belief System
Making Conversation
Thinking On Your Foot
Breaking Reluctance
Convincing
Innovation
Making Connections

There are great positives of this Career.
Rahul Bhatnagar believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Public Speaking:

Fame
Inspiring Others
Travelling
Monetary Benefits
Impact

Challenges are the other side of Positives and this Career is no exception.
And, Rahul Bhatnagar believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Public Speaking:

Selling Yourself
Updating Yourself
Facing Criticism
Content Creation
Homework

In the final section of the video Rahul Bhatnagar talks about How a day goes in a Career in Public Speaking. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Public Speaking, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20170831-0004

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