{"id":22,"date":"2020-07-10T20:22:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=22"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:23:20","slug":"why-it-matters-introduction-to-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/chapter\/why-it-matters-introduction-to-public-speaking\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Introduction to Public Speaking","rendered":"Why It Matters: Introduction to Public Speaking"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3806\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5348\/2020\/07\/25171240\/speaking2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A woman speaking into a microphone at a lunch event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Whether you're speaking to one person or an audience of thousands, whether you're saying a few words off the cuff or delivering a carefully prepared keynote, your work, school and personal life will provide countless opportunities to practice your public speaking skills. If this thought fills you with dread, you've come to the right place.\r\n\r\nThe best way to become a more confident speaker is to replace fear, uncertainty, and avoidance with knowledge and strategy. That's one of the things we'll tackle in this module. If you find yourself energized and excited at the thought of sharing your thoughts in public, you've also come to the right place. 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