Show Personality through Public Speaking Skills

Cindy Sistyarani, host at Kompas TV gave a seminar with the theme Brand Yourself With Public Speaking in the 4th Anniversary of Kompas Corner at UMN Function Hall on Tuesday (2/5).

Commemorating its fourth birthday, Kompas Corner held a seminar entitled “Brand Yourself with Public Speaking” at the Function Hall of Multimedia Nusantara University (UMN), Tuesday (2/5). The event presented two speakers who worked as hosts on Kompas TV, namely Cindy Sistyarani and Riko Anggara.

“By talking to people, it shows who we are. Public speaking is the art of speaking, it needs talent, but if it is not honed it will not become an expert,” said Cindy Sisyarani.

Speaking, continued Cindy, is the most basic human nature. This is what distinguishes humans from other species. Therefore, the ability to speak should be utilized in any context.

“Public speaking is no different from everyday chatting like we do. For example, when we speak in public, there is value that we give to people.”

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Therefore, he added, there are several ways to be able to communicate well in public, while showing our personality. First, prepare mentally, if we look nervous, it will make ourselves not relaxed.  Second, the material, the information must be clear and understood first. Therefore, research is needed and understood to see a theme or topic from one’s own point of view.

Third, know the audience. We need to know who our audience is. According to Cindy, it will bring us closer to the other person and the audience becomes aware of what to discuss.

“If we understand what we are saying, it will make us more relaxed. If something comes from the heart, then usually we will also be more relaxed to deal with it, “he explained. (*)

by: Christoforus Ristianto – Universitas Multimedia Nusantara News Service

Kuliah di Jakarta untuk jurusan program studi Teknik Informatika | Sistem Informasi | Sistem Komputer | Akuntansi|Manajemen|Ilmu Komunikasi | Desain Komunikasi Visual, di Universitas Multimedia Nusantara. www.umn.ac.id