Certification

Training Workshop

Public speaking

Debate Club

Why students in the University of Cambodia must take Public Speaking or Debate Club?

For many students seeking a job, the first important presentation they deliver might be to the “job interview” but it’s really a presentation. Success rides on their presentation outshining the competition.
In most organizations day-to-day business entails teamwork. That means presenting to your team or on behalf of your team. Career growth necessitates presenting your ideas to others. And if you want to be promoted you need to train others to handle your old job. If you want to fast track your career, volunteer to work on projects and deliver more presentations.
Business leaders are often expected to present their message with confidence and clarity to staff, clients, partners, investors and sometimes the public. Millions of dollars can ride on these presentations.
The financial cost of stress to organizations is huge. Work related stress can be demoralizing to staff, management and executives. Effective presentation skills reduce miscommunication, which is likely the biggest cause of work related stress. Better presentation skills also reduces the stress on presenters which means they will be more willing to present and be more effective with their communication. Become a better presenter and you will become a better communicator.
Many presentations take too long and thus waste time because the presenter was trying to fill the time period. Better presenters get their message across in less time because they respect time, focus on the message and use the most effective techniques to communicate. Better presenters can deliver their 30 minute presentation in 5 minutes or 90 seconds when needed. Better presenters also save time while preparing because they prepare their presentation more efficiently. They know where they are going and how to get there faster.
Every cause needs a leader. Every leader needs to be able to stand up and deliver a clear and inspiring message. The team and followers will often judge the leader and the cause on the presentation skills of that spokesperson. It might seem unfair, but we will often judge you, your organization and your product on how you, your staff or executive delivered a presentation. We will tend to remember the extremes, really bad or really good. Remember that our perception is relative to how everyone else presented.
Better presentations don’t guarantee you success but they improve your chances of success. For these reasons you can see why effective public speaking skills are important to your success.