To some extent, self-expression is the only way to exercise spiritual strength. This kind of spiritual power may exist in music, on canvas, in speeches, or in the process of selling goods or writing books. However, it must rely on self-expression.
Any reasonable self-expression can stimulate a person's potential and creativity. However, among all the ways of self-expression, only public speaking can exercise a person thoroughly and release all his energy most quickly.
If you don't study the art of expression, especially the art of public speaking, it is very difficult to reach the highest educational level. For people of any age, speaking is the highest degree of self-expression. For young people, no matter what career they want to pursue in the future, whether they are engineers, farmers, businessmen or doctors, they must learn to express themselves.
Giving a speech to the public as much as possible can stimulate a person's potential as quickly and effectively as possible. When a person has to stand and think in front of the public and make an impromptu speech, his ability and skills will be severely tested.
The practice of public speaking, the challenge of using one's quick wits, and the determination to go all out can stimulate all the potential of a person. The sense of strength brought by concentration, emotion and eloquence can inject confidence and courage, and make people ambitious and sharp-edged.
When a person expresses himself, his judgment, his education, his courage and character will be fully displayed like a panorama, and then he will become quick-witted and articulate. The speaker will mobilize all his experience, knowledge, innate and acquired abilities, and he will gather all his strength to express himself so as to win the audience's approval and applause.
As we know, some people have made great achievements through hard work. However, they dare not speak in public, or even speak or move. Otherwise, they are shaking like a bleak autumn leaf.
In fact, when they were young, they had plenty of opportunities in the debate club to eliminate their stage fright awareness and gain the confidence to be relaxed in public. However, because they are timid, or think that others will debate better and answer better, they avoid every opportunity.
Today, many businessmen are willing to pay a higher price if they can go back to the past, make up for the missed opportunities in their early years and learn to think and talk while standing. Now they have money and status, but once they are called to speak in public, they become useless. All they can do is be silly, blush, stutter and apologize, and then sit down.
There is an outstanding young man in new york who has climbed to the position of responsible person in a short time. He told me that in several public occasions, when he was called up to speak, he panicked, and what he regrets most now is that he missed too many opportunities to express himself in the past.
Trying to express one's thoughts in concise, eloquent and vivid language can make one's daily language more concise and can greatly improve his language expression ability.
Speeches can promote the continuous improvement of spiritual strength and character in many ways. This is enough to explain why a middle school student or college student who takes part in public debate or debate society can make progress so fast. Lord chesterfield said:
As long as you are willing to work hard, everyone can talk generously and whisper. He can be gentle in every move and become a popular speaker.
It's a question of whether to use your heart or not. If you want to know anything, you must study. Your language ability, demeanor and spiritual cultivation should be carefully considered and carefully cultivated. When standing and thinking in front of the audience, you must be able to use your quick wits and get to the point in a flash of lightning.
At the same time, you must adjust your voice, and your expression and body posture should be very appropriate. All these qualities require early training. A dull speech will soon bore the audience. Monotony must be avoided. Monotony will only make people's brains fatigue quickly. Especially when the tone is dull, the situation is even worse. Make the voice cadence, smooth and pleasing to the ear, this is a university question.
Gladstone said: Ninety-nine percent of people can't stand out because they completely ignore the training of voice, which they think is meaningless.
It is said that a duke in Devon is the only British politician who dozes off during his speech. He is a perfect genius who makes boring speeches. He has the ability to talk all the way without changing his tone, and he will stop to take a nap and refresh himself from time to time.
Future speakers must cultivate strong physique when they are young, because enthusiasm, self-confidence and willpower are deeply influenced by their health. He must also cultivate his body posture, and have a good habit of aplomb.
Webster's reply to Hayne is the greatest speech on the American continent. If he has been sitting in the parliament with his feet on the table, what will happen? If an outstanding singer like Nordica lies idly on the sofa or sits listlessly, it is strange that he can make the audience crazy and excited.