Comments on: Public Speaking Success: Why You Shouldn’t Practice Your Speech in Front of a Mirror

By: Tarun Bhatia

Tarun Bhatia — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:46:18 +0000

Hi,
I agree with your second point that we get distracted while because we tend to analyse ourselves & lose focus on our talking. This can be solved with an recorder.

But have you wondered how does one practice if they have nothing to talk in front. Mostly people try to memorize; so they try to think & lose focus on even analysing!!! There should be some input or reading material at eye sight level for learning to speak.

‘Espoir Smart English through Management Ideas’ does have a solution for this problem. We can read & the camera records. Even the sentences are pretty interesting, so it is beneficial to learn those sentences, record, analyse, etc.

Practising in front of the mirror never goes waste. The thing that works well, is that one should look as if they are speaking to another person. & should analyse themselves as a third person.

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By: James

James — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:18:36 +0000

Iris,

Thanks for the comment – a lot of folks crack up when I tell them about the stuffed animals.

James