Public speaking (also called oratory or oration) is the process or act of performing a speech to a live audience. This type of speech is deliberately structured with three general purposes- to inform, to persuade and to entertain.
Historical Significance: famous speeches of some of the world's greatest orators eg Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi, John F Kennedy etc gave hope in despair, inspired brave feats, gave courage to the weary and above all changed the course of history.

Winston Chirchill 1940 “We will Fight on the Beach”
Jawaharlal Nehru 1947 “Tryst with Destiny”
Mahatma Gandhi 1942 “Quit India”
John F Kennedy 1960 “Ask not what a country can do for you”
Sachin Tendular “Farewell Speech”
Martin L King 1963 “I have a Dream”
Barack Obama 2009 “Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech”
Subhash C Bose 1944 “Give me Blood & I will give you Freedom”

>  Increases your self confidence
>  Makes you more comfortable in social circles.
>  Helps you make a difference in your life, career, business & community
>  Allows you to demonstrate your knowledge
>  Differentiates you amongst the workforce, peer group etc
>  Helps you form tribe of supporters

Overall, at some point in your life you will need to do it.

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Shikha Nag is the Founder and Director of Indian Academy of Public Speaking. She is a management graduate with corporate work experience across hospitality, tours and travels, education, training and exhibitions industry. The stage has been her first love which she expresses through her efforts in Indian Academy of Public Speaking, corporate presentations  & anchoring, motivational speeches, personality & image development.

• 2 times TEDx Speaker
• Author of the book "Tear the Fear - 3D Approach to Public Speaking" available on Amazon
• Ex President- Bangalore Chapter – Image Management Professional Association (IMPA)
• Certified soft skills training by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA)
• Train the trainer certification from National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Internationally Certified Image Consultant from ICBI & Conselle Institute of Image Management, USA
• Mrs. India-World 2016, 2nd Runners up

To Know more please visit : www.shikhanag.com

Shruti is a Talent Professional & an Executive Coach. She is passionate about growing and developing people and has a vast, 15 + Yrs experience in the field of Learning, Executive Coaching & Mentoring.
She has worked in the HR & Organizational Learning & Development function with leading MNCs like Intel, Sabre Corporation, Aricent Technologies, etc. She is currently the Director of Talent & Development at Thomson Reuters India.

She is an avid reader & fitness freak. And very well travelled globally.

Sonal has been working in the area of child well-being for past eighteen years. She is a trained Clinical Psychologist, from USA, and a special educator. She has worked in settings like:

• International Schools in Bangalore and NCR,
• Rural government schools with Azim Premji Foundation
• Apollo Hospitals, &
• Children psychiatric hospital in USA etc etc

Her expertise is in the area of identifying behavioural, academic and emotional issues of children and guiding parents and teachers to support the child.

Mr. Ashutosh Bhatnagar is a well known Corporate trainer and Director of Cambridge English Education, Jaipur. He has vast experience of more than 25 years in training candidates in Communications and English Grammar. His students are holding esteemed positions in multinational companies. He brings his expertise, passion and vast experience in developing and delivering the curriculum.