The Media In Practice: Learning Public Speaking

I feel that during my time at university I have become a lot better at public speaking, though this was never a particularly big problem for me before coming to university. I have never really been scared of public speaking but this doesn't necessarily mean I've always been good at it. For the presentations we had to give in the first year I never really felt like I prepared properly and as such often found myself missing out things I had wanted to talk about, or talking too much about things that only needed touching on briefly. Since then I have learnt that presentations need to be prepared for a rehearsed thoroughly in order to make sure I get all the information across as clearly as possible. I would also speak far too quickly and fidget whilst talking during those early presentations. Thanks to tips learnt from Kim Marks, a newsreader who came in to talk to the class, I feel like I know a lot more about successful public speaking and find I get less nervous and talk at a much better pace than I used to.
I think that learning these tips about public speaking and correct presentation will be useful for finding employment in the future as they can be applied not just to speaking to a crowd but also in one-on-one circumstances, such as job interviews. Good public speaking skills will also be useful for a career as a Press Officer as it is important to be able to speak to the Press in large groups at press conferences and in other similar situations.