Public speaking and professional communication

Public speaking is an art; and, like every other art, it has to be learnt, both in practice and theory. For a man to say that he will never deliver a speech until he has learnt to speak is like saying that he will never go into the water until he has learnt to swim.

One cannot learn to swim with-out going into the water, and one can never learn to speak in public without speaking in public. In both cases, one has to learn by practice; and no amount of theory without practice will be of any avail.

Speaking about public speaking, I believe, A speech should always be carefully prepared before-hand. Preparation includes collection, selection and arrangement. First, collect materials for the speech—ideas, arguments, facts, illustrations bearing on the subject. Then select the most appropri­ate, rejecting the rest.

Lastly, arrange the selected thoughts in an orderly and logical plan. Without all this, the speech will be badly arranged, rambling, dis proportioned and full of repetitions. At first it is a good thing to write the speech out in full.

It would be better if you’ll try to memorize The written speech.

In public speaking the management of the voice is very important. Some speakers speak too low and cannot be heard well in a large hall. Some shout, and their voices are drowned by the echoes. Some talk so fast that they cannot be fol­lowed; and some speak so slowly as to tire their hearers' patience. The speaker should speak clearly, for all to hear; he should vary the intonation of his voice to avoid monot­ony and to enforce his meaning; and he should know when to make effective pauses.

Above all, a speaker should watch his audience and speak to it directly, so as to "get across" to his hearers what he wants to say as persuasively and convincingly as possible.

Globalization. English as a global language

Global language is a language which has been given a specific place within countries and communities around the world. Although English is not the most widely spoken language in the world in terms of the number of native speakers - there are many more native Chinese speakers than native English speakers - it is described as a 'global language' and Chinese (Mandarin) is not. This is because there are few other communities in the world that give Chinese a particular use or function (probably due to the fact that its alphabet is so different from that which is used in the majority of the rest of the world).

It is impossible to know exactly how many English speakers there are in the world. English is also necessarily taught at schools in many countries.

Today English is incredibly wide-spread and it is constantly expanding. The main reason for this, in my opinion, is because of the media. The first medium through which English is spread is through newspapers. Everybody needs to know what is going on, in not only their country, but abroad as well. More than half of the newspapers published in the world are published in English. It shows the constant growth of the English language.

Television and cinema are other forms of media which greatly helped English get to the position it has reached today. America is a leader in filmmaking. Their industry is the largest and richest, and therefore the films which are produced, are sent off all around the world where they are subtitled (or dubbed). Through watching these movies, people abroad are learning the English language.

The same can be said of the power which American television has over the world, and its obvious benefits. For example, two hundred and fifty million Chinese people (more than the population of the United States itself) are learning English on TV.

Popular culture, in particular pop music, also affected and is still affecting the growth and spread of the English language.

In conclusion, the English language's label of 'global language' is one which is entirely founded. Now the power of English is growing and growing. Even almost all sites in the internet are written in English.