I am a 12th standard student. How long will I take to able to do public speaking?

Hi Vijay - Public speaking is a skill / art to be developed over a period of time. Read a lot on various topics, keep abreast of current affairs and seize every opportunity to speak in front of small crowd at formal / informal gathering. Above all, observe and listen to good orators. You will surely do well. Best Wishes. read less

Hi Vijay, Thanks for your query. Well, here is the thing...... What I personally feel is that, there is no real 'time frame' attached to developing into a good public speaker! What is required is that you have more than enough oratory skills or in other words, excellent communication skills. The language that you use is immaterial, although, the English language is more preferred. But there are certain basics that you need to keep in mind. The following should help: - 1. The subject - you need to know your subject inside out, be thorough with the subject you want to speak on. 2. Know your audience - this is imperative, you will need to tune your message according to the audience. 3. Your delivery style matters - this is where you bring into play voice modulation. 4. Practice - nothing, I repeat, nothing beats this exercise. Even seasoned public speakers, practice before they go on stage to. So I suggest, practice when ever you get the opportunity. Maybe alone, with a family member, or a friend or even your teacher. The end result should be that you receive valuable feedback to further improve your speaking. If you follow the above mentioned points, I should think that within a week you should be able to speak in front of an audience and do a good job. Hope the above was helpful. Do let me know your progress by writing a review. All the best! read less

It's not that tough if you could try now then it's never too late. Start by speaking on any of your favourite topic all alone in a room first and then may be on stage but all alone first. Then slowly ask 2-3 of your friends to join and see how much you have improved. Just remember "For you nothing is difficult in this world". Contact kgupta.shruti@gmail.com in case of any doubts. read less