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Interviewee: Jayson Perfecto M.

Navales

I interviewed a local official about their experiences in public speaking. We spoke briefly about
his job and my current student life before focusing on the interview. I asked him if he has any ex-
perience about giving speeches in public, he said he did have the experience. He shared that his
first time addressing the public (a few people) was during an engineering project seminar where
he was unable to even look at the faces of his faculties who were evaluating his project.
One faculty even called him a useless fellow after seeing his shyness while presenting his project
seminar.

Interviewee: What did you feel when you delivered your first speech?

The Official: It was stressful. I hate being the center of attention. But, after being subjected to
numerous public speeches I lost my nervousness.

Interviewee: Can you say something about your numerous experiences in public speaking?

The Official: The first time as a Public Speaker is normally a paradox. On one hand there is a
certain sense of apprehension and maybe trepidation. This is normal. If you are not scared, then
you are probably taking your listeners for granted. On the other hand… there is a certain feeling
of power at being the focus of a number of people… and this could easily compete with… and
hopefully overcome any fear or insecurity.

Interviewee: What lessons did you learn in delivering your speeches?

The Official: The first lesson that I learnt was no matter how good you are there are bound to be
people who will never listen to you, and you have to get on with it. I learnt that you have to have
the voice and confidence to make a large crowd pay attention to you even for a few minutes. And
lastly and perhaps the most important of all, although preparation before a speech is essential and
important but you have to be ready for any unforeseen circumstance always because you will
face some or the other events during your speech that is not part of the plan. And you should be
ready to adapt and improvise to overcome the same.

Interviewee: What tips can you give for giving a speech?

The Official: Ask yourself what you want to say to the people who come to hear you. Think
about who they are and why they have made the effort to come. The give your message as
clearly as possible to the people who have gone out of their way to hear you. If you are sincere
and have something vital to communicate, it will go well.

I ended the interview and thanked the local official for his time. As someone young and may
have to give speeches in the future, I learned a lot from this interview. It was refreshing to see a
different perspective in public speaking. I’m an introvert and I can’t seem to imagine what
speaking to more than thousands of people is like but one thing I learned is that if you are sincere
and have something vital to communicate, it WILL go well.

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