How Public Speaking differs. Professional Coach To An Orator - Part 1
It is common that several coaches want to transform into speakers and are often under the illusion that it won’t be difficult as they are already into speaking to groups. But the truth is far from this, there is a world of difference between the two activities. Let us examine some of the most obvious ones now…
One of the most common variations is the number of listeners. Coaches have an audience of maximum 50 people while public speakers deal with few hundreds to few thousands and sometimes even larger groups.
One aspect which appears same is during both activities the speaker is attempting to change the attitudes of listeners but the way each one accomplishes his task is totally different.
Coaches generally have a specific goal; they have to make their trainees grow to a certain level of competence. This transformation will require alterations in the lifestyle of the participants. The job of the coach is to analyze the required transformation and list out a series of steps and guide the trainee to reach the destination.
But an orator’s task is quite disparate. Listeners don’t come because they know they have a lacuna in their learning and want to fill it. But rather the orator is chosen just because the organizers believe he/ she has profound knowledge about the topic, sharing which will immensely benefit the listeners. It is up to the audience to derive benefits of the speech, there is no onus on the speaker.
In our next post we will look into a lot more points that differentiate coaches and public speakers.
