Learning the art of public reading

Many people have a fear of speaking in public. The best orators can usually deliver a speech without any notes or cue cards, but for most of us, a few prompts are necessary. This leads us to having to read in public instead.

If you have ever sat through a speech delivered entirely by reading a script, you will know that in many cases, there is a stilted, unemotional feel to it. Often this is accompanied by pauses as pages are turned over – or worse, dropped to the floor – and a complete lack of eye contact with the audience. Can you remember the content of any speech delivered in that way?

The answer to that question is almost certainly not. This is because to retain information, we need to ......


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