After a truly phenomenal speech, I asked UW Madison’s Dean of Students, Lori Berquam, how she got so great and comfortable with public speaking.
“It wasn’t until I realized I had something worth saying,” she replied.
She mentioned that she didn’t enjoy public speaking for the longest time because she didn’t have anything interesting to say – or at least she didn’t think it was interesting. We shared a laugh together at the idea of how simple it is to be good at anything, not just public speaking.
Be interesting.
You’ll never truly be good at anything until you learn to be interesting at it.
Stay Positive & Often Times, Being Interesting Begins With Being Interested
Garth E. Beyer
Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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