Why Public Speaking Is Essential For Non-Native English Speakers
English not your first language?
I’m sure the last thing you’re thinking about is public speaking.
Why would you bother to speak in public, when in everyday conversations people ask you to repeat things over and over, tell you they can’t understand your accent, or avoid making conversation with you?
Well these are the very reasons why you should consider speaking more, and even speaking in public!
OK, I know what you’re thinking, “Shut up, Poornima! You’re a native English speaker. You wouldn’t get it.”
Maybe you’re right that I don’t get it, but I know someone who does: Yin L. Yin, whose third language is English.
Yin runs a nonprofit called Qian Zheng Memorial Scholarship.
In today’s video, we’ll walk you through a brief interview with Yin. Here’s what you’ll learn from Yin:
- Why communication and presentation skills are important for non-native English speakers
- Why Yin sponsored two Chinese students based in Beijing to attend Femgineer’s Confident Communicator Course
- What the Chinese students were like prior to the course
- How the Chinese students improved during the course
- Why Yin is sending more students and colleagues to attend Femgineer’s Confident Communicator Course
