Your audience may include people of influence whom you would find difficult to meet otherwise. Public speaking can enhance your exposure and your standing in your field, community, or profession. You'll build valuable goodwill. Okay, I know that the idea of speaking in public still doesn't thrill you. But you're starting off with much more on your side than you might realize.
Speech plays an all-pervasive role in our lives.
Without words and the power to voice them, it is very difficult to complete our daily routines effectively. Speaking well affects our ability to apply for a job, plan or take a trip, elect public officials, argue for a raise, or even argue in general. Knowing how to speak with power helps us tell our doctor where it hurts, dine with a friend or business associate, and choose a career. No matter what your occupation, your success depends in part on your ability to speak well. Anyone who has to deal with the public, from salespeople to stockbrokers, and from servers to supervisors, has to establish rapport with the people they deal with in their jobs.