DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD/TEENS TO BE CONFIDENT SPEAKER?

Someone who can speak fluently in a public gathering with confidence.

Today’s post is for you.

Listening to a boy giving his tribute at his mum’s 50th birthday last weekend made me so proud of him.

I must say, I love the fact that he was able to reflect on his early childhood memory of their relationship as a son and as a mother. He spoke about how he watched his mom put him first and made sure he was ok. 

This shows that children as young as three years old can remember things from when they were little.

The main reason why I’m sharing this with you is because his ability to engage the audience and how he conducted himself in public was exceptional. 

In addition, what you don’t know is that the mom is my friend and I have known the boy since he was five.  And his mom made sure she enrolled him in speaking classes when he was young.

I remember listening to him speak on stage when he was 15 and I was so impressed by his confidence.

 Let’s call him James! 

Here are 4 things I learnt from listening to James’s speech:

1. He was clear, and was a good communicator- because he could articulate himself very well.
2. He expresses the fact that his mom was intentional about his upbringing and knows that his mom loves him unconditionally. 
3. He was very calm in expressing himself and displayed leadership skills on the stage that day, which made his speech more relatable.
4. He spoke with confidence and could engage the audience. 

I’m sure you know that no one is born a confident speaker! Public speaking is a skill. So like every other skill you need to keep practicing. 

So why am I sharing this? 

I’m sharing this because lots of parents would want their children or teens to be like James, but they forget that James’s mom put lots of effort into raising him to be the man that he is Today.

HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR CHILD TO BE A CONFIDENT SPEAKER

If you want to raise a leader, someone who can speak in public like James then you must start early.  

• Encourage them to speak up about things that concern them. 
• Allow them to speak For themselves at the doctor’s.
• Encourage them to express themselves at home and outside.
• Listen to them when they are expressing their opinions about stuff. 
• Enrol them in a speaking club, a debate club in school or a learning Centre. 
• Encourage them to participate in a church speaking contest or join a speaking group in church. 

Dear parents, prepare your children for these life skills when they are still young. They will thank you for it later. 

It’s a shame when you see some teens or young adults who are so brilliant in school, but the ability to speak in public and articulate themselves becomes very difficult if they don’t know how. So let’s do something about it now that they are young. 

Let’s be intentional in our parenting journey!

Remember speaking confidently is a skill, so the more they practice the more they get better at it. 

I hope this helps ❤️