Most independent professionals and small business owners must –either we like it or not- spend a substantial amount of time making commercialization efforts. To capture clients, we are constantly in the need of developing and promoting our brand and products. One of the best ways of doing it is frequently ignored: public speaking.

An article by Tony Bacigalupo in The99Percent.com details some of the benefits of speaking in public, and provides some tips for improving in this area.

Benefits of speaking in public:
1. Being regarded as an expert.
2. Increased knowledge and personal connections.
3. Increasing your physical and virtual “visibility”.

Source: the99percent.com

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