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Jesse Scinto: How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

Lecturer Jesse Scinto of the Communications Practice graduate program was interviewed by Forbes about his best practices for public speaking in front of live audiences.

The reason most people struggle with public speaking is just they have no practice at it. It’s like playing a sport or an instrument. You have to practice regularly to be good. And the best public speakers I know do it two or three times a week.