STUDENTS BRIEFED ON PUBLIC SPEAKING AS DCC ACADEMY CONCLUDES

Georgetown, Guyana - People who are good speakers were not born that way, what’s the key to their success? Everyone who speaks well, from Barrack Obama to Les Brown rehearses their speeches ahead of time and asks others for feedback.

This was sound advice given to the students that attended the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) academy which concluded on Friday at their Queenstown location with a lecture on Public Speaking.

The session was facilitated by Delon Aaron a member of the Georgetown Toast Masters Club (GTMC). Aaron told the gathering that nervousness is normal but the key is not to eliminate the butterflies but to put them in formation.

“One of the first things to do to get confidence is changing our mindset. It is sometimes difficult especially when you have lots of negative beliefs and fears in your head, when we are afraid we believe that we can’t do it but the real truth is we can,” he posited.

“Connect with your audience, eliminate pause fillers, be mindful of grammatical errors, have a positive posture, get passionate about your message, create an outline, dress to impress, breathing exercises and vocal warm ups are some other useful tips,” he explained as the youths listened attentively.

In an invited comment, Aaron said Public Speaking is the number one fear in youths, but we can have them overcome this fear and build their confidence, so I must commend the club for having me onboard.

Meanwhile, the following cricketers received prizes; Rovin Henry – Best Batsman (U-13), Shaquille Dowlin – Most Discipline Student (U-11), Anthony Harry – Best Student, Romeo Deonarine – Best Bowler and Shamar Mc Clean – Most Improved Player.

Coach Garvin Nedd informed that a group of students were selected for continuous development at the club. He said that he was pleased with the progress the participants showed during the clinic which lasted for two weeks and focused on both cricket and education.

DCC President Alfred Mentore lauded Nedd and Travis Dowlin for their input, and expressed gratitude to their sponsors which included Scotiabank and Life Time Real Estate. He also thanked other organizations for their assistance.
Kaieteur News.