In my high school years, I hosted several online and offline events that improved my public speaking skills. Shortly after moving to the Netherlands, I got a speaker slot at a TEDx event happening at the University of Groningen. It will make you appear more competent and comfortable, which makes it more likely for your audience to pay attention. If you come across as boring or arrogant, the audience will likely discard your talk immediately, even if it's actually good. Use strong statementsAs much as you hate to face the fact as a speaker, people have narrow attention spans.

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Persons: Arian Adeli, —, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, University of Groningen, TED Locations: Netherlands