Speech Script

Confidence is crucial to any undertaking

Dear ladies and gentlemen, allow me to spend just a little time discussing one interesting idea. Have you ever thought why is it important to stay self-reliant whatever happens?

To make things clear we should start with the word “confidence”. What comes to your mind when you hear this word? I believe, there will be different images of a self-assured person. No matter what you have imagined, in half of cases people tend to think that the lucky ones have such a characteristic but the rest only wish for it. In fact, confidence is a strong belief of yourself and your abilities and it is a learned skill. So, is it that useful to develop this skill?

Undoubtedly, the answer is “yes”. Confidence matters because it helps to move forward and overcome difficulties in our lives. In addition, confident people are not afraid of changes as they are open for new experience achieving their potential.

Confidence is a physiological thing. It all starts with yourself. If you do not want to believe in your own abilities, then who would? So, people who feel quite confident become “real” leaders or “hidden” ones because others trust them. Confidence is like an indicator of your skills and abilities. It is more obvious that people will listen to you since you are a specialist for them. You may be a qualified doctor or hold a degree in law, you may be very smart but still feel unsure of yourself – and it ruins all your talents! For example, you are on the verge of great discovery. However, you are afraid of being misunderstood or you are starting to doubt on its importance. While you are fighting it, someone can get ahead of you and patent the invention.

Be confident also means that you are able to communicate correctly. Self-reliant people can speak with an audience without any difficulty or handle a confrontation or even they manage conflicts.

All and all, as you can see such a quality as “confidence” is essential as you are able to overcome challenges and achieve goals with a help of it.