BERBICARA LEBIH EFEKTIF: PELATIHAN PUBLIC SPEAKING BAGI SISWA SMA KOTA BANDUNG

Abstract

Public speaking is the skill of speaking in front of a public or audience clearly, and effectively, public speaking allows students to express themselves, improves critical thinking skills, and allows them to communicate effectively. Public speaking is also a basic skill that everyone must have both in everyday life and at work and so on. Through this PKM Public Speaking training activity, universities contribute to improving the communication skills of high school students, so that they can develop their public speaking skills, so that it can be useful for students who take part in this activity in the future. The method used is a series of qualitative training that is structured clearly and precisely within a certain time frame, adjusted to the availability of time and place from the organizer. Then continue with data research on the results of the activities which will later be used to draw conclusions from the PKM Public Speaking training activities.The research results of this activity show that many high school students show an interest in public speaking. Also from this activity we see the good potential of each student in the field of communication in general, especially in public speaking. There is also a conclusion that can be drawn: public speaking skills are basic things that everyone, especially high school students, must have, which will be useful in the future.