Pace: Influence of Communication or Public Speaking Skills

By Erwin Parengkuan

"Have you ever watched someone's way of walking carefully? From the way someone walks, we should be able to see their personality, including the speed of their performance!"I said.“Oh, why is that?”response from a participant in a session I hosted last week.It feels right, if we look at careful people, the way they walk will look neat/orderly, people who are stiff will also be seen, including those who are careless, the possibility of tripping and causing more injuries.

What is the relationship between a person's way of walking and a person's pace or speed in an activity?Just look at people in world cities, New York, Tokyo, London, Seoul, Singapore, etc.A busy city, never stopping pulsing, from the way they walk quickly represents life and the ever-turning wheel of activity.It's different when we go to holiday destinations, Universal Studios, Disneyland, or Bali, we rarely see someone walking as fast as busy cities.Indeed, there is no research on this, and everything is situational.

Semakin kita memiliki kecepatan dalam bekerja tentu semakin banyak hasil yang akan kita dapatkan, begitupun dalam communicate orpublic speaking, the faster we understand the messages from the person we are talking to carefully, the more effective we will be in communicating andpublic speaking. Mari kita bahas, satu persatu.

Soal habbit atau kebiasaan bekerja dengan ritme yang cepat, tentu semua berasal dari sebuah perencanaan, dan prioritas. Ketika kita menuliskan secara terperinci semua hal yang menjadi tugas harian kita, kemudian kita harus menyusun skala prioritasnya, mana yang urgent, top urgent, mana yang bisa dikerjakan nanti, dan tentu kita juga harus mahir dalam menghitung berapa lama waktu yang akan ditempuh dalam pengerjaan sebuah tugas. Begitupun bila kita telah mempersiapkan agenda kerja kita dalam satu hari, seminggu, sebulan, setahun sebelumnya (misalnya projek besar) tentu akan semakin baik kita dalam mengatur kejelian atas kecepatan sebuah tugas harus diselesaikan sesuai waktu. Contoh yang sangat mudah, bila setiap pagi kita baru akan mempersiapkan baju untuk kita berkegiatan, akan berbeda dengan dampaknya kalau sudah dipersiapkan sehari atau seminggu sebelumnya karena kita sudah tahu penampilan dan kegiatan yang akan kita kenakan dan sesuaikan dalam minggu depannya. Pagi kita tentu tidak akan terburu-buru. Tentu semua yang saya sampaikan berhubungan dengan tindakan. Bila hanya ditulis atau direncanakan tanpa sebuah tindakan, sama saja nihil.

This speed will certainly really help someone become more productive or not.We often hear the term fast learner, well, this type of person has a performance that is easy to absorb and quick to implement.When we cultivate this habit, it will certainly become a habit and even our lifestyle later.It's just that, not everyone wants to get out of their comfort zone.Even though everyone has to force themselves to grow.

Starting something new is challenging and requires courage and action.Know that it only takes 14 days to survive in this new habit, because that is a critical moment that many people don't know.If we give up doing something new, usually in less than a week we have a mental block again and return to old habits that always keep us in our comfort zone.Now I will inform you that after 14 days, you will have the awareness and mental strength to force the change.Later we repeat this habit over and over again, of course it will immediately become our next lifestyle.

Sebuah kecepatan/pace layaknya mengendarai kendaraan, semakin cepat semakin mudah kita mencapai sebuah tujuan, semakin cepat kita menangkap info dari lawan bicara dengan teliti, akan semakin efektif kita berkomunikasi. Dan waktu yang kita miliki akan menjadi sangat baik dan produktif. Jangan lupa juga menyisihkan waktu untuk me time dan personal development!

Penyunting: Alyezca Disya Rahadiz