Magic of Impromptu Speaking: Create a Speech That Will Be Remembered for Years in Under 30 Seconds (Magic of Public Speaking)

by Andrii Sedniev

Stages of learning Psychologists have researched how adults learn and figured out that adults learn new skills by going through the same 4-stage process. Impromptu speaking is not an exception. In order to truly become a world-class impromptu speaker, you need to go through the entire process. Unconscious incompetence Unconscious incompetence is a stage at which you just don’t know what you don’t know. I may ask you, “Is it easy for you to speak impromptu?” Your response may be totally confused because you never spoke impromptu before and you don’t know whether it is difficult. You may say, “Oh, it is not that difficult because I speak easily without preparation with my friend and I think speaking in front of an audience is pretty much the same.” Conscious incompetence After you give your first impromptu speech you