The Power of Speaking — How the Passion for Talking to People made my Career Grow
Updated: Aug 5, 2024
Written by: Flávia Rigonato Rodrigues, Executive Contributor
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Talk, talk and talk. How good it is to talk, to speak! That is my mission — to talk and help others talk.
Talking is the magic everyone needs. When we speak, we can express our ideas, our feelings, our beliefs, and it is through speech that we come to triumph.
Some prefer to speak privately. Others like to speak in public. Whatever each person's preference, talking is an act of freedom!
Throughout my life, I have been enchanted by several experiences about speaking, such as oratory lectures, and I learned a lot about their value. I even attended a few therapies so I could say everything I was feeling. I have always been given a chance for people to talk to me openly. Of course, they need to be clear and polite. Anyway, speaking is an art!
That is the way I realized my call.
I have a company named Business Talk English®. My mission here is to break down the barriers that prevent the Brazilian people from speaking English fluently. I use all the techniques I have learned throughout my career – including the therapies. ALL experiences have been to add to my career.
My TEDx Journey
I like speaking so much that I became a TEDx speaker and went public to tell my idea that worth spreading. Little did I know, I became a curator and TEDx organizer. My passion for speeches is so great that I decided to submit my application to get my license, and now I help other people talk and expose their ideas to a big audience.
This is my volunteer work, my contribution to the world!
During this process, I have been meeting amazing people and unimaginable stories! I am getting to know souls! How wonderful is that!
More people, more ideas, more stories… They all mean more experience for me! More ideas, more techniques to practice in my job and my life.
My Gold Advice
If you ask me for advice, and I say to you: Talk a lot! Learn the techniques of public speaking, how to talk to your client, your patient, your work partner, your neighbors, your friends, and your family.
You will triumph!
Flávia Rigonato Rodrigues, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Flávia Rigonato Rodrigues is an ESL Brazilian teacher and a TEDx organizer. She’s been teaching English for almost 30 years and runs her own school called Business Talk® English and Immersion. Apart from teaching in a classroom, she takes people to hotels for a whole English-speaking weekend. She’s a postgraduate in psycho pedagogy and also neuroscience and behavior. She’s recently become a TEDx Speaker. Her main focus is on FLA-Foreign Language Anxiety and mindfulness meditation to help people speak a foreign language with no barriers.
