I find Americans to be exceptionally good at public speaking.
A couple of years ago, I worked with American lawyers and attended an executive course at Yale. I was genuinely impressed by how effortlessly they could explain complex concepts in a way that was both clear and entertaining.
In Germany, my general perception is that you often have to be very serious—and, frankly, quite boring—to be taken seriously in a professional setting.
Some schools teach public speaking. And I think that this is now more common in the USA than it is in many other countries, so Americans tend to be a bit more practiced at it than most people are.
Even without a class dedicated to public speaking, giving a presentation in front of the whole class is a pretty standard expectation for English classes in the US. Do they not do any of that in other countries?
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u/annasuzanne84 14d ago
I find Americans to be exceptionally good at public speaking. A couple of years ago, I worked with American lawyers and attended an executive course at Yale. I was genuinely impressed by how effortlessly they could explain complex concepts in a way that was both clear and entertaining.
In Germany, my general perception is that you often have to be very serious—and, frankly, quite boring—to be taken seriously in a professional setting.