Learn to speak.

Patrick Winston, who was one of my professors at MIT, has had the most influence on my ability to speak successfully in public. He is able to explain a simple set of rules and heuristics which make sense and have allowed me to formulate complex thoughts in to explainable and concise statements.

Here is a video of Patrick Winston speaking at Harvard on speaking (45 minutes).


The best advice I have gotten is to fail fast. Try speaking, push yourself and then ask everyone for honest feedback.