Public Speaking Training: Optimalisasi Kepercayaan Diri dan Efektivitas Memengaruhi Orang Lain

Abstract

Pada era globalisasi saat ini, kemampuan public speaking sangat dibutuhkan sebagai salah satu keterampilan komunikasi bagi mahasiswa untuk meningkatkan kualitas diri dengan harapan dapat bersaing ditengah tuntutan zaman serta kemajuan dan perkembangan teknologi. Namun, pada kenyataannya masih terdapat mahasiswa yang perlu meningkatkan kemampuan public speaking terlebih ketika dihadapkan dengan banyak orang, hal ini dipengaruhi oleh tingkat kepercayaan diri yang rendah. Tujuan pelatihan public speaking ini yaitu setelah mengikuti pelatihan, peserta diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kualitas Himpunan Mahasiswa Administrasi Bisnis Universitas Mulawarman terkait perkembangan rasa percaya diri dalam berkomunikasi di depan orang dengan skala yang besar. Metode pelatihan yang diterapkan berupa Experimental Learning yang berfokus pada kegiatan ceramah, diskusi, dan praktik evaluasi materi. Kegiatan pelatihan public speaking ini diterapkan kepada Himpunan Mahasiswa Administrasi Bisnis (HIMABISNIS) Universitas Mulawarman yang hadir sebanyak 26 peserta dalam kegiatan pelatihan, kemudian seluruh peserta diobservasi sebaga bentuk evaluasi selama kegiatan pelatihan berlangsung. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu, nilai rata-rata pre-test dan post-test mengalami peningkatan dari 88% menjadi sebesar 88,8%. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa H0 diterima dan H1 ditolak, artinya tidak ada perbedaan signifikan pada pengetahuan peserta mengenai public speaking.

In the current era of globalization, public speaking skills are really needed as a communication skill for students to improve their self-quality in the hope of being able to compete amidst the demands of the times and advances and developments in technology. However, in reality there are still students who need to improve their public speaking skills, especially when faced with many people, this is influenced by their low level of self-confidence. The aim of this public speaking training is that after attending the training, participants are expected to be able to improve the quality of the Mulawarman University Business Administration Student Association regarding the development of confidence in communicating in front of people on a large scale. The training method applied is Experimental Learning which focuses on lectures, discussions and material evaluation practices. This public speaking training activity was implemented at the Mulawarman University Business Administration Student Association (HIMABISNIS), where 26 participants attended the training activity, then all participants were observed as a form of evaluation during the training activity. The results obtained were that the average pre-test and post-test scores increased from 88% to 88.8%. So it can be concluded that H0 is accepted and H1 is rejected, meaning that there is no significant difference in the participants' knowledge regarding public speaking.