SMILE - Public Speaking Speech

“SMILE” A very good morning I would like to bid to the chairperson, honorable judges, timekeepers and members of the audience. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to begin my speech today with a question. What did one wall say to the other wall? Can you guess the answer? The answer is I'll meet you at the corner. Is it funny or is it not? Well, never mind. By now, you can definitely guess the topic of my speech today right. Yes, I will talk about S.M.I.L.E. Mother Teresa once said that “Peace begins with a smile” and an unknown author said that “A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break the ice with it”. Have you ever thought what a smile is? Yes, very often we smile and do not pay attention to the fact that smile is a very important action from physical and emotional point of view. In fact, we do not know very important things concerning a smile. For instance, do you know that there is great variety of smiles? Yes, there are more than eighteen types of smiles, which are used for different purposes and in different situations. To create a smile, a man should use more than fifty muscles at once. Even if you try to fake a smile, it is possible to understand that by the look of your eyes.

A smile can make a person happier: it provokes a release of endorphins that makes our emotional state better. See, how many surprising facts about a smile can be found! Someone once said that “a smile confuses an approaching frown.” Smiles are an international sign for friendliness and happiness. Smiling is a great way to build a connection among people. It’s like a bridge between two hearts. Smiling is also the simplest, easiest and cheapest way of improving our looks and even moods. The fact is, it takes only 17 muscles to smile, but we need about 43 muscles to frown. So why do we have to waste our energy frowning when we could just be smiling. When we smile, our brain releases endorphins that can make us feel happier and better. I found out that women smile a lot more than men and they are easier to greet another person than men. Ladies and gentlemen, this look at the smile over simplifies a somewhat already a simple idea. When a baby is born or a first kiss comes to pass, a smile can crop up, but it can also be a sign of malice on the face of a murderer before he pulls the trigger or a thief who robs a store. When worn with a patronizing air, a smile can cause more harm than it brightens the world.

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conversation. Body language of any kind affects the message being given but facial expression is the most noticeable. A smile or a frown can turn a potential argument into a civilized dialogue, and vice versa a scowl can turn a pleasant exchange into a much more strained conversation. A smile that crinkles the nose and scrunches the cheeks is known to be genuine and can brighten a day and erase brooding thoughts, whereas a smile that goes no further than the mouth and leaves the rest of the face in its original position can be easily seen as fake and cause a lack of faith between the two parties. The smile has been commercialized just like many other unexceptional objects in today’s society.

Wal-Mart, the famous shopping mall in America is

probably the most well known for using the smile in their advertising.

Their

bright yellow smiley face signifies the store’s slogan to roll back prices, and is recognized by the majority of American cities.

Interestingly enough Wal-Mart

has begun to take steps to trademark the smiley face that is used in their commercials as well as many other places around the world causing a small scandal. That smiling face brings to people’s attention that the prices are low enough to be happy about and that the current customers are happy with the

prices. On the other hand, some people have started to become annoyed with the idea of a smiley face due to its over use in the media and other forms of communication such as in instant messaging. OK, now here are the 25 ways to make people smile and maybe there are more ways but I just found around 25.

1. Greet your neighbor today and make eye contact. 2. Send some flower to your partner or spouse at work. 3. Give your partner a surprise call at work just to say Hi.. 4. Compliment your co worker's appearance today 5. Send a surprise and unusual gift to your parents like cakes, flower, books, or chocolate. 6. Donate something to charity like your money, your books etc 7. Hold the door for someone who is walking behind you. 8. Send a card to your friend or family member letting them know what a good friend and family they are. 9. Call your granny for no reason. 10. Tell your kids that you love them. 11. Take a friend out for lunch. 12. Share your funny stories with friends.

A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body... the heart. ~Author Unknown

No matter how grouchy you're feeling, You'll find the smile more or less healing. It grows in a wreath All around the front teeth— Thus preserving the face from congealing. ~Anthony Euwer

So, do you want to put a smile on someone's face today ? You may try those steps above. It won't cost you a dime and be carefull smile could be very contagious :)