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Another great way to practice is by taking the Universtiy of Washington free and start-anytime Introduction to Public Speaking course. You create and record speeches, share and critique with peers etc. http://www.coursera.org/learn/publicspeaking
Joining a local Toastmasters Club (http://www.toastmasters.org/) can give you regular practice of your speaking skills. There are many opportunities to speak at each meeting from prepared speeches, delivering evaluations or some of the leadership roles. It all helps.
I wanted to support Bree's comment on Toastmaster's. It has helped me immensely and it focuses on both public speaking and building leadership skills. The roles are many:for example, Table Topics gives you about 1 minute to come up with the idea for your talk. Also, there are district competitions, culminating in a final TM speaker of the year. Practice is essential in maintaining the skill. Thanks.
Thank you all for sharing. Can't agree with you more Simone that we have to practice a skill in order to maintain it.
"Take advantage of every opportunity you get to speak or present." Point to be noted.
Great suggestion Amit.
If we welcome each and every opportunity to speak, we gain so much experience and confidence, and as a result, improve!