I have always been a strong writer. I can concisely and clearly articulate ideas through writing, but my public speaking skills aren’t great; I often notice how disconnected my thoughts are when speaking, and I’m always left wishing I could just express all my ideas through written word.

My job requires me to frequently meet with high-level stakeholders and give talks, and I feel that at some point my public speaking abilities are going to hold me back. I’m not a “bad” public speaker but I lack experience and I think I’m uninspiring when I speak to groups. I think a huge issue is that it might take me a little while to connect ideas in my head for a well thought out response; I think I have slow processing speed or something. Not sure what’s going on with me.

Are there training programs for people like me? To become better speakers not just to groups but in general?