The Art Of Public Speaking !!

The topic in bold letters may seem to be so dumb to many people and as you read this I could see a not very broad smile creasing the corners of your mouth.But it is one of the powerful arts that can take you places that too its very demanding in a recession-hit situation like this,where expressing yourself in a crowd may fetch you a million-dollar deal.Who knows ??

A public speaker requires to address the group in a crisp and informative way adding his dose of humour to spice up his speech.Good speakers generally appear super confident on-stage knowing what he should speak and what the audience would expect from him.A good accent,strong command over the language,neat choice of words and a strong voice like that of Mr.Barack Obama that could fill the room ,which will establish a good rapport with the crowd.

Fear or nervousness in such a situatio ,may come your way trying to grip you as your only enemy to tap you off-guard.Dont stand up there like a stick,clenching the podium at both sides.Be natural and move around while you try to express a valid point but dont roll back and forth- that conveys nervousness.And dont ever mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech,you may be calling the audiences' attention to something they hadn't noticed.

My professor once asked me not to pack in lots of facts and information,which leads to a very booring session.Also he would ask us to avoid repetition because it easily stands out in a short speech and it indeed is very tiresome for the listeners.Connect to the audience with occasional eye contacts and a gentle smile will fit the bill and try to be conversational in your approach rather than reading it from the paper word-by-word.

Try and control your nerves, be prepared and make sure that whatever jokes and examples you have are relevant to the topic, that way you will have the audience waiting to hear more of you and yu'll be called a gifted speaker !!

Pup

The Indian team for the Triseries ...An Analysis...

As the SriLanka-India-NewZealand triangular series springs up on the charts,I just brainworked a small analysis on the Indian squad.

The Indian batting line-up is one of the strongest in the international circuit.Their opening batsmen have so far proved to be admirable.As specialist openers,Sachin and Gambhir have to deliver the goods upfront.However its a big setback for the Indian team to missout on Sehwag,Gambhir should fill the void.Tendulkar on the other hand knows how to make both ends meet and the hard fact that a fiery start is eagerly expected from the duo. Yuvi and Raina will be our vital wickets as they could swing back any game in quick succession.Big hitters and thinking batsmen they have been so far and both of them have been outstanding in the fielding department.Coming down the order,Yusuf and Dhoni are admittedly capable of playing a match-winning innings.They are strong batsmen who look for the big ones in the end overs or look for a patnership in case of a top order batting collapse.I really admire these men for their adaptability under any role,any position and any pressure situation.

Next comes in the man who sparkled in the IPL for the Royal Challengers had proved his point and many people wrong including the Owner Mallya. Its so good to see him coming back into the side but it will be more interesting to see where he fits himself amidst the formidable batting line-up.Dinesh Kaarthik and Abhishek Nayar are useful batsmen who can keep the scoreboard ticking.Both of them excelled in the shortest version of the game for their respective teams in the grand IPL.But again 'adaptibility' to different forms of the game remains the decider.

The bowling department goes with Ishant and RP singh leading the pace attack with Praveen Kumar chipping in as a first change bowlwer.And this time I feel there would be a lot to depend on the two lone spinners Mishra and the experienced offie Harbhajan.Still the selection of Aashish Nehra remains a mystery to solve.But where on Earth is the lanky paceman L.Balaji ?? Is he still injured ??

There were certainly many questions to impose on the selection committee which crept inside my mind when I went through the team.I fail to understand why Praveen Kumar was selected ahead of Irfan Pathan.I dont think performance is the reason and Ifran would clearly outperform Praveen Kumar in all aspects of the game,Iam sure.Again selection of Nayar to Tamilnadu Captain,Badrinath.The board has certainly been harsh on him despite his good performances in the domestic circuit. Anyways,the Indian team now should be a happy lot with the return of experienced players to the likes of Tendulkar and Dravid whose inputs will galvanize the younger bunch.Hoping to see the men in blue at action soon with great vigour and poise.

Pup