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HOW

DO ANITHA SUMITH
Joint Secretary, PTA

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of the population dreads standing in front of an audience and
of the population dreads standing in front of an audience and
speaking. If you feel butterflies in your tummy before going
speaking. If you feel butterfl ies in your tummy before going
on stage, sweat profusely, if your heart pounds so loud that
on stage, sweat profusely, if your heart pounds so loud that
you can hear its beat, if your hands shiver so hard that you
you can hear its beat, if your hands shiver so hard that you
are unable to even hold your cue cards properly, forgetting
are unable to even hold your cue cards properly, forgetting
everything that you have planned on speaking after seeing the
everything that you have planned on speaking after seeing the
audience staring at you – If you have experienced any of these
audience staring at you – If you have experienced any of these
or everything altogether – Do Not Worry – You are part of the
or everything altogether – Do Not Worry – You are part of the
majority. And let me tell you a secret. Most of the great orators
majority. And let me tell you a secret. Most of the great orators
have had to overcome this before they became “great”.
have had to overcome this before they became “great”.
Don’t we look in awe and admiration at great orators like
Don’t we look in awe and admiration at great orators like

Shashi Tharoor, Sudha Murthy, Barack Obama or even Vir
Shashi Tharoor, Sudha Murthy, Barack Obama or even Vir

Das, the stand-up comedian? Don’t they make us wonder
Das, the stand-up comedian? Don’t they make us wonder
how words, phrases and thoughts flow from their mouth so
ow from their mouth so

how words, phrases and thoughts fl

eff ortlessly and naturally? Th at too put forward with such class
effortlessly and naturally? That too put forward with such class
and eloquence, authenticity and emotions, mixed with a great
and eloquence, authenticity and emotions, mixed with a great
sense of humour that just captures and captivates us!
sense of humour that just captures and captivates us!

So, if the question in your mind is HOW? The secret is
So, if the question in your mind is HOW? The secret is

very simple – Practice and Experience. There is footage of
very simple – Practice and Experience. There is footage of
Bill Clinton doing breathing exercises before going on stage
Bill Clinton doing breathing exercises before going on stage
to address a crowd. And that is just one example. Like how
to address a crowd. And that is just one example. Like how
art follows life, in the movie Trance, Fahadh Faasil plays a
art follows life, in the movie Trance, Fahadh Faasil plays a
motivational speaker and is shown to obsessively practice
motivational speaker and is shown to obsessively practice
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