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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Once Robert Louis Stevension said :
We are in such haste
To be doing, to be writing
To be gathering gear
To make our voice audible for a moment
In the derisive silence of eternity,
That we forget one thing, of which
These are but the parts -
Namely to live.

We run to and from on the earth
Like frightened sheep and
Now you are to ask yourself, if
When all is done, you would not
Have been better
To sit by the fire at home!
 
According to Registrar General Of India, there are as many as 10 deaths every min in India, 603 deaths per hour ,14475 deathsper day & 0.4 million deaths per month.
 
The point i am trying to make is that ,haven't we forget our near ones & dear ones, money has become the most important priority in our life.
We seems to be in such a haste of collecting things, rather say immaterial things which will be of no use to us or for our happiness.But still we seems to be so small hearted,so small that its such a big thig for us to share something with the ones who don't have anything.
 
Yesterday i saw something which sent a shiver down my spine ,i saw a young small girl begging at a traffic signal who was looking so hungry from so many days ,someone from an autoricksaw gave her a single piece of biscuit,she went and gave half of that to another small boy who was sitting at the other side of road.
 
I felt & realized can there be a bigger act of giving then this.
 
The great Alexender asked his ministers to take his both hands out of his coffin ,so that the whole world can see that even the greatest emperor of all times left this world empty handed.

When was the last time you expressed your love to some one you really love,approx 15000 people are dying every day ,we never know on which highway ,on which road ,or with which car we will die.All it will take is 3-5 seconds to end the game.
 
What we are waiting for go & call someone ,your mom ,dad, sister ,brother,your best friend in your college ,your Shutta partner in your first company ,your first crush,the guy or the girl who did proxy for you in the college, call them up express your love ,tell them how much importance they hold in your life.
 
Dont wait you are not going to live forever,life is short & it is good.
Call up your mom & say "mom i loved you a lot" 
 
 
You will not regret you did that .
 
 
 
With love,
 
love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it
 

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Excel at Public Speaking.

Hi ,

Its been a long time that i haven't posted anything.Its the sheer workload of MBA which is responsible.

Not an issue ,i will try to write as soon as i will get sometime ,till then i will keep on posting some of the good stuff which will come on my way.

So keep reading .And do fall for any kind of help,reply is guranteed.



Nick Morgan Tips for Public Speaking.

9 rules for survival in rock climbing and public speaking

Matthew Childs gives a remarkable talk on the 9 rules of mountain climbing on TED.com: http://tinyurl.com/cqjd8v.  Obviously, he means the rules to apply to life, too.  What’s interesting is how well they apply to public speaking and communications.  Childs is not a great speaker; he’s too nervous to put the audience at its ease.  But his message is powerful nonetheless. 

1.  Don’t let go.   Just as in climbing, the consequences of giving up in public speaking are unpleasant.  Both disciplines require commitment and follow-through. 

2.  Hesitation is bad.   Passion and intensity of almost any kind are better than hesitating in public speaking.  Emotion attracts our attention, but the half-hearted approach does not. 

3.  Have a plan.  Trying to wing it in speaking, as in climbing, is almost always self-destructive.  Some climbs – and some speeches – are easy enough that you can fake it.  But preparation tells in the long run.  Have a plan.  Please.  For the sake of the audience as well as the speaker.

4.  The move is the end.  The point of this rule is that the moment is important, too.  Don’t be thinking so hard about finishing that you forget to be there when it counts.  Make your move.  Say what you have to say.  Be there.  Then finish the job.

5.  Know how to rest.  Getting proper rest before a speech, and taking little breathers during a speech, are both good ideas.  No one requires that you race at top speed from start to finish.  In fact, we prefer that you don’t.

6.  Fear sucks.   While audiences expect the jitters at the beginning, they also expect you to get over them.  Fear sucks because it gets between you, your message, and your audience. 

7.  Opposites are good.   I love this one, because contrast is one of the best ways to make meaning clear and to sustain interest.  Opposites are very, very good in public speaking.

8.  Strength doesn’t equal success.   What is the translation of this one into the public speaking realm?  It’s not just about volume, or speed, or size?  I suppose the lesson is that you can’t just power your way through a talk; a little judicial use of psychology and audience involvement will get you much further than just doing it all yourself. 

9.  Know how to let go.  The toughest time to be a public speaker, or any kind of performer, is right after the event is over.  At that point, you just want to have someone say, “You were wonderful!”  and let you collapse in your hotel room.  But many speakers do themselves psychic injury by second-guessing, replaying, and critiquing themselves right after a speech.  Wait.  Let go.  Look at the tape 24 hours later, when you’re back to yourself again. 

And finally, as Childs says, ‘balance rules.’  As in most things, success comes from keeping your balance.  That's a great final lesson for both speakers and climbers.