13th-April-2012
Good evening everyone
Today I want to talk
about why I feel Public speaking is important, why I feel being able to
speak in a public is important for an educated citizen of our country.
I have been into
education system for almost a quarter of century like most of us in this
room... I have been to school and college just as the norms are in our typical
education system. And then one of major incident happened which gave a critical
shift to my perspective.
The incident which
encouraged me to plunge into many unforeseen things in my life.
Last year I wanted to give career counseling to Ladakhi
students in leh. So I went to LBA which is Ladakh Buddhist Association (for the
permission).They were readily agreed to call all Ladakhi students on some
holiday. I went to home and prepared some slides and then the picture of
speaking in front of 100s of student came into my mind, along with that the fear
and the doubts .I was so discouraged and feared that I just never call them
again.
Now the question is
am I worthy enough to counsel those students?
As per the
educational standards compared to school the kids I think I am... Then what
stops me from giving that presentation in front of those school kids. I feel
our education system may give us all the knowledge and information in this
world but it never help us feel worthy and confident to speak of same knowledge
and information in public. Which I think is one of the most essential thing for
an educated citizens of our country. The real beauty of education is, when it
is shared clearly and confidently.
I feel we all are
educational handicap in some way... If you want some prove take myself as a
subject and think why I am not able to express myself clearly and confidently
of something I believe too much! The answer is we are never encouraged to speak
in public…
Guys ..inevitably
, we are the future of this country, the demographic dividend of this country we
talk
about and we
desperately need great leaders. politicians, speakers and active citizens in
our society.
It is
because we , the so called educated citizens..don’t speakup when it need to be
speaking.. we are severely lacking a
good leaders in our country.
At last …I
think it doesn’t matter how much you studied as long as you can’t stand and speak
for the rights and wrong around us.
I welcome
you all to SPEAK! To speak your heart,
where we keep our egos to ourself , where we shamlessly learn to stand and
speak.
Thank you.
