My parents
were worried on my stammering but doctors advised that it is just a habit and
would be cured with passage of time. But during schooling I started to hide my
unsocial habit. The more I was hiding, it was getting more obvious. Today being
adult it is a sort of fear psychosis in my mind that I won’t be able to speak
well.
I felt happy
and encouraged that I got a call from one of new IIMs but I was very much worried
to face extempore speech test. I might not speak well and I may be rejected
because of shear fact that a manger must be very good in communication. Those
were my repeated sentences which I was murmuring within me.
To my
pleasant surprise when selection penal told me that you are through and are
eligible for PI, I was thrilled.
Later I
realized that my habit was getting worsened with psychology of perceiving unnecessary fear. I was told that
in Extempore Speech they judge your confidence and in spite of shortcomings I
was able to touch the heart of my audience with logical presentation. I spoke from my heart with one single focus
to enthrall my audience with a take away as message on Inefficiency.
Over a
period of time now I am almost perfect in communication. Thanks to my regained
communication power which I reinvented during my stay at IIM.
It would be worthwhile
to know that few big personalities also overcame this problem like: Winston
Churchill, Newton, Aristotle and present day famous Jack Welsh, Tiger Woods and
Hrithik Roshan.
Lesson of my
story is that we must not be afraid of any physical shortcomings as MBA education
leads you to overcome any hurdle and you become professional.
Extempore speech is test to judge confidence level, mental agility and overall vision.
