There are many facets to good public speaking that are applicable to a good Manager’s abilities. One of the basic tenets of public speaking is that no matter how much you read about it, the only way to make it work is to get your hands dirty by actually indulging in the activity. We often hear the reasoning – no good in reading about swimming unless one actually gets into the water! The same theory would apply to Management. No matter how much we read about it, plan for the way that one would want to implement their strategy and read numerous books on it, it is only when one is thrown into the pool of Management does one learn how to ride the tide! Public speaking calls for the speaker to focus on what he/ she is talking about and not bother too much about the impression that looks or the surroundings are having on the listeners’ mind. Stage
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Child like
The ongoing saga with the Italian marines and their stalled return to India reeks of immaturity and a very child like attitude from the people concerned. Some time during the previous year, 2 Italian marines shot at and killed 2 fishermen from Kerala in the Bay of Bengal, mistaking them for pirates. This was unprovoked firing and rightly, the marines were arrested by the Indian authorities and produced in court in Kerala where they remained in judicial custody for much of last year. Towards the end of the year, during Christmas, based on a request from the Italian envoy representing the Italian government, the High Court of Kerala gave them leave to be with their families for Christmas. This was against the surety of INR 6 crores and a guarantee of the Italian envoy who was personally responsible for returning the marines once Christmas was past. Sure enough, the marines returned to India then. This recent episode was triggered
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