Want to impress somebody? || Acharya Prashant
Transcript
00:00 Trying to impress someone is a bit like violence.
00:03 I have come to you so that I deliver an imprint on your consciousness.
00:09 Is that not very self-centered of me?
00:11 I want that when you walk out after the session, you should be carrying my memory and an impression
00:19 of my superiority.
00:21 Is that not violent?
00:22 But unfortunately that's what most of this public speaking thing has come to be.
00:28 Impress your audience.
00:30 Speak in a way that leaves them speechless.
00:33 The real speaker speaks to give voice to his audience, not to leave them speechless.
00:39 Today you have so many people, they say we'll teach you the art of public speaking and in
00:43 all that, what is it that they want to teach?
00:47 How to confidently throw garbage at an audience and mesmerize them.
00:53 Be confident and just keep speaking even if you have no substance, no content at all.