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Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan is informally referred to as SRK. Apart from being the biggest star of Hindi film industry, he is a regular stage performer and an award ceremonies host, & has delivered speeches at numerous places throughout the world. He has been a public speaker of a great demand across corporate houses, & recently in universalities. Some of the platforms on which he has delivered key note speeches include India Today Conclave, Nation in Solidarity against Terrorism, IIM-A, IIPM, Yale University, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), numerous book launches, numerous movie/video/audio launches, numerous events of all kinds including cricket, & numerous film festivals. 10 Learnings from SRK as a Public Speaker 1. General Purpose is creating humour: 2. Observe people around you: 3. Tell stories: 4. Think in English: 5. Rehearse a lot:
Specific purpose of your speech depends on the occasion or subject of the speech. Humour helps you to grab the attention of audience. Create characters based on your observation & involve vivid details of those characters in your speeches. If you want to convey a message, tell it in the form of a story, your message would be better communicated. Man, who is a star of Hindi films, thinks in English. Why we should not? After spending two decades in the media & entertainment industry he still rehearses a lot. How much efforts we take in rehearsals of our speech? After spending two decades in the media & entertainment industry he still experiences nervousness. Do not get bogged down by nervousness, learn to manage it. Obviously we do not need SRK to tell this, but even SRK does it amidst busy schedule, how much we do? SRK occasionally listens to loud music full of beats before going on the stage. Find out which thing would energise you before your speech. We prepare our art (speech) with the content we like, & love. Irrespective of whether audience like it or not, love it, & learn from it. Do not pretend that you know everything about a subject of your speech.

6. I feel nervous:

7. Read a lot: 8. What you do before going on the stage? 9. Do not be afraid of making mistakes: 10.If I dont know the subject, I say it so:

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