In the previous episode we witnessed that Rama is praising Hanuman for his usage of the apt words for the apt context and explains how important it is to talk without making even a single mistake in what is being spoken! In today’s episode we shall move further to see the importance of “Soft skills” while delivering a speech. We shall obtain a very important learning for delivering a corporate address by following this important aspect while talking!
Rama continues….
“Namukhe nethrayoschaapi lalaatecha bruvosthathaa!
Anveshwapicha sarveshu doshassamvidhitam kvachit!!”
Rama continues his praise for Hanuman by saying, “Yes. He’s a learned person, and so he talks well.. That’s fine, because this might be seen in many learned scholars elsewhere. But what’s more important is that, the manner in which he talks. His facial expressions were extremely minimal and his eyebrows never shrank. His head was still without any movement. He has spoken with the same beauty of talking for every minute!”
From this point onwards, we’re going to see very important aspects of a good speech, especially for corporate employees who focus on soft skills. We can see the various essentialities that are extremely important for a person while he/she delivers an address or a corporate presentation.
Firstly, the facial expressions of the person who is presenting the content should be as minimal as possible – In olden days musicians do “Saadagam” (rigorous practice) of music during the early morning hours (also called “Brahma muhurtam”). During this practice session if a person is singing with a pot full of oil on his/her head, that pot should not even move an inch in any direction. Hence we can see that the focus is on the content of the subject, rather than the facial and other physical expressions, because, if there are too many facial expressions, the focus of the audience would be veered away from the main content of the program and such things are not admissible. This is applicable both for music as well as talking.
Secondly, the pitch in which the person is talking should be maintained the same from the beginning till the end. For instance, in music, the pitch should be selected according to the capability of the singer’s voice texture. Else if portions of the song goes into a higher or a lower pitch it would be difficult to reach those points and it sounds awkward during a concert. Similarly for a speech, the voice texture should be constant for the entire duration of the presentation and it should not move up and down unnecessarily.
Thus Rama says here that Hanuman is giving an excellent oration only because he has gained mastery over all the above skills.
In the next episode we shall witness how important is the “speed” of talking and the diction in articulating the words while talking! These are again extremely important lessons for corporate lectures, and we shall wait till the next episode to find out!
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