Happy Friday ka! Each week just flies by and I recall my friend's father who said those who think time goes by fast tend to be the elderly....errrrrrr!
Let me share with you several key points I learned from my podcast on speaking series this month ka. Khun Anothai Udomsilp, former Director of Academic Institute of Public Media, Thai PBS is one speaker I've admired since I knew him 3 decades ago. Little did I know that he worked real hard behind the scenes to make sure the presentations would be most updated and could send his messages across ka. I'd like to point out 2 tips I got na ka:
1. Self assessment is crucial when deciding which events/ activities we can serve as speakers/moderators/MCs, etc. said he was most comfortable to work in a more formal setting because of his deep-voice quality , personality, and past performances. He practiced a lot and as a news anchor before, he watched his own recorded sessions to lessen his weak areas of delivery ka.
2. After a few years of retirement, he thinks of stopping being a lecturer or speaker, reasoning that only around half of what he's known is applicable, which means he has to search for the other half of the knowledge. It led me to think of the younger generation who may find our generation's knowledge and experiences not as useful na ka. I also thought of a Time magazine article in which a 30+ year-old executive said there was no need for him to seek advice from more seniors as he could just try out himself! The world has turned into this picture laew na ka.
Khun Pirada Techavijit is another guest speaker on this series ka. Currently, she works as Policy Analyst, MHESI. Her huge challenge is how to communicate to policy makers for them to buy-in the initiatives for funding and try-out ka.
Her keyword is to 'crystalize the ideas' through practices on topics of interest. She's been fortunate to get some diverse exposure in unique ways from her passion in space missions to internship in India and master's in France.
She said it's tough to communicate on policy issues as it means confidence not only in presenting the ideas but in making the audience feel confident that the proposed project would work. This, to me, needs an advanced level of speaking skill na ka.
Any comments mai ka?
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