Ma cousin had his first stage programme in Chennai..he is only 11..and my sister was talking about how he faced the stage for the first time...it paved a way for a lot of my memories..i was bored after ma board exams of 10Th...vacation was filled with food an computer games only..i got a call from a friend 1 day asking whether we could join for personality development camp...we were so excited about that and the very next day we enrolled for the class..each session was different and exciting..i was able to have so many good friends there.. sessions included breaking the ice,team spirit fostering,self confidence boosting, personality development,memory enhancement and at last public speaking...every day the class went smooth and were filled with fun..and at last PUBLIC SPEAKING..i was an active student during ma school days ..but the thought of standing alone in the stage and addressing people really gave me a shock..every day i skipped that session...my friend was confident enough for a mock session..but i was so diffident that i din even appear for that..but i couldn't escape..i thought a lot and finally got a topic...
The day arrived for ma speech..i was so nervous that i din have food or water..hmm...my speech started and i completed it as fast as i could..i was so happy that i got that headache over..but man proposes;God disposes..the very next day i was asked to give a speech on the last day of the camp..i froze with fear..i couldn't escape anyway as the officials asked me directly...hooo...i had no other option...i was asked to talk about the experience i had in the camp...on the D day my name was called out..uff....my whole body began to tremble and i couldn't walk cos ma legs had frozen...i reached the stage..and had a look at the crowd..my throat went damn dry..i felt i could have a heart arrest the very next moment...and there i closed my eyes for a minute and i took out the paper where i noted the important points ..it was wet with sweat..and i could feel ma hands shiver with fear...and i started with ''a very good morning to each an every 1 present here...''and there i went blank...as if the power to my mike has been cut off...i stood there for a minute thinking what to tell about..the notes in ma hands were crying like anything and i could feel ma legs rubbing each other..
I got stuck again and there i was like Hrithik Roshan in KRISH; started talking about something i can say UTTER RUBBISH...i talked about the officials who took seminars and how friendly they were to us,and suddenly i changed ma language..and all the stupidity i did in stage gave away a big laughter to the crowd..i knew i was spitting out all that i could..and in the end i started wit ma friendship in the camp..i took out each of ma friend's name and i was about to say that Akash(name changed) was ma best friend and why i liked him...but i was so frustrated to end the talk that i ended up saying ''u know what , i love Akash!!!!Akash is very sweet and decent..i love Akash for what he is and bla bla...there was Akash in the crowd shocked to hear what all i shouted through the mike...and i could also see the audience startled with what i said...and at last i said, "it was my luck that i could participate in this camp.thank you everyone...."i came down the diaz and there ma friends came to me an asked "do u have any idea what all u said?are you in love wit Akash?...".Akash came to me and looked at ma face and he started laughing so loud that all ma friends joined him...i also started laughing with them at myself.....but that experience has left me something worth..after that incident i became so bold i can say damn bold to go on to any stage and say anything stupid or wise in front of anyone or crowd..stage fear is nothing to me now..and i really thank that stage experience for this...Akash and my friends used to remind me all those whenever we have a talk...
Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do what happens to you- Aldous Huxley
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