Pep Talk India

"To err is human, to forgive divine” . Humans are not flawless. It is human nature to make mistakes and being forgetful is an indicative trait of the same. In our daily lives, whether professional or personal, we tend to forget things, which can sometimes result in quite embarrassing situations or even land us in trouble at the workplace. An effective way to assuage the situation is to use sophisticated English phrases and establish some semblance of credibility. Here are some good expressions that you can use when you forget something:   1. Can you refresh my memory? The phrase ‘let me refresh your memory’ is often used, which has a negative connotation to it. For example, consider this sentence: “Oh you don’t remember Sidharth? Let me refresh your memory. He was the poor guy from whom you stole his research paper.” The opposite of the above i.e.  can you refresh my memory’  is used in a situation where you have forgotten something but can’t seem to reca...

Whenever you have to begin a presentation, you have merely a minute to create a forceful impact on the audience, capture their attention, and establish your credibility. A good start will instill confidence inside you and make the audience more engaged with your content. Getting on the wrong foot by making inappropriate jokes, showing nervousness , or simply parroting your PowerPoint slides is a sure shot recipe for disaster. How can you get off to the perfect start and make your presentation a resounding success ? There are several ingenious ways in which you can do that. Here are some of them:    1)  Narrate a captivating story Stories capture the imagination of people like nothing else. Narrate an interesting anecdote or a hard-hitting story that the audience can relate to on a personal level. For example, if you are speaking on safety measures for women in personal and professional life, there are many shocking incidents of rapes as well as instances ...

Learning is a continuous process and excellence in any field can be achieved only through dedication and intense hard work. In order to improve your vocabulary for SSC exams, you must have a meticulous and well-structured study plan that ensures proper practice and covers all the aspects of the English language, right from learning the word origins and their roots, to understanding the semantics and usage in different contexts. Here the top vocabulary building tips you can inculcate in your study plan to succeed in the SSC exam: Tip #1 Understand the root words If you learn and understand the root words then take it a guarantee from us that not only your vocab will improve significantly and you will learn new words at a quick pace, but you also won’t forget those words for a long time. Dissect a word, understand what it is made of i.e. prefix-root-suffix . In that way, you will also be able to identify and link the same word root to other words, thus making it easier ...

Throughout the course of history, there have been many powerful speakers who have stirred up human emotions, inspired swathes of population, and made compelling arguments on society, economics, and politics through their speeches. These eminent personalities include U.S. presidents like Abraham Lincoln and JF Kennedy, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., tech visionary Steve Jobs, novelist Ayn Rand, and many others. Any important speech that has a significant ‘call to action’ associated with it, is peppered with various figures of speech, all tweaked to rhetorical perfection to create maximum impact. These figures of speech are used commonly by influential speakers and have a high recall value. For instance, “ Stay hungry, stay foolish ” ~ Steve Job, in his Stanford commencement address. In order to add more color to your speech and increase its impact on the audience, you can play around with words and come up with your own phrases that sound interesting and impac...

As you hear your name being announced, you start quivering in fear. Sweaty palms. Dry throat. Weak knees. An overwhelming feeling of nausea. You get the perception that you are on a mission to slay a legendary dragon. Nay! The reality is much worse. You suffer from Glossophobia , which means speech anxiety or the fear of public speaking . Slaying a real-life fire-breathing dragon would actually be a less terrifying task than speaking in front of an audience. As you move towards the stage, conscious of a million eyes upon you that scrutinize every movement and detail, ready to bestow the harshest critiques and cruelest taunts at the merest of mistakes, you feel cold and numb. You can’t feel your hands. Your throat is choked. You drag yourself to the podium, feeling half-dead like a zombie, give a frightened look at the audience and let out a whimper- “G-g-g-good m-m-morning all” This traumatizing experience is common amongst many people who suffer from Glossophobia . Just the thoug...