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‘Whose mind is controlled and
focussed is like an unflickering lamp in a windless place.’
Now and then in our life, we come across a situation wherein we have to have a conversation
without preparation. It’s what we call impromptu speech. Here we don’t get
enough time to prepare our conversation content. We are asked a question
or are given a topic and we are expected to start speaking almost instantly. We
have no option but to depend on our capability to think on the spot and come up
with sentences that we can use in our conversation.
For most of us, this
kind of situation is something that we are not comfortable with. If it is a
speech that we have to give on a topic that we didn’t prepare, then half the
time we fumble and search for words to speak. Sometimes we even find ourselves repeating
the same sentences over and over.
This is a typical
case where time expands for us. It appears to move at the speed of a snail. Even
one minute appears like one hour.
We feel embarrassed
in front of our audience.
Come what may, we
will have to face such situations in our daily life. These situations come
without informing which leaves us no time for preparation.
I have experienced
this situation and maybe some of you must also have gone through this pain.
Is there a way out
of this, other than not getting into these kinds of situations or running away
from it?
Yes, there is a
way!
In this blog I am
going to share with you how you can build upon what you know on the spot and
have an enriching conversation or give an impressive speech without
preparation.
Let us take a very
simple situation from our life. Say, I am meeting a friend on a Monday and
he asks you–‘Hey how was your Sunday?’
Now, let us assume
that I have to speak on this topic for about a minute.
How do I start?
How do I move
ahead?
Here’s the tip:
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1. As you start to
speak, focus on one sentence at a time.
2. Pick up one key
or more keywords from your spoken sentence and build upon them to create a new
sentence.
3. As you speak,
enjoy the emotion of that sentence so that your listener can also enjoy your
talk.
Well, that’s it!
Keep on going for
as long as you want and then as you reach your time limit, just conclude your
speech.
Below, I have
written a short script on ‘How was your Sunday?’ Go ahead and read it and then
I will meet you after the paragraph.
How Was Your Sunday?
My
Sunday was great. It was one of the best Sundays I have ever had in years. I
went to a movie in a Mall with my friends. It was a comedy movie. My friends
and I laughed a lot. After the movie, we went to have pizza at Domino’s. I
ordered extra cheese for my pizza because I love cheese. Then we went window
shopping. We saw many new things. Every single one of us was extremely excited.
We did what everybody does at the Mall–take group selfies from every possible
angle. We even posted those selfies on our social media accounts and tagged
friends who didn’t come with us, just to tease them on what they were missing.
It was late in the evening when I reached home. On the way, also we were
laughing and cheering. Wow! What an evening it was! It was an experience that
we all wanted to repeat. So, my friends and I look forward to another Mall
adventure in the coming months.
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Now,
read the same paragraph once again. Here I have marked few words in a sentence
as bold. You will notice that I have
used the words in bold as a keyword and expanded on them to continue my speech or
conversation.
How Was Your Sunday?
My
Sunday was great (Expand this keyword). It
was one of the best (Expand this keyword) Sunday’s
I have ever had in years. I went to a movie
(Expand this
keyword) in a Mall (Expand this
keyword) with my friends (Expand this
keyword). It was a comedy
(Expand this keyword) movie. My friends
and I laughed a lot. After the movie, we went to have Pizza (Expand
this keyword) at Domino’s. I ordered extra cheese for my pizza
because I love cheese. Then we went window
shopping (Expand
this keyword). We saw many new things. Every single one of us
was extremely excited. We did what everybody does at the Mall–take group selfies (Expand this keyword) from every possible angle.
We even posted those selfies on our social media accounts and tagged friends
who didn’t come with us, just to tease them on what they were missing. It was
late in the evening when I reached home. On the way, also we were laughing and cheering (Expand this
keyword). Wow! What an evening it was! It was an experience that
we all wanted to repeat (Expand this
keyword). So, my friends and I look forward to another Mall
adventure in the coming months.
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Did
you notice how I identified the keywords in the sentence and then built upon it
to create a new sentence?
Let
me explain with few examples. I started my first line with:
‘My
Sunday was great.’
The first sentence of my speech becomes ‘Topic Sentence.’ All my speech will revolve around this single
topic sentence, that is, whatever I say it should make my listeners feel My
Sunday was great.
Here
the keyword is great.
I
used this keyword to create my next sentence:
‘It
was one of the best Sunday’s I have ever
had in years.’
You
will notice that I expanded on the keyword, great, and said the second line. Great expanded to one of the
best.
Then
I expanded the keyword, one of the best,
to form my new sentence:
‘I
went for a movie to a Mall with my friends.’
Going to a movie
in a Mall with a gang of friends is one way to have a great and one of the best
Sundays. So, my sentences are supporting the topic sentence.
Likewise,
I have developed my one-minute speech on a question that was asked impromptu to me. Every time I used my keywords to guide me or show me the path
to expand my thought process.
Hope
you could connect with the concept that I shared above.
Now,
before you master this technique, you need to be conscious of using this
technique in the beginning. You should use it consciously in your speech or
conversation. After following this technique consciously, your mind will get
used to it and this will become automatic for you.
Do share in the comment section if you are following any other creative technique to build on your conversation.
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