I still remember my first speech I gave at Toastmasters, which was about introducing myself. The question running in my head was: what can I say and what cannot? I ended up writing a 600 word speech that contained all the information about myself. The feedback I was given was, “Too many details, as a […]

In 2014 I wanted to be spontaneous.  “A dream too far” was the title of the speech that I delivered at the Toastmasters District/European Championship in 2014.  The speech is one of my favourite performances of my own to date. Grooving, dancing, singing, and even doing the Indian nod got the audience rolling out of […]

In April 2022, I gave my second TEDx talk, and this time in the Netherlands. It was one of the best stage experiences I ever had. I was able to make the audience laugh, think and act on my advice. That feeling is the most rewarding feeling as a speaker. But the journey towards the [...]