The 5 Heores of My Life -- Part 4

I spoke at the National Conference in Cochin in Dec 2011. Here is Part 4

You must become good at communicating. You must become good at public speaking.

History remembers people for what they say and what they do. Pandit Nehru is remembered today for his “Tryst with Destiny” speech; not for setting up what he called the temples of modern India, the public sector. Abe Lincoln is remembered today as much as for his immortal “Gettysburg address” as much for being a civil liberty proponent.

My personal favourite is of-course the man who spoke about the audacity of hope, the magic of dreams and the sheer breath of possibilities, America’s Barack Obama. From being someone who in 2004 wasn’t even given an entry ticket to his party’s national convention, to becoming the president of the world’s original democracy calls for chutzpah of an extra-ordinary variety. History will remember him not for his health care reforms or for gunning down Bin-Laden; it will remember him for his Yes We Can speech and the sheer magic of his oratory.

I would be ready to walk any distance to hear him speak.