Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy presented “Speak Up without Hiccup”. The event was held on August 6th, at the EMK Center, serving as a daylong workshop for individuals longing to improve their public speaking skills and unleash their true potential.
Essential issues such as the secrets of public speaking, how to present from corporate POV, use of humor in public speaking, how to be charismatic in presentation, 4Ps of public speaking, the ways and methods of interesting beginning of a presentation, tips and tricks of engaging the audience were addressed during the workshop.
Experts from diversified fields came under one banner to assist, enrich and guide the participants to become masters of the mic. “Power, presence and warmth – three things needed to be charismatic,” said Rubaba Dowla addressing the youth at the EMK Center regarding the importance of being charismatic. The event saw young minds, professionals from various industries and enthusiastic individuals gather under one roof to enrich their knowledge regarding the art of public speaking. Emphasizing on the necessity and significance of presenting oneself efficiently in front of an audience, the event focused on creating a common ground where the experts from various fields shared their experience, tips and tricks on how to captivate an audience. The panel of guests included Rubaba Dowla, Chief Service Officer, Airtel Bangladesh; Naveed Mahbub, Founder, Naveed’s Comedy Club; Syed Tanvir Husain, Director, COE, Grameenphone; Rezaul Hossain, Chief Commercial Officer, bKash; Quazi M. Ahmed, CEO, FutureLeaders; Ayman Sadiq, Founder & CEO, 10 Minute School; Nafees Kausar and G. Sumdany Don, from Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy.
“Your story must include your audience,” said Syed Tanvir Husain; indicating the importance of making the story relatable for the audience. Emphasizing on the importance of humor in presenting oneself, Naveed Mahbub stated “Humor is the ice breaker as it enables the speaker to connect with the audience properly.” Quazi M. Ahmed, one of the country’s most renowned trainers, advised listeners, “The attention of the audience has to be captured at the very beginning of your presentation.”
The youngest of the speakers, Ayman Sadiq, enthused, “Tell a story to connect with the audience.” Rezaul Hossain, from his experience in the corporate world focused on setting the right priorities while young public speaker Nafees Kausar focused on the 4P’s of public speaking (practice, purity, pace and people). “We all have the potential to become what we dream of, we just have to reach down and unleash our true potential”, said G. Sumdany Don to focus on the significance of self-development.
Participants from every walk of life attended the event including Government officials, young professionals, students of private and public universities and even individuals from outside Dhaka. They were all united under one roof with the sole intention to learn and develop themselves.
The workshop was successful through the 360 degree support of the sponsors and partners of the event. The event was sponsored by Bombay Sweets Co. Ltd with ICE Business Times as the magazine partner, along with other media partners such as GTV, Dhaka Tribune, bdbews24.com and ColoursFM 101.6. Other partners for the event included Cooper’s (Food Partner) and Ticketchai.com (online ticketing partner).
Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy aims to bring bigger and better platforms in coming days to facilitate the youth of this nation towards a skilled and optimistic future.
