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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

HOW TO LECTURE

HOW TO LECTURE

An Apocryphal Story

VIKRAM KARVE

I have been invited to deliver a lecture.

Before I start speaking, I must tell myself this apocryphal story:

A renowned Management Guru entered a large lecture hall to deliver a lecture on Motivation to the employees of a large industrial organization.

To his horror he found that the large hall was empty except for a young man seated in the front row.

The Management Guru asked the solitary audience who he was.

“I am a Cook in the Industrial Canteen,” said the young man.

The Management Guru, pondering whether to speak or not, asked the Cook, “You are the only one here. Do you think I should speak or not? Tell me frankly, should I deliver my lecture?”

The Cook said to the Management Guru: “Respected Sir, I am a simple man and do not understand these things. But, if I came into the Dining Hall and saw only one man sitting there, I would certainly give him food.”

The Management Guru took the Cook’s insightful answer to heart and with full gusto began to deliver his lecture.

He spoke passionately for over two hours delving in great detail on each and every aspect of the theory and practice of Motivation.

Immensely proud after his virtuoso performance, the Management Guru felt highly elated, on top of the world, and wanted his audience to confirm how fantastically illuminating and effective his lecture had been.

So the Management Guru pompously asked the Cook, “How did you like my lecture?”

The Cook answered, “Respected Sir, I told you already that I am a simple man and do not understand these things very well. However, if I came into the dining hall and found only one man sitting there, I will certainly feed him, but I will not make him eat all the food I had prepared in the kitchen. Yes, I will give him enough food to fill his stomach but I will not give him all the food available in the kitchen just because I have prepared it.”

MORAL OF THE STORY

While teaching and lecturing, I have a tendency to talk too much, since I am passionate about teaching and I love to talk.

So I need to remember this story.

When I speak, I must certainly “feed” the audience.

But I must not try to “feed” them all the “food” I have prepared in my mind.

VIKRAM KARVE

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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer and blogger. Educated at IIT Delhi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and an anthology of short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional and academic research papers in journals and edited in-house journals and magazines for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing and blogging. Vikram Karve lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

FAST TRACK ART OF LIVING FOR THOSE IN A HURRY

FAST TRACK ART OF LIVING

The Story of the Eager-Beaver Man-in-a-Hurry

VIKRAM KARVE

If you are one of those go-getter type eager-beavers, always in a hurry, here is one of my favourite Mulla Nasrudin Teaching Stories for you to read and ponder over ...

Mulla Nasrudin started ‘Art of Living’ Classes.

An eager-beaver man-in-a-hurry came to join and asked Nasrudin, “How long will I take to master the ‘Art of Living’ ? ”

“If you put in a reasonable amount of effort and practice for two hours every day then it will take you one year to master the ‘Art of Living’,” Nasrudin said to the prospective student.

“One year? That’s too long. I want fast results. I will put in maximum effort, burn the midnight oil and practice eight hours every day...” the enthusiastic man-in-a-hurry said.

“In that case it will take you ten years...!” Mulla Nasrudin said calmly and walked away.

MORAL OF THE STORY

Like a human pregnancy takes over 9 months, all things require appropriate time.

This includes the activity of learning as well.

You can't hurry it up beyond a certain pace.

For example, a Masters Course in Engineering or Technology (M.E. or M. Tech. in India and MS in the USA) normally takes 2 years (Four Semesters).

Someone told me that she completed her Masters in less than an year, in about 10 months, in some University abroad.

“How's that possible?” I asked, “aren't you supposed to complete the required amount of credits which take 3 Semesters (18 months) and also a dissertation which you do for one full semester (6 months)?”

“We squeezed everything in and studied round the clock and finished off everything in double-quick time,” said the eager beaver woman-in-a-hurry.

I narrated to her this Mulla Nasrudin Story on Learning the Art of Living.

Then, just to press my point home, as parting shot, I said to her tongue-in-cheek:

“If and when you get married, and if and when you decide to have a kid, make sure you do it in double-quick time like you did your Masters - you must deliver your baby in 4 months and not take 9 months ...!”

Think about it - and have a Relaxed Unhurried Weekend

VIKRAM KARVE

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