“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.” – Dale Carnegie
Public speaking is an absolute first step towards leadership, and everyone should have good public speaking and anchoring skills. Looking at the need of the hour, the “Anchoring Workshop” was organized by the collaborative effort of UNYC, Griffin, and Aurora LPU to anchor the anchoring skills into the aspiring speakers. Mr. Sachin Sidhra, Assistant Professor at LPU, took this workshop on anchoring skills.
The workshop started with an overwhelming introduction of Mr. Sachin Sidhra. Mr. Sidhra started out with expectation settings from the attendees. This was a fantastic way to cater a customized session to the audience’s needs to ensure maximum output from the session. The attendees are expected to attain the required skills for anchoring events. Mr. Sidhra also explained that the anchors are even called the masters of the events.
The session started out with insight into confidence building for the aspiring anchors. The attendees shared that they feel shy and overwhelmed on a stage. Mr. Sidhra provided a graceful example to make them understand the cause of the shyness. He said it is just because you feel judged, which should not be the case. Instead of this feeling, one should have a sense of responsibility towards the stage. Only these feelings are not enough to anchor any event. You will also need a plan on which with which you should prepare and then perform. It’s not just for anchoring but for life that one should have not to lack preparation.
The foremost part of the preparation is to prepare the content. According to Mr. Sidhra, “Content is the King.” He suggests that one should prepare the content by oneself to own the stage and the performance. One can also use different sorts of techniques to research and make content to present on the scene. Now, getting deep into the preparation phase, he emphasized listening skills to reflect and understand the viewers. The responsibility of an anchor isn’t limited to the script. An anchor should have the presence of mind after stepping on the stage.
Now, to give you an essence, here are some tips for all the aspiring anchors out there from Mr. Sachin Sidhra:
Tip #1: Practice in front of the mirror to develop confidence.
Tip #2: Be responsible and respect the stage.
Tip #3: Three Ps: Plan, Prepare and Perform.
Tip #4: Content is the king.
Tip #5: Be a good listener to become a good speaker.
Tip #6: Understand the audience and their preferences.
Tip #7: Use voice modulation and hand gestures to interest people.
Tip #8: Have a presence of mind while speaking.
