Keep on learning from every gig and make it a point to practically implement what you've learned in your next performance so as to make it better than last time. Do not become static with how good you are right now. Keep on striving for betterment.
I am Yash Tiwari, Having Delivered 5 TED Talks and a Josh Talk By The Age Of 18, An International Youth Mentor, Mental Health Awareness Advocate, An Award-Winning Author Of Two Books, A Public Speaker, A Youth Influencer, With My Critically Acclaimed Debut Novel "A Celebration In Tribulation" Written At The Age Of 16.
I Recently Have Also Authored "PANDEMIC 2020 - Rife Of The Virus" - World's First Fiction Novel On The Ongoing Corona Virus Outbreak, For Which I Have Received The “India Book Of Records" as well as the coveted "ASIA BOOK OF RECORDS" International Award For Being The “Youngest Author To Write A Fiction Novel On COVID19.”
2. How do you choose and prepare for a talk?
The process varies from talk to talk as well as based on the subject matter. There are topics that I'm invited to deliver sessions on that I'm well versed in, so there would hardly be any preparations at times, whatsoever.
2. How do you choose and prepare for a talk?
The process varies from talk to talk as well as based on the subject matter. There are topics that I'm invited to deliver sessions on that I'm well versed in, so there would hardly be any preparations at times, whatsoever.
Then there are certain other topics that I get invited for which might be a bit challenging, so I invest much effort in researching well before the talk. But what I never do is scripting everything up. I can't stand it, really.
I always prepare bullet points, if at all, and then speak what naturally comes up in mind. This makes enough room for improvisations and adjusting the talk to the needs of the diverse audience right in front of me.
Moreover, it gives a breath of realism to how I speak, as compared to how one would while reading a teleprompter.
3. How can one become a public speaker?
Firstly, don't confuse Public Speaking and Motivational Speaking like many folks do. Motivational Speaking is one aspect of Public speaking, like Social Media just one aspect is of the Internet and not the whole internet.
3. How can one become a public speaker?
Firstly, don't confuse Public Speaking and Motivational Speaking like many folks do. Motivational Speaking is one aspect of Public speaking, like Social Media just one aspect is of the Internet and not the whole internet.
Secondly, understand your niche. Figure out what you really can speak on and create an impact about, by exploring multidisciplinary subject matters.
Thirdly, expertise in that specific niche before you even deliver your first talk. The hollowness of your words will be evident to the audience members if you're not an expert on what you're speaking on.
And last, always focus on being understandable, relatable and unique rather than boastful or just provocative.
4. Can motivational speaking become a full-time career?
It can, but don't depend on it entirely when you enter this field. I'd suggest to always have strong academic backing, and some other dependable professional plans as well when you're just beginning out. And then slowly and gradually, as you get better in the field, you can turn it into a full-time career.
5. Which is your favourite talk ever and how did it change your life?
I know this might sound weird, but they're genuinely not a talk in specific that I can point out to call as the most inspiring one for me. Because I personally make it a point to never idolize specific folks and just become an ardent follower of their words or views.
4. Can motivational speaking become a full-time career?
It can, but don't depend on it entirely when you enter this field. I'd suggest to always have strong academic backing, and some other dependable professional plans as well when you're just beginning out. And then slowly and gradually, as you get better in the field, you can turn it into a full-time career.
5. Which is your favourite talk ever and how did it change your life?
I know this might sound weird, but they're genuinely not a talk in specific that I can point out to call as the most inspiring one for me. Because I personally make it a point to never idolize specific folks and just become an ardent follower of their words or views.
What I do instead is get inspired by the achievements of the greatest as well as the failures of the commonest. I feel more than humbled and grateful when people reach out to me in thankfulness for a certain talk or session of mine that changed their lives, and that's what I always will work towards as well.
For me, however, I look for inspiration in anyone and everyone around me instead of one specific person.
6. What are the best public speaking tips that have worked for you?
I think every public speaker has his/her own distinct routines to make the verbal words work on the stage. I entered this field professionally two years back when I was just 16.
6. What are the best public speaking tips that have worked for you?
I think every public speaker has his/her own distinct routines to make the verbal words work on the stage. I entered this field professionally two years back when I was just 16.
So there was a lot I was learning from my peers and anyone or everyone around me in all events even when I myself was guiding thousands around the world while being on stage. That, believe me, is the best tip for every aspiring public speaker out there because this is something that I still do and always will.
I try to expand my horizons as much as I can on every new talk or session that I deliver. If I'm to deliver a talk today, then after doing so, I'll analyze how well I did and what all I got to learn from addressing and interacting with a new set of audience, and how I can use it to improve my next talk.
Long story short - keep on learning from every gig and make it a point to practically implement what you've learned in your next performance so as to make it better than last time. Do not become static with how good you are right now. Keep on striving for betterment.
7. What impact do you want to make in the world?
Well, to define it in words is a bit tricky for sure. I always envision the impact that I create on the world through my work and actions to be far-reaching, meaningful, sustained, and most importantly - driven by passion and a fire to change the world for good. That, I believe in briefest of terms, is the impact I work on creating.
8. Who is your favourite writer and why?
George R R Martin, without a doubt. When I read A Song Of Ice And Fire, I think it was 2016 when I did, I was not only amazed by the complexity of his narrative founded on a set of a contrastingly distinct set of characters, but I was also bemused by the multiplicity of perceptions he penned down through those different characters in one single book-series.
That is what inspired me to always have multiple storylines in my books as well. Like, for example, we have four distinct yet interconnected tales narrated through my latest novel, Pandemic 2020 - Rife Of The Virus.
Huiqing - an impoverished boy in China, Alanna - a helpless doctor in the U.S., Terrell - a stranded traveller in Italy, and Yash - a blooming journalist in India.
Pandemic 2020, my internationally awarded fiction novel On the novel Corona Virus Outbreak, provides a harrowing look at how the pandemic turned the lives of everyone around the world upside down.
9. What piece of advice would you like to give to future aspiring writers and public speakers?
The most important piece of advice I'd like to give to the aspiring writers and speakers out there is to Be Bold, Be Fearless, and Be Daring. In what sense? In the sense that one mustn't be afraid of speaking on or writing about the unheard or unspoken topics and subject matters, that the society is too afraid to talk about.
9. What piece of advice would you like to give to future aspiring writers and public speakers?
The most important piece of advice I'd like to give to the aspiring writers and speakers out there is to Be Bold, Be Fearless, and Be Daring. In what sense? In the sense that one mustn't be afraid of speaking on or writing about the unheard or unspoken topics and subject matters, that the society is too afraid to talk about.
There has to be a certain degree of cemented boldness when you write on a paper or hold a microphone. There has to be a fire in what one does that only illuminates the darkened sections of the world but also ignites others to be passionate.
One must have the courage to stand out of the crowd, start meaningful conversations with words and voice, and not just address the masses but impact the masses. That's the mantra I live by, and what I preach as well.
10. What inspires you while penning a book down?
10. What inspires you while penning a book down?
"PANDEMIC 2020 - Rife Of The Virus" is my tribute, or eulogy, or dedication to the sufferers and warriors of the COVID19 Pandemic - whichever way you'd like to put it.
The idea came to me back in the month of April, when every day some or the other saddening story or heartbreaking incident was being reported on our television screens - how the medical workers were overwhelmed, or the helplessness of the poor ones, etc. because of the global level Outbreak of Corona Virus and the way it brought the entire world to a standstill.
That is what, really, inspired me to write a book based on it. I can say that PANDEMIC 2020 is my tribute to the unsung tales (not just the heroes, but the stories) from the ongoing COVID19 Pandemic. All the storylines I've written (four, specifically) narrate about the scenarios that took place during this Unanticipated Outbreak all around the world.
I felt the need to pen it down - to pay my tribute to the ones who fought and are still fighting against this yet-incurable flu through my words. That is where the motivation came from.
- Yash Tiwari (International Youth Mentor, Mental Health Awareness Advocate, Youngest Author To Write A Fiction Novel On COVID19)
Interviewed By Tuhina Rana
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