Anand Kumar Yadav - Writing Is A Part Of Life, Which Can Explain Feelings And Thoughts On Paper (Author & Public Relations Speaker)

Writing is my childhood hobby but I never imagined that one day I would be a published author. I was barely 10 years when I started writing Hindi poems. I started writing short stories while I was pursuing my graduation. People love my writing and give the inspiration to write more short stories.

1. Tell us more about your background and journey.

I was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and raised in the village of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. I completed graduation in engineering (computer science and engineering). My profession is a software engineer; passion is writing and motivating people. I always aim to fill this world with love, courage, inspiration, opportunity, and happiness.

My first novel, Burdened by Fate, is being published by Bigfoot Publications in January 2019. I have had one short story, You Are My Sunshine Love, and one poem, Dil Ki Awaj, published on kindle and have several more forthcoming. Currently, I am working on my upcoming book.

I completed my graduation in 2014; I worked in TCS, Pune for two years. My writing journey was not easy because there are a lot of obstacles that came in my path when I started writing my debut novel. 

I used to work 9 to 5 in the office. I would have reached home by about 6 pm. I used to take rest for a while then I used to read a self-help book and sometimes a novel for one hour. 

After an hour of reading books I used to improve my technical knowledge, therefore I read and write computer programming languages and used to get the update with the latest technologies. I used to enjoy watching TV and debating with my colleague for a while. 

Finally, I used to finish my dinner, and I used to work on my debut novel till midnight. I used to write a few words every day. It took two years to complete my first book and it got published in January 2019.

I did not know that something would happen to me and I would move to Mumbai. I joined a multinational company in Mumbai. I started participating in poetry shows and started sharing the motivational stage as a motivational speaker in Mumbai. 

I visited school, coaching, and college for talks. Some organizations gave us direct permission and some appointments. Slowly I got some experience and just started my journey as a motivational speaker, and poet.


2. When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?

Writing is my childhood hobby but I never imagined that one day I would be a published author. I was barely 10 years when I started writing Hindi poems. I started writing short stories while I was pursuing my graduation. People love my writing and give the inspiration to write more short stories.

I was pursuing my graduation then I met two beautiful girls who narrated her painful true story then I decided that I would write their story and would get published it.

It reminds my M-Tech life, which I did not complete due to some major issues. I got admission in M-Tech in 2015. I spent one year with my best friend Nisha and Krishna who always couraged me for writing. I left M-Tech in 2016 and came to Pune for searching job. 

One day my best friend Nisha told me that Anand you can get publish your story, which you have written in your diary and you can be a writer. I thought that it would be tough to become a writer but I started sending the manuscript to the publisher and finally, I got to publish my book and became a published author.


3. What piece of advice would you like to give to future aspiring writers?

Writing is a part of life, which can explain feelings and thoughts on paper. It is not easy to write a book because it takes a lot of patience and courage. If you write any kind of book then you have not enough time for nonsense gossip. It makes you productive and can imagine whole characters in your imaginations. 

You can put your sorrow on paper, which can not share with anyone. You feel burden-free when you put down your thoughts on paper. Writing makes you unique from other people. If you have any story then pen down on the paper and make your mind to show your hidden voice.


4. How do you chose and prepare for a talk?

I love to motivate students and people who lose their energy or enthusiasm. I try to boos their energy level in their daily life. There are a few steps that I follow for preparing my talk:

• I create great content for speaking in front of an audience.
• I practice how to deliver my talk.
• I get ready and boost my confidence level before going to talk.
• I know my audience.
• I decide how to handle the questions and answers of the audience.

Follow-up after the talk: I seek feedback and tell them the purpose of the talk.


5. How can one become a public speaker?

Become a public speaker is not tough but it takes a lot of effort. You start speaking yourself, which boosts your knowledge and confidence.

Read more books and gains knowledge in the area of your expertise. Define your area of expertise, which help you what are you good at? What are you passionate about? What unique perspective do you have to offer? These are the questions you need to answer to figure out so you can zero in on what you’ll talk about as a motivational speaker.

Identify your target audience, which helps you determine what examples you should use to communicate your points most effectively.

Practice plays a crucial role in public speaking because it gains your public speaking skills. Knowing what to say in your motivational speaking is important. But learning how to say it is essential, too. Invest some serious time and energy into improving your public speaking skills.

Solve the problem of people and tell them a story that can connect them yourself. Offer some laugh lines because sometimes you too might have an inspiring story and lots of useful lessons, but if the audience isn't entertained, you'll most likely not get booked. Some people say you don't have to be funny to be a speaker.


6. Can motivational speaking become a full-time career?

Yes


7. What are the best public speaking tips that have worked for you?

Ther are a few public speaking tips that worked for me:

• I prepare your note, which helps me to for delivering the right and good contents in front of the audience

• Practice, Practice, Practice: I feel more confident and comfortable speaking without reading off a piece of paper (or slides) because the structure and progression will become so familiar.

• Get in the zone: I don’t talk to anyone, I drink some water, I crouch down somewhere, I focus on my breathing, and I repeat this phrase to myself: “Use an expression to create possibility.”

• Make eye contact: eye contact is key in public speaking. It helps you connect with the audience.

• Uses pause: Pauses provides support for that point and recaps, pauses again, makes a related point, etc.

8. Which is your favourite book and why?

My favourite book is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book is a milestone in human growth and more importantly in getting rich. I loved every chapter of it. I am very much disappointed that I didn’t know or read this book earlier in my life; it would have made a huge difference in my life. 

Never mind I will make full use of it now. The cases study in the book is awesome, the flow of the book awesome, the knowledge, and the study material again awesome.

- Anand Kumar Yadav (Author and Public Relations Speaker)

Interviewed By Pratibha Sahani