Haritosh Srivastav recalls a 9th grade moment when his English teacher singled him out and boosted his confidence in a way that changed him. Now a public speaking coach, he recognizes that same potential in his own students.
I was, I think, in class 9th or something, doing a private coaching. And I come from Hindi medium background, and there was this English class where my teacher asked question like, you— and I knew the answer, but I had gone through an experience where I was very low in confidence and I didn't have the courage to raise my hand. But he came straight, looked into me and said, Haritosh Srivastav, I know you know the answer. Why don't you answer that? And that was the breakthrough moment for me. Wow, wow, wow. Does he know that I know the answer? But somehow I think being on the other side now, like you are a trainer coach and, and me being a public speaking and storytelling coach, somehow we, we sense that, we get that sixth sense. Okay, there is a potential in, in that student, in that trainee, and we just— he, he or she just need a
