GEMA Student Speaker: “The adrenaline kicked in fast”- this is what Alisha said on being asked about her win.
We recently had the chance to interview our champion participant in theStudent Speaker Contest- Alisha Khan who is a student at Delhi Public School in Chattisgarh. She is the winner of GEMA’s Student Speaker Contest’25 at the national level. Her persistence and diligence at oratory was evident throughout the interview.
She shared with us her experience of participating at an international contest for the first time. She shared with us her preparation journey and how she used to record herself speaking and always ended up doubting herself. Clearly, what stood out was her refusal to give up which made her way to this big win.
The topic for her speech was “Learning From Failures” which suited her in all senses.
Talking to us, she also revealed that she is a nature enthusiast and most of her inspiration for the final speech came from her life lessons and advice from her mother. She also mentioned her desire to receive an award or a little recognition for nature conservation work. She called her experience at GEMA enjoyable and truly rewarding. She also told us that she was not nervous during the final speech because of practising hard which took the nervous streak out of her. She recalled acting as a judge and not as a contestant while practising. Well, that is a great way of constructive criticism.
This contest indeed helped her way to becoming a confident and impactful orator. We wish her luck for all her future endeavors.
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