Lights off

There was a college boy called Ramesh who was preparing for a presentation after coming back from industrial training of one month.During his one month industrial training he understood everything about the organisation where he completed his industrial training and what type of machine is were operational over there. Returning back to the college after one month he was very confident that whenever the seminar happens, he will be able to speak confidently because he was already having good English speaking skills. His professors asked him to prepare thoroughly for the presentation because every one will be present in the auditorium, all the students of the college, owner of the college, the director, the principle & all the faculty members. So stakes were high because it was the question of establishing the credibility in front of everyone. 

Ramesh was very confident and he assured his professor that nothing wrong will happen on the date of presentation and he will handle everything tactfully. Finally the day of presentation came. Everything was well arranged in the seminar hall of the college. All the respected dignitaries took their respective seats. Students also took their respective seats. The head of department of the institution announced the starting of the presentation my welcoming the honorable guests and students. 

One-by-one all the participating students were delivering their presentation. Ramesh was feeling excited as his turn was about to come. He was mentally very confident and well prepared. As his name was announced, he came to the dias, connected his laptop to the PowerPoint slide, and started the presentation. In the beginning he welcomed everyone, greeted all the doginatories and started the presentation is very confidently with extremely fine English speaking skills. Everyone was overwelmed by his performance. 

But suddenly something unexpected happened. To everyone's shock, power shutdown happened, lights were gone & the screen went down. Nothing was getting displayed on the screen. Ramesh lost his confidence. He thought in his mind, "nothing is visible on the slides. What will I tell the audience now?" Gradually he was becoming fearful and expression of fear was clearly you visible on his face to the audience. All the teachers in the auditorium were shocked to see this sudden transformation in his personality. The principal asked,There was a college boy called Ramesh who was preparing for a presentation after coming back from industrial training of one month.During his one month industrial training he understood everything about the organisation where he completed his industrial training and what type of machine is were operational over there. Returning back to the college after one month he was very confident that whenever the seminar happens, he will be able to speak confidently because he was already having good English speaking skills. His professors asked him to prepare thoroughly for the presentation because every one will be present in the auditorium, all the students of the college, owner of the college, the director, the principle & all the faculty members. So stakes were high because it was the question of establishing the credibility in front of everyone. 

Ramesh was very confident and he assured his professor that nothing wrong will happen on the date of presentation and he will handle everything tactfully. Finally the day of presentation came. Everything was well arranged in the seminar hall of the college. All the respected dignitaries took their respective seats. Students also took their respective seats. The head of department of the institution announced the starting of the presentation my welcoming the honorable guests and students. 

One-by-one all the participating students were delivering their presentation. Ramesh was feeling excited as his turn was about to come. He was mentally very confident and well prepared. As his name was announced, he came to the dias, connected his laptop to the PowerPoint slide, and started the presentation. In the beginning he welcomed everyone, greeted all the doginatories and started the presentation is very confidently with extremely fine English speaking skills. Everyone was overwelmed by his performance. 

But suddenly something unexpected happened. To everyone's shock, power shutdown happened, lights were gone & the screen went down. Nothing was getting displayed on the screen. Ramesh lost his confidence. He thought in his mind, "nothing is visible on the slides. What will I tell the audience now?" Gradually he was becoming fearful and expression of fear was clearly you visible on his face to the audience. All the teachers in the auditorium were shocked to see this sudden transformation in his personality. The principal asked, "Are you OK? Please continue." But Ramesh was standing still. The class teacher of Ramesh understood everything, came to the podium, politely took the mike from Ramesh and started speaking, "ladies and gentleman, I am sorry to say that we will have to stop here for a while for a tea break. So please enjoy some snacks in the canteen and come back after half an hour. Thank you". Listening to the professor everybody left the auditorium. 

Now there were only two people in the auditorium, the professor and Ramesh. To Professor asked Ramesh politely, "What happened to you Ramesh? You are such a brilliant student. Why you suddenly stopped speaking?" Ramesh said, "I am sorry sir, I don't know. Suddenly the lights went off, and the slides went down. I was not able to speak anything." The professor said, "Ramesh, it happened because you were not prepared in reference to the topic on which you have giving the presentation. You were completely dependent on the slides. This is the reason that when the lights went off, you were not able to speak a single word. 

Ramesh, the main part of the presentation is what you are speaking to the audience. Slides and graphics are just the examples to support what you are speaking. But if you are completely dependent on slides, it means that you are not sincerely preparing for the presentation & you are not preparing thoroughly for crucial events which our school is consistently organising. In future you will have to work in some organisation as an employee. I am sorry to say this but if this type of mistake happens ove there, you may be fired by your organisation. But please be relaxed, it's okay. I hope you understood what I want to say and you will not repeat the same mistake again."

Ramesh said, "Thank you very much for your kind support Sir. Now I have understood that what mistake I was making. I promise you it will never be repeated again."  The professor look at Ramesh with a smiling face, put his hand over his head & said, "God bless you." But Ramesh was standing still. The class teacher of Ramesh understood everything, came to the podium, politely took the mike from Ramesh and started speaking, "ladies and gentleman, I am sorry to say that we will have to stop here for a while for a tea break. So please enjoy some snacks in the canteen and come back after half an hour. Thank you". Listening to the professor everybody left the auditorium. 

Now there were only two people in the auditorium, the professor and Ramesh. To Professor asked Ramesh politely, "What happened to you Ramesh? You are such a brilliant student. Why you suddenly stopped speaking?" Ramesh said, "I am sorry sir, I don't know. Suddenly the lights went off, and the slides went down. I was not able to speak anything." The professor said, "Ramesh, it happened because you were not prepared in reference to the topic on which you have giving the presentation. You were completely dependent on the slides. This is the reason that when the lights went off, you were not able to speak a single word.

Ramesh, the main part of the presentation is what you are speaking to the audience. Slides and graphics are just the examples to support what you are speaking. But if you are completely dependent on slides, it means that you are not sincerely preparing for the presentation & you are not preparing thoroughly for crucial events which our school is consistently organising. In future you will have to work in some organisation as an employee. I am sorry to say this but if this type of mistake happens ove there, you may be fired by your organisation. But please be relaxed, it's okay. I hope you understood what I want to say and you will not repeat the same mistake again."

Ramesh said, "Thank you very much for your kind support Sir. Now I have understood that what mistake I was making. I promise you it will never be repeated again."  The professor look at Ramesh with a smiling face, put his hand over his head & said, "God bless you."