| Priyanshu
Chatterjee, Film Actor |
| "The
use of empathy and not just sympathy makes this class far
from superficial. It helps you get down to the roots. The
combination of trainer, healer and guide is a huge asset to
the coaching" |
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| Isha
Sharvani, Dancer/Film Actress |
| "SPEED
has opened my eyes in so many ways. Exploring my inner self
will remain with me forever. I loved the voice exercises.
They showed me its how you say the words that is important."
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| Priya
Deshmukh (English Professor) |
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Being
the newest entrant at SPEED, this is a whole new and exciting
world for me, in a city that I've just come to and have
always been afraid of. But now, even after the terror attacks,
I don't feel insecure or hesitate to stay here because I
know I have a family at SPEED.
My New
Year message -"When you believe in yourself, ANYTHING
is possible!"
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| Production,
Philips |
| I
plan not to get locked up in a 'box' |
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| Shruti
Seth, VJ, Actress |
| "I
had come here to improve my voice but I feel I have improved
on lots more. My life, my thinking and my deeds. Your workshop
has reached lower than my vocal chords - my heart. It will
help me not only with my voice but with life in general. I
would like you to know that I feel WHOLE, HEALED and I only
wish I could come visit you after this workshop is over and
learn more about different spheres of life. Thank you for
showing me a different perspective of life." |
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| Yashna
Wahal (16 yrs, Voice & Personality Student) |
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My experience
from this class -
I had
originally joined SPEED just for improvement in voice and
phonetics. But I ended up learning a lot more. After this
course, I became not only a changed personality, but also
increased my confidence. The earlier 'fake me' had just
been erased and a whole new me was born.
I became
much more comfortable with people - not just people I know
but also new people who I just met. I became a more friendly
person. My mannerisms changed. Posture improvement and speaking
skills were just added on top of this. I would recommend
SPEED to all those who want to gain confidence, correct
speech and become an interesting personality.
The
last thing I would mention is that I have finally gotten
over the biggest fear that I had, speaking in front of a
group. I can now speak at any given time in front of any
crowd with not only clarity and confidence but also with
pleasure.
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| Finance,
Lakme |
| The
introspective session made me a more focused individual |
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| Aditya
Bal, Model, VJ |
| "There's
no doubt in my thought or action. It's all flowing now. I
am a great actor. I can speak like thunder. My self is where
all the power is. I have found the source of never ending
strength, courage and energy. I am fire. I am the sun, moon,
stars and all in between. I am ready, ready to go forward." |
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Finance, Citibank |
| Meditation
helped me relax and de-stress and provided me with an avenue
to get back to my normal self after a very long time. |
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| Ayaz
Khan, Model |
| "I
have been able to improve myself as an actor due to the fact
that I can voice modulate better, I express myself in a more
real manner. My diction has vastly improved. I am more confident
when I speak in front of people and in front of the camera.
This confidence has reflected in my performance as an actor
and also in real life conversations. I would like to thank
Mrs Sareen for her invaluable time and guidance." |
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| Mother
of Aman, aged 9 |
| After
making him attend so many other speech classes before, I could'nt
believe my ears when I heard Aman's recorded voice. He spoke
so clearly and confidently! |
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| Purva
Mehra, Indian Express |
| "I
am now an able communicator, with a reformed attitude towards
myself and an assurance that "I believe I can". Through Dramakinetics,
voice/speech training and intense focus on the self, SPEED
enables a better understanding of the person within. There
are other such organizations, however they are primarily profit
oriented with a view to commercialise their interests rather
than bring out the uniqueness in each of us. This is what
sets SPEED apart from the rest. The others cater to a specific
need, which entails limited interaction, stipulated in a rigid
time frame. While at SPEED one is able to utter a cry of help
and will be guaranteed a response to that plea." |
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| A
Marketing Manager at HLL Chemicals |
| "Non-judgemental
listening and interpersonal relationships made me completely
change my perception of individuals and helped me understand
and know them better." |
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| A
Sales Officer, Cadbury |
| "Dramakinetics
allowed me to look at a given situation from a radically different
viewpoint and helped me regain the sense of humour that I
thought I had lost." |
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| Shonali
Suryavanshi, Acting Student |
| "This
class was real fun and exciting. I enjoyed every moment of
it and also learnt to live it in the moment. It has definitely
encouraged me to keep the naughty child within me alive." |
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| Administration,
I.T.C |
| This
programme has brought about a positive note in me and has
added value to my life - |
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| Surabhi
Upadhyay, CNBC |
| "The
exercise - One Sentence, Many Ways, brought out the essence
of all the sessions very clearly. We understood all that we've
been going through and had plenty of fun while we were at
it!" |
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| Rohit
Chandavarkar, Journalist - IBN |
| "The
breathing and voice exercises were the best part because they
help in relaxation and allow one to control the voice in an
effective manner. I think the learnings will help me while
doing voice overs for news stories and also help me be more
confident in front of the camera in a live or 'breaking news'
situation. I must thank Ms Poonam Sareen for this contribution. |
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| Jency
Jacob, Principal Correspondent - IBN |
| "I
enjoyed the sessions where breathing exercises were taught.
I never knew they play such an important role in the way we
pronounce and talk. Overall, it has been a good session where
I could realize my weaknesses and the ways to mend them." |
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| Sarwar
Ahuja, Actor |
| "The
activities I enjoyed the most were learning how to throw the
voice properly, the spiritual learning of the self and the
voice exercises - because it helped me to use my voice like
never before. I can relate better now with the character I
am playing as I am able to imagine myself in the character's
shoes." |
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| Aditi
Sharma, ZEE TV |
| "I
enjoyed each and every activity I did here. These activities
really helped me open up and discover new things about myself.
Ma'am I just loved your talks about life, being positive and
being fearless. They made me feel very complete from inside." |
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| Marketing
Regional Manager, HDFC Bank |
| I
love myself more than before and share love everywhere I go
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| Pia
Trivedi, VJ |
| "I
think its been a great experience. A whole new world between
all of us during class. The day I walked into the doors, I
felt this different energy. Something inside me woke up. Now
I am able to stand at any given time and act. The confidence
is very high and I believe there's nothing to lose but give
your give best shot at every character. Overall, I believe
now I'm an actor capable of doing anything. Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
for me now. I'm free with my voice, my actions and my body." |
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| Prashant
Raj Sachdev, Acting Student |
| "My
experience at SPEED has been a memorable one. The kind of
things that are taught here, I doubt can be taught at any
classroom or institute. According to me acting has two main
aspects - the internal (mental) and external (physical). Ms
Sareen takes the unique path of attacking the internal first,
it's more like body cleansing. Getting to know more about
yourself and at the same time realizing your limitations and
working on them. Lots of monologues, skits, singing and dancing
and a whole lot of fun definitely makes you much more confident
and brings out the actor within you." |
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| Junaid
Kodil (Acting Student,SPEED Associate) |
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My greatest
learning here is how to create something beautiful from
nothing.
Like
we made a fairy tale on grammar to make it more interesting,
and frankly understand it even better ourselves! Or an entire
13-episode TV show for Aastha - right from scratch! I've
also grown from being a student to a trainer, every step
of which has given me more and more confidence.
My New
Year message - "No matter what…I feel Great! I feel Great!
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| Prashant
Pratap, Model, Acting Student |
| "SPEED
has taught me to move fast. The course has offered new insights
and has helped me learn unexplored alleys in the world of
communication. The one-on-one sessions with Ms Poonam Sareen
helped me kill me inhibitions and break down the blocks I
had built over time. It seemed like a long walk and you have
definitely been my guiding star. You've done a lot for my
confidence and given me some lessons which I will carry with
me forever." |
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| Hiral
Sachde (CNBC) |
| "I
will now be able to throw my voice better, modulate better,
pitch whenever it can add value and Smile from within. I will
do all exercises to get a quality voice composed presentation" |
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| Dr
Aditi Govitrikar Lakdawala (Ex Mrs World - 2001) |
| "I
loved and enjoyed being part of the personal, interactive
and enriching sessions. Emoting with voice, is the gift Poonam
has given me. I have discovered aspects of my voice that lay
dormant." |
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| Sunita
Nair (Buddying RJ at EMDI) |
| "I
loved all the activities since they were all inter-active.
And we had to perform and think in every activity. So it was
fun. There was no monotony or boredom at all. I feel completely
refreshed." |
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| Neil
Pereira (Buddying RJ, EMDI) |
| "I
most enjoyed the Breaking Inhibitions activity where we were
made to dance because it helped me to get the child out of
me and it made me feel free." |
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| Dilshad
Edibam (Actor, Voice Over Artist, SPEED Associate) |
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This
year at SPEED has given me a whole variety of experiences
from creating a workshop for street children, to recording
and playback in one-on-one sessions with professional anchors
and seeing their progress from day 1 which is fascinating,
to handling marketing and advertising.
I'm
thankful that my growth this year has been quite well-rounded,
helping me to build on my creativity, humility and spirituality.
And of course, the key word to round it all up is FUN!
At SPEED,
the madder the better! My New Year message to everyone reading
this - Not all answers can be found on Google, sometimes
you have to look within.
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