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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1564055516620","data":"<p>Over the past one year, open cultural spaces in Hyderabad have been coming alive with a specific event every now and then where a number of common people speak up and share their stories. This event is where people can recite poetry, speak, perform art, sing, dance and more. According to Raghu Degala, the organiser of those events, they are the open mic initiatives of The Good Talk Factory (TGTF), a collaborative initiative to give a platform for storytelling and sharing. It is a space where one can come up and talk or perform regardless of how famous and well known they are.<\/p><p>\u201cThere are many big platforms that give already famous people an opportunity to talk. I have been training and counselling students and sportspersons for eight years now but I once found out that I was rejected by one such event because I was not famous enough by their standards. That was when I felt the need for a platform to share one\u2019s story even if one is not famous. There are many successful people or people with interesting stories to tell who are not famous. Musings by us is an initiative that gives a platform for this,\u201d explains Raghu, who is a professional sports psychologist and a mental toughness coach.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1564055516622","data":"5d39987e2266f"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1564055516621","data":"<p>At their speaking events, there usually are a few keynote speakers and many first timers and what makes it special is that the first time speakers are received as well as the keynote performers and according to Raghu, that is the whole point of their initiative. \u201cFirst timers also receive the same kind of respect as experienced performers, with the notion that everyone has a story to tell and every story is worth listening to. In fact, there are instances when people stammer when they first take the mic but when they realise that they are being listened to, they talk without a pause. I believe this helps get rid of stage fear and boosts peoples\u2019 confidence. In fact, TGTF was formed just to enable people to overcome stage fear,\u201d shares Raghu, adding, \u201cIt is definitely working as the number of people we get is constantly increasing.\u201d<\/p><p>According to Raghu, it is something that benefits students greatly as it can give a student a platform where they can speak about whatever they want and also by involving themselves in the event, as he explains, \u201cStudents of this country have great skill and content but fear restricts them. Inhibitions about being judged in social scenarios stops so many great minds to open up in public and share their opinions. So, TGTF reached out to colleges and universities to break those chains of what will people think and what will others say. Here students can hone their speaking skills, mingle with different people, learn how to conduct events, learn leadership skills and more.\u201d<\/p>"}]

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