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Fluency of Speech

The way in which a person speaks or converses has a huge impact on their personality. A fluent speaker always stands out
during a conversation. Fluency while speaking is a key component of our daily lives and we must develop it. It improves our
communication skills and helps us emerge as a better speaker. Fluent speaking convinces the other person that we are confident
about the subject and makes us look more dependable or reliable. Others start looking at us as a focused figure and help us to
convey the message in an efficient manner.

To be fluent, one needs to increase their interaction, be confident about the topic and listen to others. In order to be a fluent
speaker, a person should read more as well. Everyone has the potential to be fluent and one should grab every opportunity to
interact as the upcoming era will be inclined towards the fluent speakers.
Gurisha Singh
XI C

Illustration by Achint Kaur ,XI-C

Cotton Candy

Your lot came in red, blue, orange and rainbow,

I was baffled until I saw you.
You were vibrant but all of your colours were blur,
They blended together, influencing each others’ shades
Until I looked closely, they looked more precise now

All my attention was grasped

into concluding your true identity,
Something, I failed to do with my own self.
I was unable to recognise my own ‘cotton candy’s’ colours
They were an awful lot blended together

I felt like someone who would call them self
A lost, a numb soul.

Well, what I failed to realise was that
I was more aware of my lost-ness
Than any of the fellow humans, buying cotton candy at the counter.

Khushi Gupta

XI A

Illustration by Achint Kaur XI C