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From Newsletter 15...
Shahid Akmal from South Harrow shows
how PhotoReading can be a marvellous
tool for helping with presentations
and the inevitable 'difficult' questions
that can follow...
When the mailing for the PhotoReading
seminar came through the post, I looked
at it and put it to one side. That
evening, I discussed it with my lovely
wife, Saemah. I told her that deep
down I felt that PhotoReading was
good and would work for me. She immediately
backed my hunch and told me to go
for it. With great trepidation, I
booked the seminar. I arrived at the
seminar feeling a little apprehensive.
Paul Scheele was great everything
all the material had said he would
be. When I went home that night, doubts
started to enter my mind: Is it worth
it?, Is it working?. So before going
to bed, I indulged in the dictionary
game with Saemeh and got 6 out of
7 words spot on!
I felt really encouraged by this and
I went to the second day with more
hope. It was better but something
was still not right. I was not concentrating:
my mind was constantly distracted
by the fact that on the Friday evening,
I was due to be addressing the topic
'Easter - A Christian and Muslim Point
of View'. What was more disconcerting
was that I was actually up against
a Reverend who would be putting forward
the Christian perspective.
So, at lunchtime, I raised this with
Paul Scheele. He said that I should
PhotoRead my material before going
to bed, and believe in the process.
That evening I came home, sat down
and wrote my speech 'in case the PhotoReading
doesn't work', I thought. Before going
to bed, I PhotoRead the speech, and
the two books that I had used for
my research.
the next day was the day of the symposium
and the last day of the seminar, I
tried to recall my speech on the way
to the seminar - and it was all there!
I entered the seminar hall on a wave
of high emotion and positive feeling.
I spoke to Paul Scheele again and
chatted about it to my success team
and made myself believe that it was
going to work. the seminar ended and
I was on my way.
I arrived at the symposium venue feeling
nervous, tense and confused.
the Reverend spoke first, and to my
amazement, I found that I was rebutting
his arguments in my mind as he spoke!
then it was my turn to speak, I walked
to the lectern, took a sip of water,
and to my horror, my mind went blank.
I took out my notes and started my
presentation. It went well, and as
I spoke, a couple of times, points
that were not part of my written speech
came in to my mind.
the first question was directed to
me, and after I had answered it, on
my way back to the chair, I suddenly
realised - "Wow! what a great answer.
I had quoted from the Holy Qur'aan
as well as the Holy Bible to substantiate
my response without having access
to either of the Holy Books! This
pattern lasted for the rest of the
session and it is here that I realised
the potency of PhotoReading. I had
previously been consciously trying
to recall material, but when it flowed
from the subconscious spontaneously,
it had the most impact and was most
powerful.
After it had all finished, the chairman,
a close friend, remarked: I didn't
realise you knew your stuff so well'.
A member of the audience said, You'll
do your teacher proud if you carry
on like that, while another asked,have
you got a computer up there in your
head?
At home, Saemah, my wife, remarked
that I had spoken with a fluency that
she had not noticed before. the depth
of information in my answers astounded
her. For me, all the credit was due
to that wonderful man Paul Scheele
and his PhotoReading technique. And
to Allah, of course!
Whilst all this was going on, Saemah
had been approached with a request
that I address the subject 'Universal
Love' as part of the Inter Faith Millennium
Invocation that Sunday.
She did not convey the message to
me until Saturday evening, leaving
me, at best, a few hours on Sunday
morning to prepare. Of course, my
usual preparation techniques went
out of the window, and I PhotoRead
my material.
I was recently touched to get a thank
you letter from the organisers a few
days later. It said:Your contribution
was just right and spoke to the hearts
of so many present. You made a contribution
no-one will forget. Thank you for
all your time. It could hardly have
been bettered for the nature of the
celebration. I am profoundly indebted
to you.
Need I say any more?
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