Perception is always an issue for me, in school I would get pulled up saying that I am smart, do better. Same in engineering where the guys were all toppers and I was the dropper, getting backlogs in subjects. The only way to get out of it, was to focus more on extra curricular where I would get more marks in practical exams rather than theory exams, literally. The next was to follow my bible the Seven Habits of Highly effective people, where I started focussing on what I want, rather than what people think. Which meant focusing on how I communicate and then create a club on how others can communicate. Learn, then teach! It was hard, and kept ending at the first point, like I was playing Snakes and Ladders.  But after the first time with the mike, when it didn't seem to work, it then became an instrument, a magic wand if you will, which allowed your voice to overpower all.  Then it's just you.  And yes, the perception you create, which is different from the person you ar...