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Undoubtedly, ex-US President Barack Obama is an amazing orator! And, when he speaks, people can learn a lot from his speeches. One such outstanding speech Obama gave during his Town Hall in India. Obama gave a wonderful speech! The video of the speech has already gone massively viral. Obama said that the India-US relationship could be a defining partnership of the 21st century and that charting the course for the future will also depend on the young people of the two countries.
Obama said, "With its largest young population in the world, India holds an important place for him." He charmed the young achievers, drawn from different parts of the country, with his oratory skills and trademark humour. During the interactive session that lasted over two hours, Obama delivered a profound message to the youth, while punctuating his response with a disarming candour, sharing anecdotes from his own life and an eventful career at the White House. Here are 5 amazing things to learn from this great speech of Obama:- -
Obama advised young leaders to work to make things better and embrace incremental changes as they will never get 100 per cent of what they want.
Obama advised young leaders to be not only online activists but work among the people and listen to them as well. Obama says, "If you seek a social revolution, then you cannot be just Internet activists." Obama added, "If all you do is be online, then it will be difficult to reach out to people who do not agree with you". 
Obama cautioned the youth about the pitfalls of technology. "Its overuse can actually isolate people," Obama said. 
Obama asserted that modern gadgets cannot replace the importance of teachers in education. 
"They (people using too much technology) stop listening to all the people they don't agree with. And, that is now how you become a leader. It simply would mean, surrounding yourselves with opinions that fit your own. You don't challenge yourself or push yourself out of your comfort zones. And, such situations, do not push you to empathise or think about other people," he cautioned. The Town Hall, held at the Teen Murti Bhawan Auditorium here, was organised by the Chicago-based Obama Foundation and was broadcast live on the Internet.
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