Deepinder Goyal is currently winning hearts as the shark in Shark Tank India 3. The entrepreneur is often compared to season 1’s shark Ashneer Grover for his critical analysis and questions for the pitcher. In a podcast, Deepinder was seen talking about his stammering issue and how he deals with it. He shared how he often faces physical manifestations where he falls sick just a few days before his appearance.
Deepinder opened up about dealing with stammering and how he copes up, “The stammering issue is still there. I still stammer, I get conscious and it still makes me nervous. I had to mentally prepare myself to do this as it takes a lot of effort from me. I cannot just straight up have a casual conversation. Calories lagti hain mujhe yeh sab karne mein because I stammer. This has been there since childhood, now I am at a point where ‘bro you don’t have a choice, so show up and do what you need to do’.”
Deepinder shares what makes him avoid public appearances, “The only reason why I haven’t been having a lot of public appearances or going to events is because of my stammering. I can’t do much about it. A lot of it has to do with how calm I am. If I am speaking slowly, I’ll be fine, I didn’t know that. There are a couple of syllables which I get stuck at, I consciously try to avoid those while I am talking. There are years of practice doing that as well toh bach jaata hoon.”
Deepinder opened up about dealing with stammering and how he copes up, “The stammering issue is still there. I still stammer, I get conscious and it still makes me nervous. I had to mentally prepare myself to do this as it takes a lot of effort from me. I cannot just straight up have a casual conversation. Calories lagti hain mujhe yeh sab karne mein because I stammer. This has been there since childhood, now I am at a point where ‘bro you don’t have a choice, so show up and do what you need to do’.”
Deepinder shares what makes him avoid public appearances, “The only reason why I haven’t been having a lot of public appearances or going to events is because of my stammering. I can’t do much about it. A lot of it has to do with how calm I am. If I am speaking slowly, I’ll be fine, I didn’t know that. There are a couple of syllables which I get stuck at, I consciously try to avoid those while I am talking. There are years of practice doing that as well toh bach jaata hoon.”
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When asked about why he hesitates from agreeing to attend meetups, “It is a physical manifestation, I actually fall sick when I say yes to these things. So the fear, my body reacts in such a way that I end up calling in sick and not showing up. That is the physical manifestation of my fear. It makes me fall sick two days before because I am nervous.”