Inside a room of ambitious young professionals, a simple struggle emerges — the gap between knowing what to say and being able to say it well.
By
Michael Ochieng'
Contributor
Nation Media Group
Monday evening at Standard Chartered headquarters did not feel like the end of a workday. The room was loud before the programme even started. Young professionals filled the seats, jackets still on, phones face down, conversations already running. Anyone who has ever been in a room full of ambitious young people knows the energy they carry. It is restless.
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