Noman Abid

public speaker and communication coach

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Noman Abid is a communication trainer and executive coach. Abid describes himself as a professional public speaker and as an engineer and IT professional. His niche is communication, and he delivers trainings and one-on-one executive coaching.

Early life and background

Abid was born and raised in the same place. His parents were not highly educated and came from a humble background. His father once planned for him to finish matric and open a shop. His mother learned English from a cousin and then taught it to him. His family has rental properties and shops. [1]

Cadet college and the army

Abid entered a boarding cadet college in class seven and studied at a cadet college through to intermediate. He found the start of cadet college very tough. He says cadet college was one of the best moments of his life. He was very inspired to become an army officer. [1]

He was recommended for a long course at ISSB but was found medically unfit at the final medical. He appealed the medical decision to the medical board and was told it could not be challenged. After being declared unfit, he felt stranded with no clear path. He says being declared unfit was the best thing that happened to him, because he was not meant for the army. He took a year off and says it shaped him. [1]

Education

Abid moved to another school after a year at his previous school, and he completed his O-Levels. He says his matric result was around 93 percent. He had previously studied pre-engineering. [1]

The first book he bought was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. He says the book changed his perspective on many things. He applied only to Quaid-e-Azam University, chose to study BBA and says it resonated with him. He graduated from Quaid-e-Azam University in four years. He describes himself as a smart student rather than a studious one. [1]

Career

Abid describes himself as a professional public speaker and as an engineer and IT professional. His niche is communication, and he delivers trainings and one-on-one executive coaching. [1]

Islamabad Toastmasters Club

Abid found the Islamabad Toastmasters Club through an online advertisement. He did not return to that club for six months after his first visit. He then joined Toastmasters. He became president of Islamabad Toastmasters Club and was its youngest president. [1]

He says the club grew from 34 to 60 members under his presidency. Toastmasters International invited him to explain why his club was thriving during Corona. He won a national championship, which he says expanded his network. He began coaching executives after the national championship. [1]

Training and startups

While at university, Abid started an institute with friends. He was the founder of the institute, and two friends were its co-founders. He completed a Train the Trainer programme. He later worked as a business development officer, selling trainings and meeting chief human resources officers and HR leaders. [1]

Zameen approached him to join as a trainer, and he joined Zameen as a trainer. He started a startup with a partner, and the two were incubated at NIC for a year and raised some seed funding. He says the Corona pandemic was a huge setback because training paused. [1]

Coaching

Abid offers personal coaching. His personal coaching is about public speaking and communication, not life coaching. He offers an accelerated coaching program and an in-depth coaching program. The accelerated program runs for one month with four sessions. The in-depth program starts with a joint diagnosis of the main issue. [1]

He says coaching is very different from training. He says a coach's role is to clear distractions so the person can see their own path. [1]

Views

Abid says people cannot grow professionally without learning to communicate. He says he built his English through Toastmasters and by watching the series Friends. He says English is a tool for communication and not a measure of intellect. [1]

He says Pakistan probably needs to help people understand communication and workplace communication. He says internal communication is a major missing area in the corporate sector. He says he judges a company by the staff member he meets. He says investors back the person behind an idea. He says he tries to be optimistic about Pakistan's future. [1]

He says that if you are the smartest person in the room, you should change the room. He says he would probably not send his children to a cadet college at a very young age. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2022-03-25 The lock in your throat isn't about English Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

What does Noman Abid do?

Noman Abid delivers trainings and one-on-one executive coaching in communication. He also offers personal coaching. His personal coaching is about public speaking and communication, not life coaching.[1]

Where did Noman Abid study?

Noman Abid studied at a cadet college through to intermediate. He graduated from Quaid-e-Azam University in four years and chose to study BBA.[1]

What coaching programs does Noman Abid offer?

Noman Abid offers an accelerated coaching program and an in-depth coaching program. The accelerated program runs for one month with four sessions. The in-depth program starts with a joint diagnosis of the main issue.[1]

Why did Noman Abid not join the army?

Noman Abid was recommended for a long course at ISSB but was found medically unfit at the final medical. He says being declared unfit was the best thing that happened to him, because he was not meant for the army.[1]

How did Noman Abid learn English?

Noman Abid says he built his English through Toastmasters and by watching the series Friends. His mother also learned English from a cousin and then taught it to him.[1]

References

  1. The lock in your throat isn't about English . Thought Behind Things , 2022-03-25.
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  1. He was born and raised in the same place. So, I was born in Sohawa, raised in Sohawa.
  2. His parents were not highly educated and came from a humble background. From a very humble background, my parents both were not very educated.
  3. His father once planned for him to finish matric and open a shop. Walid sahab ka yeh vision tha ke isko matric kara ke ek dukan khol denge
  4. His mother learned English from a cousin and then taught it to him. she used to go to another cousin jisko angrezi padhna aati thi, so she used to go there, learn and then come back and then teach me.
  5. His family has rental properties and shops. hamara is tarah ka system hai ke rentals hain, kuch dukanen hain
  6. He studied at a cadet college through to intermediate. Main eighth se leke inter tak, barhvi tak, Cadet College mein hi padha hoon.
  7. He entered a boarding cadet college in class seven. Paanchvi ke baad, saatvi mein, I went into boarding institution, Cadet College, Kallar Kahar.
  8. He found the start of cadet college very tough. Very tough in the beginning.
  9. He says cadet college was one of the best moments of his life. it was one of the best moments of my life.
  10. He was very inspired to become an army officer. So, I was very inspired to become an army officer.
  11. He says he would probably not send his children to a cadet college at a very young age. Probably not. Probably not. Not at the age of, you know, that young,
  12. He was recommended for a long course at ISSB but was found medically unfit at the final medical. aur main ISSB recommended hoon 136 long course ka, uske baad main final medical mein unfit hua.
  13. He appealed the medical decision to the medical board. Maine appeal bhi kiya uske baad, uh, medical board mein
  14. He was told the medical decision could not be challenged. Toh unhone kaha ke lekin we cannot challenge that.
  15. After being declared unfit, he felt stranded with no clear path. I felt like I I was stranded on a desert and I don't have anywhere to go.
  16. He says being declared unfit was the best thing that happened to him, because he was not meant for the army. Unfit wala scene. That I'll that was the bestest thing that happened to me because I I was not meant for that.
  17. He took a year off and says it shaped him. I think I took a year off as well and I think that's what shaped me as well.
  18. The first book he bought was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Right. So, I said ke agar koi kitab zindagi badal sakti hai toh why not? Let's give it a read. Toh maine zindagi ki pehli kitab woh kharidi
  19. He says the book changed his perspective on many things. it had changed my uh my perspective about a lot of things.
  20. He applied only to Quaid-e-Azam University. Only applied in Quaid-e-Azam University.
  21. He chose to study BBA and says it resonated with him. BBA maine research ki, it resonated with my soul.
  22. He graduated from Quaid-e-Azam University in four years. Um four years ke andar aapne time graduate kiya Quaid-e-Azam mein? Yes, chaar saal.
  23. He describes himself as a smart student rather than a studious one. No, I'm not. I'm a smart uh student.
  24. He says his matric result was around 93 percent. matric mein pata nahi 93% mere number thay, FSC mein bhi 84, 85 thay.
  25. He had previously studied pre-engineering. Ab maine peeche jo kiya hua tha, pre-engineering ki hui thi
  26. He moved to another school after a year at his previous school. I was there for a for a year, couldn't understand uh, that that school and so eventually I moved to Beaconhouse.
  27. He completed his O-Levels. Toh O-Levels ka bhi complete ho gaya
  28. He describes himself as a professional public speaker. A, a public speaker, professional speaker.
  29. His niche is communication, and he delivers trainings and one-on-one executive coaching. I have a very particular niche, communication, on which I deliver trainings and one-on-one executive coachings.
  30. He describes himself as an engineer and IT professional. I know uh, I'm an engineer, mujhe technicality ka pata hai, main IT ka professional hun
  31. He found the Islamabad Toastmasters Club through an online advertisement. maine ek ad dekha internet ke upar, F8 mein ek koi Islamabad Toastmasters Club hai.
  32. He did not return to that club for six months after his first visit. Uske baad bhi 6 mahine main nahi gaya dobara.
  33. He says that if you are the smartest person in the room, you should change the room. if you are the smartest person in the room, probably you have to change the room.
  34. He then joined Toastmasters. Toh then I joined Toastmasters.
  35. He became president of Islamabad Toastmasters Club and was its youngest president. I've been president of Islamabad Toastmasters Club. I was the youngest president of that club.
  36. He says the club grew from 34 to 60 members under his presidency. So we reached from 34 to 60 membership.
  37. Toastmasters International invited him to explain why his club was thriving during Corona. Hamein International Toastmasters ki taraf se mujhe bulaya gaya tha ke corona mein when every club is shutting down, why your club is thriving so much?
  38. He won a national championship, which he says expanded his network. Nahi, abhi chuke national championship happened. Usme main luckily I won. Is wajah se mera network Alhamdulillah bada acha ho gaya hai.
  39. While at university, he started an institute with friends. hum university mein the aur humne ek idara shuru kiya, Kindle ke naam se.
  40. He was the founder of the institute, and two friends were its co-founders. Toh main founder banta hoon, tum dono co-founder bano
  41. He completed a Train the Trainer programme. Maine jab Kaiser ke saath TTT kiya tha, Train the Trainer
  42. He later worked as a business development officer, selling trainings and meeting chief human resources officers and HR leaders. maine uske baad kaam bhi kiya as a business development officer. I used to sell trainings for them, meet CHROs and HR
  43. He began coaching executives after the national championship. uske baad jab national championship hui, uske baad maine coaching start karna shuru kar di. Executives, executive clients hote the mere
  44. Zameen approached him to join as a trainer. Zameen has approached me ke you come on board as a trainer.
  45. He joined Zameen as a trainer. Toh I joined them as a trainer aur Alhamdulillah that was a great decision.
  46. He started a startup with a partner. me and Qamar we started a startup named Trainers Tribe.
  47. He and his startup partner were incubated at NIC for a year and raised some seed funding. NIC mein hum ek saal incubated rahe, humne kuch seed funding bhi raise ki.
  48. He says the Corona pandemic was a huge setback because training paused. Corona happened toh it was a huge setback for us because Training industry essentially got paused at that time.
  49. He offers personal coaching. Do you provide personal coaching as well? Yes, I do.
  50. His personal coaching is about public speaking and communication, not life coaching. It's not a life coaching. That is another thing. Ye public speaking aur communication se hi related hai.
  51. He offers an accelerated coaching program and an in-depth coaching program. Ek hota hai accelerated coaching program aur ek hota hai in-depth coaching program.
  52. The accelerated program runs for one month with four sessions. So woh ek month ka jismein char session hote hain.
  53. The in-depth program starts with a joint diagnosis of the main issue. So usme hum bada phir shuru mein diagnose karenge milke ke what is the major issue.
  54. He says coaching is very different from training. Training is very different from coaching. Very, very different.
  55. He says a coach's role is to clear distractions so the person can see their own path. Coach sirf distraction hatata hai ke woh raasta clear hota jaye uske liye.
  56. He says people cannot grow professionally without learning to communicate. So unless you don't know how to communicate, how to unko kis tarah se sikhana hai jo mujhe aata hai aur kaise unse kaam lena hai, toh you won't be able to grow professionally.
  57. He says he built his English through Toastmasters and by watching the series Friends. So, Toastmasters mein ja ke aur uh, seasons dekh ke, Friends, do you watch Friends? Yes. So, that's literally how I made my English.
  58. He says English is a tool for communication and not a measure of intellect. this is just a tool for me to communicate my thoughts to the other person. It is not the the statement of my intellect.
  59. He says Pakistan probably needs to help people understand communication and workplace communication. Now in Pakistan, probably it is the time that we need to understand ke hamein logon ko communication ya workplace communication
  60. He says internal communication is a major missing area in the corporate sector. I think when it comes to the corporate sector, one of the major areas that is missing is internal comms.
  61. He says he judges a company by the staff member he meets. So I will judge the company on that on the basis of that point of contact jisse main handshake kar raha hoon.
  62. He says investors back the person behind an idea. jo investor hai woh hamesha bande pe invest karta hai
  63. He says he tries to be optimistic about Pakistan's future. so I'm I try to be very optimistic.