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re: Public speaking, anyone comfortable doing it?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 9:26 am to Hogwarts
Posted on 10/16/23 at 9:26 am to Hogwarts
Start off with a nervous stutter when you introduce yourself. Get the stammering and the disorganized thoughts out front as quickly as possible. Sweat profusely and over emphasize your swallows. Your swallows should be more like gulps. This is how you get their attention. Then you have their buy-in and you can switch gears to your professional presentation. Many people start with a joke to ease the anxiety. This nervous idiot ruse is the joke. Just finish with “I hope you enjoyed the bubbling idiot bit but on a serious note, I am glad to be here and have the opportunity…..”
Trust me, it is unconventional but a successful method that I have been teaching and perfecting for years.
Trust me, it is unconventional but a successful method that I have been teaching and perfecting for years.
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 9:27 am to Cdawg
You'll be fine. Just don't start off with, "how about those Palestinians, huh?".
It could be polarizing.
It could be polarizing.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:18 am to Hogwarts
I use the mentality of I am the expert and that’s why I am asked to speak. It usually put met at ease. The only time I have issues speaking is when I am up there a change advocate. That is tough being a change agent for a large organization.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:19 am to Hogwarts
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Anyone OTers comfortable speaking in public
Terrifies me. I have thought about doing Toastmasters to get over it but even the thought of joining that stresses me out.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:31 am to Hogwarts
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Public speaking, anyone comfortable doing it?
I love doing it.
If you are confident in yourself and what you are saying, it’s awesome.
Those people HAVE to listen to YOU.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:31 am to Hogwarts
Used to hate it. Now done it so many times it’s no big deal.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:39 am to Hogwarts
You got this brother.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:40 am to Hogwarts
It is a mental mindfrick, but it is purely mental. Like most things the more you do it the better you get. I had an early boss that had us younger guys do dry runs to him and the rest of our group on presentations the day before a big one. It helped a ton. You can't necessarily simulate the size of the group that way but it at least gets you comfortable working through the slide deck and content
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:43 am to Hogwarts
If you're not comfortable with speaking then nothing anyone says today will help.
Go and practice immediately. Keep your ums and ahhs to a minimum. Go find a toastmaster group to join so you get comfortable.
Go and practice immediately. Keep your ums and ahhs to a minimum. Go find a toastmaster group to join so you get comfortable.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:43 am to Hogwarts
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Anyone OTers comfortable speaking in public?
I used to have to do it more but not so often now. As said in this thread, just be prepared with what you are talking about. If you think that you'll freeze, bring a cheat sheet to reference when you need to get back on track.
Have a bottle (or glass) of water with you for that moment when you need a second. It helps tremendously. This is especially helpful if there is a Q&A portion as you can sip while they ask and it gives you time get ahead of your mouth.
Remember that you are in control. I try to use real world comparisons to relate the information to the crowd to make complicated topics more digestible. Also helps with not being so robotic.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:44 am to Hogwarts
Just remember that nobody will be paying attention anyway
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:44 am to genuineLSUtiger
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I have thought about doing Toastmasters to get over it but even the thought of joining that stresses me ou
you should join a club. It helped me tremendously.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:46 am to Hogwarts
Make sure you use your pronouns
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:47 am to OysterPoBoy
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Rub one out minutes before.
Better yet, rub one out behind the podium while presenting. It'll help you take your mind off the nerves and give you something to focus on.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 10:48 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:49 am to Hogwarts
I think it’s normal to be nervous
I have to speak at sales meetings 4times a week.
I usually start off with a motivational quote or story and go from there.
I try to understand my audience or the purpose of talk.
How long is it.
Rehearse it
Leave time for questions if appropriate
I have to speak at sales meetings 4times a week.
I usually start off with a motivational quote or story and go from there.
I try to understand my audience or the purpose of talk.
How long is it.
Rehearse it
Leave time for questions if appropriate
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:54 am to Hogwarts
The best advice that I can give you is to be prepared, and to try to commit the experience to memory.
When one is nervous, their brain sorta overloads and shuts off and resorts to muscle memory. If you allow it to, you’ll almost black out, having little memory of what you just did. Any musician will tell you that when the red light comes on in the studio or when there’s an audience in front of you on stage, you lose about 70-80% of your abilities. The reason is because your nerves overwhelm your conscious mind and you revert back to muscle memory.
So, by practice what you’re going to do over and over until it’s muscle memory that you can perform in your sleep, when your nerves overwhelm your ability to think consciously about what you’re doing in the moment, you will still perform at a high level. All of that practice got your muscle memory baseline up to a high level.
The other way to help keep your brain from shutting off as a response to nerves is to actively try to remember what you’re doing. Focus on individual faces or objects in the room. Try to remember them. This will keep your active brain engaged so you can still have access to it and think on your feet.
By raising your muscle memory to the point of a solid performance and keeping your mind from shutting off to the point that it relies on muscle memory exclusively, you can appear to overcome any stage fright.
When one is nervous, their brain sorta overloads and shuts off and resorts to muscle memory. If you allow it to, you’ll almost black out, having little memory of what you just did. Any musician will tell you that when the red light comes on in the studio or when there’s an audience in front of you on stage, you lose about 70-80% of your abilities. The reason is because your nerves overwhelm your conscious mind and you revert back to muscle memory.
So, by practice what you’re going to do over and over until it’s muscle memory that you can perform in your sleep, when your nerves overwhelm your ability to think consciously about what you’re doing in the moment, you will still perform at a high level. All of that practice got your muscle memory baseline up to a high level.
The other way to help keep your brain from shutting off as a response to nerves is to actively try to remember what you’re doing. Focus on individual faces or objects in the room. Try to remember them. This will keep your active brain engaged so you can still have access to it and think on your feet.
By raising your muscle memory to the point of a solid performance and keeping your mind from shutting off to the point that it relies on muscle memory exclusively, you can appear to overcome any stage fright.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:54 am to Hogwarts
I am comfortable speaking off the cuff in front of people, because it allows me to more easily adjust and read the room. More casual and conversational speaking just seems much more natural
A structured speech or format makes me much more uncomfortable, then I have to worry about getting off pace or off track. The focus is less on engaging the audience and more on the words themselves
A structured speech or format makes me much more uncomfortable, then I have to worry about getting off pace or off track. The focus is less on engaging the audience and more on the words themselves
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:55 am to Hogwarts
I've gotten better with it. Biggest thing to remember is everyone makes minor mistakes while speaking to a group. Also, always have a water glass available, so if you get confused to stumble for a second, you can say excuse me and get some water to buy yourself some time.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:57 am to Hogwarts
Anybody that is truly comfortable with this is a true narcissist
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:59 am to Pax Regis
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Used to hate it. Now done it so many times it’s no big deal.
I dreaded speech class in college, but found out I was decent at it. It doesn't bother me anymore.
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