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re: Public speaking, anyone comfortable doing it?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:27 pm to Enadious
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:27 pm to Enadious
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Not me. What you should do, though is direct your eyes toward the audience, look above their heads and not at their faces. Pretend you are doing a rehearsal, and remember that most of them aren't paying attention to you..they are off somewhere lost in more important or less important matters than whatever drivel you have to spray. It's not that important. You aren't that important. frick'em, do your time up there and get out.
Good advice have been using this technique for years. Plus, make sure you know your subject matter inside and out, and sideways. Knowing that no one could throw you a curve ball helps your confidence.
The anticipation is worse than the talk you're giving. I'm sometimes a bit nervous at first, maybe a few minutes, and then just roll with it with no problems at all.
We've all been through it and are still alive.
Good luck I'm sure you'll do well.
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:38 pm to Hogwarts
Yes, most people there don't give a frick about you so you shouldn't give a frick about what they think.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:08 pm to Hogwarts
If I am very comfortable with the subject, I'm typically fine and enjoy public speaking. Never addresses more than a hundred people at a time though.
As far as content, the best advice I ever received was this:
1. Tell them what you are going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell the what you told them.
If it is political, ALWAYS answer any questions with "Great question" then repeat something you already said without actually answering the questioin.
As far as content, the best advice I ever received was this:
1. Tell them what you are going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell the what you told them.
If it is political, ALWAYS answer any questions with "Great question" then repeat something you already said without actually answering the questioin.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:17 pm to Hogwarts
I remember once attending a an event where a guy was giving a presentation and my buddy said something to me quietly and the presenter called him out and asked to have a word with him after the presentation like a middle school teacher. Don't do that.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:22 pm to Hogwarts
Every one will say they are great at public speaking but few really are. Until you speak in front of mid sized and large groups for a while, you won't be fully comfortable. Don't listen to all the people who tell you they don't get nervous unless they are the ones who speak regularly in front of groups. Your being nervous tells you that you respect the responsibility you are about to take on. You'll do great, don't beat yourself up if you are not perfect for the presentation.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:23 pm to Hogwarts
I use the old helpful suggestion of imagining your presentation audience sitting out there in their underwear in order to make yourself less nervous.
I would add that if there are some good looking women in the audience, use this visualization trick only if you are speaking from behind a podium.
I would add that if there are some good looking women in the audience, use this visualization trick only if you are speaking from behind a podium.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:27 pm to Hogwarts
Actually not hard at all. Once you get up there and do it. Anxiety over it for most people is far worse than public speaking will ever be.
If you are prepared, it will be a breeze. Have fun doing it.
If you are prepared, it will be a breeze. Have fun doing it.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:33 pm to Hogwarts
Since I have to do it frequently, I have gotten used to it. I refuse to rehearse though, that does get me uptight and in the past causes me to freeze up. Shoot from the hip, much better for me.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:45 pm to Hogwarts
yep, do it all the time
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:08 pm to Hogwarts
Same with me as the poster above. Presenting a thesis helped me to overcome my fear. Most important
thing is KNOW YOUR SUBJECT. Know it in and out. That helps you relax plus, show you are relaxed and comfortable. Good luck.
thing is KNOW YOUR SUBJECT. Know it in and out. That helps you relax plus, show you are relaxed and comfortable. Good luck.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:15 pm to Hogwarts
Yes, I enjoy public speaking. I was a CMST grad at LSU and took multiple public speaking courses. It’s normal to feel nerves. Your confidence is in your preparation.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:35 pm to Hogwarts
I’m really good looking and - being from central Ohio - I speak region-free dialect.
So it’s not a problem for me at all.
So it’s not a problem for me at all.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:40 pm to Hogwarts
Biggest I've done is probably a couple thousand. People for maybe two minutes.
I could feel every hair on my body.
I decided I like it a little too much.
I could feel every hair on my body.
I decided I like it a little too much.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:43 pm to Hogwarts
I can talk to a crowd of people freelancing a lot easier than I can if I have to remember stuff, which actually makes me sick.
When I was in middle school we had to do something where we had to remember several pages or a poem or something and then go in front of a judging committee. I honestly forgot what it was exactly, but it was a lot to remember and expecting to not mess up. All I know is that I started off well then fumbled at one point and from that point on I went blank and from that point on, when we had a play to when I was in college to being an adult, public speaking when I need any type of script is a nightmare for me.
But give me a small crowd and a microphone and react off of just reading the room.. I am good.
When I was in middle school we had to do something where we had to remember several pages or a poem or something and then go in front of a judging committee. I honestly forgot what it was exactly, but it was a lot to remember and expecting to not mess up. All I know is that I started off well then fumbled at one point and from that point on I went blank and from that point on, when we had a play to when I was in college to being an adult, public speaking when I need any type of script is a nightmare for me.
But give me a small crowd and a microphone and react off of just reading the room.. I am good.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:48 pm to 6R12
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Every one will say they are great at public speaking but few really are. Until you speak in front of mid sized and large groups for a while, you won't be fully comfortable. Don't listen to all the people who tell you they don't get nervous unless they are the ones who speak regularly in front of groups. Your being nervous tells you that you respect the responsibility you are about to take on. You'll do great, don't beat yourself up if you are not perfect for the presentation.
solid advice.
Like everything it life, it takes practice and repetition to really get good at it.
Only thing I would add is focus on the filler words and be conscious to avoid them...."and....um...uhh....so"
Posted on 10/16/23 at 5:31 pm to TopWaterTiger
Don't be like me and forget to breathe. I get rolling and next the you know it sounds like I've been jogging
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:02 pm to Hogwarts
The larger the crowd the better. It is something that I have always enjoyed.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:12 pm to Hogwarts
I am a lector at my church so I am comfortable w/it. I am also an officer in my football association so I do have to get up on occasion and speak to the membership.
There is an art to it and not everyone is comfortable with it.
And I am better w/o notes.
There is an art to it and not everyone is comfortable with it.
And I am better w/o notes.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:15 pm to HillabeeBaw
I am surprisingly good at it, and not to sound weird, but I don't consider myself exceptionally skilled at anything else. I have several friends who have demanded that I do their Eulogy when they die. Sometimes, I lose focus during the day, but when I am in front of crowds of people, I am never more alert, intelligent or well spoken. I instantly recall obscure vocabulary that I would never use during a normal situation. I don't mean to sound full of myself, and I am pretty sure that most of the OT would not consider me a great success in my life. Go figure.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:16 pm to Hogwarts
Before I was in consulting I was never comfortable. I can safely say I have given well over 1,000 presentations now to audiences of various sizes. I still get a bit nervous for big ones but love it now.
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