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so I have to speak on a panel in front of between one and three hundred people tomorrow. i'm part of a group of four people reading a ten page narrative that i did a lot of the primary research for (and wrote the first draft of), which will serve as an introduction to the other panelists who will be taking questions. luckily i'm not gonna be speaking extemporaneously at all, which is good, because i'd probably just drop dead now if that were the case anyway i'm absolutely petrified with anxiety, does anyone have some useful tips to keep me from breaking down completely? i've lectured college classes before, led 50 person study sessions, etc etc but this is entirely different and i am fuckin' scared as hell. please help me goons.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:16
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ROFLburger posted:exactly 0 i'm sure there are some GBS posters who are eminent and important figures in their fields
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Oct 3, 2016 23:16
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Just rehearse. As long as you got it down pat before you walk into the room it will relieve lot of anxiety. Also, gently caress those motherfuckers. You're speaking to them., they aren't speaking to you. You start off better than them. Maybe try and get your hands on some propranolol too.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:19
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More like good public REEKERS!!!!!! e: what sort of mind-altering substances do you have access to? alcohol is not the worst, but you can do better if you can get better. Ork of Fiction fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Oct 3, 2016 |
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Oct 3, 2016 23:20
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Ork of Fiction posted:More like good public REEKERS!!!!!! i've got a big bag of kratom extract
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Oct 3, 2016 23:23
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Me irl at Goodwill : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDZ-5kq89eU
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Oct 3, 2016 23:24
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Frog Act posted:i've got a big bag of kratom extract You get nauseous off it?
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Oct 3, 2016 23:25
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Falun Bong Refugee posted:Just rehearse. As long as you got it down pat before you walk into the room it will relieve lot of anxiety. Also, gently caress those motherfuckers. You're speaking to them., they aren't speaking to you. You start off better than them. Yeah this, just practice and you'll be fine. Don't go over it in your head, set up your laptop and get your laser pointer/clicker, and walk around your room pointing at your computer screen and speak out loud making eye contact with the wall like a retard
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Oct 3, 2016 23:26
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Ork of Fiction posted:You get nauseous off it? nah i have an outrageous tolerance, i'll probbaly eat like 2-3 grams in the morning to level me out, i'm thinking
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Oct 3, 2016 23:26
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I tried to imagine the audience in their underwear one time, but then I got steaming mad in front of everyone thinking about my boss' 6 pack abs and massive bugle.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:27
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I think the best thing you can do is to keep in mind that your audience is there because they WANT to hear what you have to say; they're not there to rag on you. About the only time the latter is true is stand-up comedy. You know your subject; you're an authority on it; your audience is not. They're not there to critique you on the quality of your delivery. They're there for the content. Anyway that's what works for me, and I've given dozens of public presentations. Good luck, you'll do fine.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:27
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Time yourself, too, and figure out what pace you should be going at, figure out what time should roughly correspond to each slide You're gonna be slower when you actually present so make sure you're a few minutes faster than the time limit when you practice
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Oct 3, 2016 23:28
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i used to be real bad at it until i had a boss who just made me do presentations all the time until i stopped being scared of it because it was just a regular thing. thats probably not helpful in your current situation though sorry
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Oct 3, 2016 23:29
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Plan it through, talk it through at least once. If you've got your own script its more like youre taking the audience along instead of speaking TO the audience. Idk if that makes sense but it works for me.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:31
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Just fuckin' fake confidence. They won't know you're nervous unless you show them. Establish eye contact early with a few people throughout different parts of the room. You'll find probably them nodding and being supportive. Since you're just reading, you don't have to worry about forgetting what to say, just be careful not to go too fast. Pause for punctuation, etc. Also, don't stare at thr other three who are reading while you wait for your turn, watch the audience while you listen.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:32
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I have Hitleresque levels of public speaking talent.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:32
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Make eye contact and use inflection in your voice. Don't read directly off a paper, use notecards or whatever to list key talking points and go from there. Practice, too. Don't think you'll really need more than that.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:34
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Also, a little dissociative takes the edge off nicely w/o making you too stoned to remember things. e: seriously, going into a public speaking gig w/o drugs is like trying to be a pro athlete w/o drugs. ee: 'oh i'm just going to ride this bike 100 miles w/o using steriods or injecting my own red blood cells back into my body, lol.' Ork of Fiction fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Oct 3, 2016 |
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Oct 3, 2016 23:36
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If a sentence is broken over two pages, write the next few words in the bottom margin and a little stet where you pick up on the next page. This will allow you a steady flow, as opposed to a broken and awkward pause.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:36
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If I don't pass out, poo poo/piss myself or vomit I consider my speaking performances a success FYI.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:39
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PizzaThief posted:If a sentence is broken over two pages, write the next few words in the bottom margin and a little stet where you pick up on the next page. This will allow you a steady flow, as opposed to a broken and awkward pause. Wouldn't it be more awkward to read an entire speech of a sheet of paper?
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Oct 3, 2016 23:41
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Practice your talk over and over until the event. A beer before can help relax your nerves.
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Oct 3, 2016 23:42
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Acres of Quakers posted:Just fuckin' fake confidence. They won't know you're nervous unless you show them. Establish eye contact early with a few people throughout different parts of the room. You'll find probably them nodding and being supportive. Since you're just reading, you don't have to worry about forgetting what to say, just be careful not to go too fast. Pause for punctuation, etc. Also, don't stare at thr other three who are reading while you wait for your turn, watch the audience while you listen. cool, thanks, i was kinda wondering where to look (i had been told to focus on one audience member, but a few sounds better) PizzaThief posted:If a sentence is broken over two pages, write the next few words in the bottom margin and a little stet where you pick up on the next page. This will allow you a steady flow, as opposed to a broken and awkward pause. excellent idea, thanks, i do have one segment that rolls over onto another page in the middle of a critical and incisive quote from my original research, so i'll make sure not to disrupt the flow there
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Oct 3, 2016 23:43
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Walk in and absolutely don't give a poo poo about what anybody in the audience thinks of you because in general you're the expert on the topic upon which you're speaking. From an academic standpoint, even if someone is intimately familiar with your topic, there's good odds that 95% of it is novel to them. Also, pretend like you're speaking to a single person, with a slightly (SLIGHTLY) slower cadence than a conversational tone and better enunciation. Not too slow and pronounced, though, or people will think you're disabled. source: I've been a teacher for about 7 years now plus I presented my MS Bio thesis research to a room of ~200 people at one point (which has had ZERO bearing on my current occupation)
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Oct 3, 2016 23:57
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I turn bright red and start sweating and then usually piss myself or pass out or both. So I'm maybe 5/10 as far as goons go?
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Oct 3, 2016 23:58
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Lock eyes with one person in the crowd during the course of your speech.
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Redmanred posted:Lock eyes with one person in the crowd during the course of your speech. Then follow them out to the parking lot after.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:05
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There are four things that it really helps me to remember when giving these kinds of things. 1. Reherse. 2. SLOW DOWN AND ENNUNCIATE (along with not rehersing, not doing this is the biggest cause of ummms, uhhhhhs, likes, and so on) 3. Put your hands in one place and mostly leave them there (can you tell I am a natural podium spaz yet?) 4. You and everyone you will be speaking to are gonna die for real someday soonish regardless of whether or not you utterly nail your speech. At that point any shame you might bring upon yourself or your house is loving moot anyway. So unclench that sphincter a little. NOT TOO MUCH THO. Ha ha.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:05
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Practice and you'll be fine. The moments before getting called up are always worse than actually doing it.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:08
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Know your subject and speak "conversationally" with your audience. If you happen to get something wrong during your speech, don't panic, because you're not going to be called out on it. I'm not saying be inaccurate, but it's not worth freaking out mid speech over a minor mistake.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:11
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Please don't read your slides.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:12
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I am, but I had to do it as a pastors kid at a really young age. Best advice, no one in the audience gives a poo poo; think about how many speeches and talks you can even remember. You aren't running for office, just talk into the mic and you're set, no one will care about that one word you said or whatever.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:13
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Imma successful standup comic
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Oct 4, 2016 00:15
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canpakes posted:Imma successful standup comic Condolences.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:17
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Start off with a joke about something light but also nonexistent so you don't offend anyone. I suggest the Holocaust
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Oct 4, 2016 00:18
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Drink a bunch before the event so that you don't give a gently caress.
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Oct 4, 2016 00:20
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CharlestonJew posted:Start off with a joke about something light but also nonexistent so you don't offend anyone. I suggest the Holocaust the whole thing is about gay rights so i bet this would be a pretty good icebreaker really, maybe i could wear a pink triangle for laffs
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Oct 4, 2016 00:20
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im also the only straight person on the stage, which isn't a problem or anything, but is an interesting inversino of usual proportions
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I am a leader of men
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