how well do you handle public speaking to a large audience?
i'm a bit of a nervous nellie when it comes to that....i'm out.
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
It's a learnable skill.
I am an introvert who was living with my parents until I was 27. I then trained to be a teacher and that forced me to develop a presence and a personality in front of people. Now I'm deputy chair of a political debate group.
Tips:
1) Don't look nervous. Feeling nervous inside is normal but you have to project calm with body language. Control what you can control.
2) Ignore minor mistakes. Everyone makes these all the time. Keep the big picture in mind and plough on
I am an introvert who was living with my parents until I was 27. I then trained to be a teacher and that forced me to develop a presence and a personality in front of people. Now I'm deputy chair of a political debate group.
Tips:
1) Don't look nervous. Feeling nervous inside is normal but you have to project calm with body language. Control what you can control.
2) Ignore minor mistakes. Everyone makes these all the time. Keep the big picture in mind and plough on
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PatKirby · M
Learned over time how to give convincing and persuasive presentations to a classroom of fellow graduate students. The key for me was knowing the subject matter well, evaluating the crowd and explaining the power point slide data in a understandable and meaningful manner. Especially the statistical data.
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beermeplease · M
@CrazyMusicLover i hear ya.... i might be able to talk about beer....after consuming a few to take the edge off
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TheFragile · 46-50, M
beermeplease · M
@TheFragile nerves of steel 💪
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beermeplease · M
@Lilnonames i only ever had to appear in court twice. once as a witness to an assault. but i was supposed to testify on behalf of the defendants. one of them threatened me and i was told to lie. that was back in high school. thank god it got settled out of court. had i taken the stand the judge would have known i was lying and slap a perjury charge on me. the other time i was defending my buddy's drunk driving charge...me and a couple of friends showed up and we were hoping the cop would try and point out one of us as the drivers....thus throwing it out of court. my friend got lucky....cop never showed up for court