Bettering yourself, part 3: speaking in public
It’s the number one fear above death, is it not? Yet when you watch a TED talk or whatever, how is it that you aren’t judging the person speaking in the same way you would judge yourself? People are paying attention to you, because you are a live thing in the universe, but they aren’t paying that much attention. So dial it down a bit and find an excuse to give a presentation or something, because it’s nowhere near as scary as it seems and few people are doing it. An easy way to rise up the ranks!
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Feb 08, 2017 03:49AM
Have never done any public speaking cold sober. Which is probably why I never get asked back :-)
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Jane wrote: "Have never done any public speaking cold sober. Which is probably why I never get asked back :-)"I gave a presentation on carbon capture at a science museum in London 4 years ago and still cringe about it, so much so that I question whether or not I shouldn't just have stayed home. I get the feeling staying home isn't the point of life, but is it then to feel so stupid? Just like anything, I guess resilience builds with practice :)
Teachers do it every day to the roughest audience in town.
