I really do not have any strong feelings towards public speaking in general. I have done it a few times and I am sure it was a little unsettling at first but overall it is nothing to be stressed out about. The last time I remember speaking publicly was at my cousin’s funeral. The preparation is the hard part. As long as I have my talk down, I feel pretty good about it. My last talk (the funeral) did not go as good as I was hoping I always try to open with a little bit of a funny and my funny at his funeral I do not know if everyone got it. There was a bit of an awkward silence. What do you do though? Close your eyes and just keep going. Luckily in today’s society I have not met anyone that is willing to go up to the person after wards and say “Your talk sucked, I mean I would rather be beat to death with a spoon then listen to you speak again.” I have not met that guy luckily. Sure they might think your presentation skills and material was weak but you never hear about it, so what is the harm? I always giggle at the phrase just image the people in the audience naked, heck I do that with the girls when I am in the audience J. Overall I try not to be too critical with anyone on the stage or in front of the group unless it is their profession. I think it is one of those things that unless you get paid to do it then you should just shut up and try to be as understanding and polite as you can be because next time it could be you up there. (300)
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