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I can’t think on my feet so to me prepared presentations are easy.
I’m a loust public speaker too when I’m doing something prepared. When it’s Q&A or unprepared I’m OK.
“I need to learn how to deliver simple, compelling messages.”
Jeez lech- you do it all the time on the OT 😉
Jester- way to go!
“and no one thinks it’s cute or funny when you’re trying to talk about a merger agreement or whatever and you have three screaming kids in the background.”
Probably still easier than conference calls with 1,000 screaming traders in the background.
IJ, I am a lousy public speaker. And I’m not saying that to be self-deprecating. I’m really awful. To be a good public speaker you have to speak to the average audience member and worry only about whether what you’re saying makes sense to him. I worry about what the smartest audience member thinks of what I’m saying, so I overcomplicate everything and get really self-conscious and lose everyone (including myself). Probably just insecurity about how smart I am. I need to learn how to deliver simple, compelling messages.
“I’ve always considered myself a nerd but meeting them, I decided I wasn’t.”
No, jester, you are. 🙂
Anybody seen The Beaver with Mel yet? I don’t go to movies anymore (see kids, above) but it is consistently being received positively, which boggles my mind so hard that it may be permanently damaged.
Nice, jester!
“and no one thinks it’s cute or funny when you’re trying to talk about a merger agreement or whatever and you have three screaming kids in the background. It was wicked stressful.”
Welcome to my world, lech.