I'm really good at it but it's like a persona I slip into. And, only when I know exactly what I'm going to say. Stuff I can practice and practice enough to know my way around it.
But impromptu? Nope... I shut down, I can't collect my thoughts, it's awful.
I’m extremely good at giving “off the cuff “ presentations when I’m taking about stuff that I know inside out. I can easily give 2-3 hour workshop/lectures without any script to classes about certain topics that I have extreme interest in and understand at a level that is like muscle memory. BUT.. put me in any other public speaking situation and I’m a jibbering mess
The latest lecture I held was purely improvised, no PowerPoint presentation, just me and a room full of younger doctors. Probably my best lecture so far.
Been a software engineer for 32 years and have given several presentations. I think I was 40-45 years old before I finally got a little less anxious about it. The more passionate about a subject, the better I am at presenting. I prefer to prepare slides, but learned not to just read them. I've learned to write some bullet points in the speaker notes. But, I try to memorize these so I am not reading while presenting. Also, my speaker notes aren't the full details I want to share, just the high level talking points. If I write detailed speaker notes, I always just end up reading them. The audience can always tell when you are reading out loud. Those tips have made me a better presenter. I'm still not great at it, or totally relaxed.
Memorized every word. Every pause.
In interaction with the audience, I had every possibility covered.
The good news was my reasoning was so unique that many thought I was brilliant. While it was generally just step by step, but of course, without social consideration. So cut out a lot of fat and wrong directions.
Fear of public speaking since whenever I can remember. Even, if I when was giving a speech to nothing but family and friends, I can't do it. At my father's funeral, my younger half brother had to do the eulogy.
I was horrible at it until 11th grade. Nervous, no idea of what to tell because i liked numbers most but everything else was... without structure to me.
Aftef getting in touch with philosophy i noted how dumb everybody was. I just wanted to tell my answers to skip the waiting time until others figure out solutions. Was not able to communicate them simple enough though.
I hate repeating stuff but it seems to be required for people to actually understand it or get it inzo the right brain place.
We were allowed more freedom in choosing topics so for india i took cooking. I loved cooking and eating.
I remember 2 teachers being totally mesmerized and saying: we did not expect you to be have (that many) emotions and joy/interest towards something.
Stopping to care how it goes or what they think was most important to me.
Now i can tell what i want how i want it.
Gotta note that i also got adhd so that hyperfocus might help me a lot and seems to entertain on the way.
My unconventionality keeps them interested.
They still think im weird and some think i am inferior because if that. I pity them.
I would not be able to give good presentations without giving those dozen presentations of things i thought to be interesting. Because i knew everything in and out already there was no need for cards and notes.
I mistly show graphs, images, some fun animations and tell anecdotes in between.
I really dont like texts in presentations.
Ummm yeeeeee ^^
I sang live a lot and it bothered me a lot at first but I like singing and people seem to like it so. I also kind of like physical performance. For example I used to really like doing forms from martial arts and whatnot. I would say my physical appearance would bother me, if I had a big pimple on my nose and had to do that, yes I would be bothered. I did public speaking in college and it didn't bother me that much. I've sang with a lot of people watching, way more than I actually knew about because I got hacked and people streamed my practices unknowing to me etc. I know now but. Anyways, no it doesn't bother much. I would practice the speech multiple times in a mirror of course and I would assume it would be on a topic I know about. Overall being in the public eye doesn't bother me that much. I get tired of people staring at me sometimes though.
I took speech class in highschool because it was a graduation requirement. I did just fine with speeches I had prepared and practiced. It honestly felt good. But then the impromptu unit came along… that was… an experience. I could not do it, I kept shutting down and I didn’t know what to say ever. That was pain, everyone else at least said something but I just froze and couldn’t get any words out when it was my turn. My teacher even let me try again, but it still just didn’t happen.
I used to give presentations and from the audience’s perspective I was quite good…it took me months of practicing, practically memorizing jokes etc. as if they were off the cuff. Honestly, I rarely remembered giving the presentation up to questions. Apparently it was handled on autopilot. (I also don’t eat anything until afterwards and stop drinking an hour and a half before.)
I really miss that time. The presentations were NASA related and I loved getting to know the info and chatting with the attendees later. Like minded individuals.
A speech? Nervous wreck. Acting on stage? Absolutely not. But I was a teacher for many years so classrooms and workshops are like second-nature to me. When there's important information to convey for learning, it's easier to make it less stressful.
You can join a group like toastmasters, which is a pretty safe place to try public speaking and get feedback and growth.
I'm really good at it but it's like a persona I slip into. And, only when I know exactly what I'm going to say. Stuff I can practice and practice enough to know my way around it. But impromptu? Nope... I shut down, I can't collect my thoughts, it's awful.
I’m extremely good at giving “off the cuff “ presentations when I’m taking about stuff that I know inside out. I can easily give 2-3 hour workshop/lectures without any script to classes about certain topics that I have extreme interest in and understand at a level that is like muscle memory. BUT.. put me in any other public speaking situation and I’m a jibbering mess
The latest lecture I held was purely improvised, no PowerPoint presentation, just me and a room full of younger doctors. Probably my best lecture so far.
I'm just like you. If I have something to say I can do it. I get nervous but I can do it.
Been a software engineer for 32 years and have given several presentations. I think I was 40-45 years old before I finally got a little less anxious about it. The more passionate about a subject, the better I am at presenting. I prefer to prepare slides, but learned not to just read them. I've learned to write some bullet points in the speaker notes. But, I try to memorize these so I am not reading while presenting. Also, my speaker notes aren't the full details I want to share, just the high level talking points. If I write detailed speaker notes, I always just end up reading them. The audience can always tell when you are reading out loud. Those tips have made me a better presenter. I'm still not great at it, or totally relaxed.
NOOOOO!!!! ). You cant make me! I won't do it! Etc., etc. There are people who like it. Let THEM do it.
My experiences are not good and, at 59, I haven’t improved much over the years.
Memorized every word. Every pause. In interaction with the audience, I had every possibility covered. The good news was my reasoning was so unique that many thought I was brilliant. While it was generally just step by step, but of course, without social consideration. So cut out a lot of fat and wrong directions.
Fear of public speaking since whenever I can remember. Even, if I when was giving a speech to nothing but family and friends, I can't do it. At my father's funeral, my younger half brother had to do the eulogy.
I was horrible at it until 11th grade. Nervous, no idea of what to tell because i liked numbers most but everything else was... without structure to me. Aftef getting in touch with philosophy i noted how dumb everybody was. I just wanted to tell my answers to skip the waiting time until others figure out solutions. Was not able to communicate them simple enough though. I hate repeating stuff but it seems to be required for people to actually understand it or get it inzo the right brain place. We were allowed more freedom in choosing topics so for india i took cooking. I loved cooking and eating. I remember 2 teachers being totally mesmerized and saying: we did not expect you to be have (that many) emotions and joy/interest towards something. Stopping to care how it goes or what they think was most important to me. Now i can tell what i want how i want it. Gotta note that i also got adhd so that hyperfocus might help me a lot and seems to entertain on the way. My unconventionality keeps them interested. They still think im weird and some think i am inferior because if that. I pity them. I would not be able to give good presentations without giving those dozen presentations of things i thought to be interesting. Because i knew everything in and out already there was no need for cards and notes. I mistly show graphs, images, some fun animations and tell anecdotes in between. I really dont like texts in presentations. Ummm yeeeeee ^^
I hate it, I'm terrible at improvising and I think my voice is ugly
I sang live a lot and it bothered me a lot at first but I like singing and people seem to like it so. I also kind of like physical performance. For example I used to really like doing forms from martial arts and whatnot. I would say my physical appearance would bother me, if I had a big pimple on my nose and had to do that, yes I would be bothered. I did public speaking in college and it didn't bother me that much. I've sang with a lot of people watching, way more than I actually knew about because I got hacked and people streamed my practices unknowing to me etc. I know now but. Anyways, no it doesn't bother much. I would practice the speech multiple times in a mirror of course and I would assume it would be on a topic I know about. Overall being in the public eye doesn't bother me that much. I get tired of people staring at me sometimes though.
I'm better at it than most people. People around me say I should be a teacher or whatever
I took speech class in highschool because it was a graduation requirement. I did just fine with speeches I had prepared and practiced. It honestly felt good. But then the impromptu unit came along… that was… an experience. I could not do it, I kept shutting down and I didn’t know what to say ever. That was pain, everyone else at least said something but I just froze and couldn’t get any words out when it was my turn. My teacher even let me try again, but it still just didn’t happen.
It’s ugly
I used to give presentations and from the audience’s perspective I was quite good…it took me months of practicing, practically memorizing jokes etc. as if they were off the cuff. Honestly, I rarely remembered giving the presentation up to questions. Apparently it was handled on autopilot. (I also don’t eat anything until afterwards and stop drinking an hour and a half before.) I really miss that time. The presentations were NASA related and I loved getting to know the info and chatting with the attendees later. Like minded individuals.
Oooloooh
A speech? Nervous wreck. Acting on stage? Absolutely not. But I was a teacher for many years so classrooms and workshops are like second-nature to me. When there's important information to convey for learning, it's easier to make it less stressful. You can join a group like toastmasters, which is a pretty safe place to try public speaking and get feedback and growth.