As my presentation date draws near I can now only focus on all the possible things that could go wrong. My chest already seizes up just thinking about it. There are only going to be four people in the room, my two advisors, Dweebcentric, and Russell. How this could be intimidating, I’m not sure, but it is.
When I get in situations like this I turn to one person for inspiration – Miss Bridget Jones. So what if she’s fictional? Nothing I do could possibly be as bad as her public speaking performances. As long as I refrain from calling The O “Mr. Titspervert,” things should be just fine.
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dweebcentric // December 6, 2006 at 5:57 pm |
i got the dry throat and coughed through most of mine. the q & a tends to ease things. just try to avoid cameron’s experience – he got the vomskies and just as he made it to the bathroom, hurled on some guys shoes. but his wasn’t nervousness, it was possible food poisoning. sabateurs!
angelthepig // December 6, 2006 at 8:37 pm |
if i get the vomskies, it’s probably not because i’m sick.
Russel, ASA, MAAA // December 7, 2006 at 9:53 pm |
One word: Shots
A little buzz, and you won’t care if there are 100 people in the room. But don’t make my mistake: if you’re staggering and slurring your speech, some people might not take you as seriously.
Jerk Parole Board.
dweebcentric // December 11, 2006 at 8:33 pm |
shots. i know if i took russel’s advice and did that for my own presentation way back when, i’d cure the coughs, but people might wondering why i was talking so loud. surely, there must be a slightly intoxicating, minimally imparing, but satisfying alternative?