Subj : Re: Public Speaking
To   : Warpslide
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun Jul 31 2022 21:48:00

-=> On 07-30-22 06:49, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Wa> Long story short: I grew up in a religious family (grandfather is a
 Wa> pastor).

Ahh, OK, cool. :)

 Wa> When I was in my late teens/early 20's I was tasked to give a talk to
 Wa> the congregation (at another church).  The first time I had to do that
 Wa> I was a nervous wreck. I wrote the script and pretty much looks like a
 Wa> robot reading from a piece of paper.

Can happen.  I have too ADHD in my makeup to write the whole thing out :D

 Vk> I've always been more of a "work out the main points and do the rest
 Vk> on the fly" type of person - a set of notes with dot points is enough.

 Wa> This is what I ended up doing.  I could come up with a script in my
 Wa> head and then just write down the bullet points.  I would come to the
 Wa> podium with recipe card with those bullet points written on it, which
 Wa> allowed the talk to sound more natural.  I was told I had a knack for
 Wa> public speaking, being described as "melodic" at a few points.

I've had good feedback.  As a kid and into my early 20s, I used to hate public
speaking, but I found my feet by giving talks at ham radio clubs on various
aspects of the hobby that I knew, then later diversified my subject matter. 
Even taken on a couple of challenging topics.  Today, I enjoy public speaking,
though I still get nervous (a good sign in my book)

Mostly, my cheat notes are my Powerpoint slides. :)

 Wa> I got so good at giving talks that I was asked to speak at a conference
 Wa> in front of a couple thousand people.  Nervous Jay really shone through
 Wa> that day.

Cool, I've spoken at international conferences myself. 


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