Public Speaking

Hmm... Let's get a little informative today... I got this information about Public speaking today from the internet and it seems that i do know of all this things but i never really put all of them up to practice. Below are 7 ways to you talking confidently in public again.

1. Relax
Its not a life and death situation. Do not get nervous and clam up. You are just sharing some information. Understand that your audience also know the difficulties of speaking in public and they want to see you do well as well. Use this positive energy to your advantage.

"...this i have no problems with... but to be totally cool about it is not so easy though..." Morgan

2. Know your stuff
Nervousness is the result of being less than prepared. The key is to really know your stuff inside out. Every nook and cranny have to be srcutinised and digested by you.

"...i failed this terribly during the last presentation... i should have know the report inside out... i gave in to conviences and took the presentation for granted...personnally i did not think i did well..." Morgan

3. Know your audiences
If it is going to be your lecturer, you got to know his expectation of you and come to the presentation wanting to live more than up to his standard. Gauge the level of expertise of your audience so that they can related to the topic and the way you convey it.

"... again i took this for granted..."

4. Know the room
Sit at different seats in the room and get the feel of how each of the audience will feel at the particular position so that you will build a better rapport with your audience. Know the setup of the presentation equipment and do a run through. However in Fyp the audiences are just the few lecturers so concentrate on them will be sufficient.

"...was not help in the last presentation.. the 2 lectures yawn and yawn... so no matter where i seat, i might felt tired..."

5) Visualise sucess
Think of the good things and not how you may screwed up. This is important. The state of your mind dictates your performance.

"...i went in half- hearted..."

6) Practise makes perfect
Need i say more? Just work at the presentation again and again. Get your buddies to sit in and give comments and ask them to bombard your work. Not try to be nice. The worse critique at this point of practise is the most crucial. That is how you will learn how to defend yourself when the devilish Lecturer wack you upside down.

"... i tried hard to practise... i guess it was not enough..."

7. Focus on the message
That is the reason you are there in the first place. Get the point across clearly and smoothly.

"...i stumbled a little trying to defend myself on some very unstable platform..."

Will i do better the next time? You bet! I like presentation. It is where i dwell in and i love to share with others my views even if they ain't really receptive or are even hostile. I will defintely want to do my best for the next presentation... That all folks!! Hope these helps...

Friends

Its the exam period...Let not talk about the hard stuff and make some jokes... The hard stuff being the religious stuff, the philosophical stuff or even the poems... sometimes you just get a little sick reading them doesn't it... So what should we talk about? Ha! Seems that finding something good to write can be difficult...in fact tedious... So how about we talk friendship? I think this has been the most forgotten topic in my blog...

Friend: 1) a supporter / an ally 2) someone you know well or really likes... In the Gangs of Buddies, i think we are floating between this two definition. As long as i have known you guys, i never try to even remember what you guys likes to eat, what colour you all like, where you guys turn to when you are upset, when is the exact day of your birthday, what type of songs you may prefer... many of these questions puts me to shame as a friend... but a point worth encouraging is the fact that i am a supporter of you all (most of the time)... hahaha!

All that i come to know of is:
1) We spend time together
2) We enjoy sitting down and share our lifes
3) We spend our birthday with a group of hungry men
4) We get to choose what we want for our birthday without feeling any embarrasement
5) We bare our hearts when we fall and cry
6) We care for each without overly showing it (this is typical for cheena man)
7) We only want the best for each even if it is at the expense of yourselves
8) We have someone to talk to when we are down and needs some encouragement

They say friends stay together only when times for them are good... Its only in testing times when we see the the real people coming out... The time has not come yet... If someday we do come to that point, i hope i have you guys walking beside me as we trekked together out of the dificult times... i am glad to have come through so many years with you all... you guys have been a major part of my life and for the nest few parts i hope we can still hold true this wish...

Things may changed when we all settle down, have families of our own, have work commitments, anythings that hinders this friendship may arise...

for all those that are unpredictables, we shall not ponder over now for it has yet to come,
for the past that we have walk through together, lets pick up the valuable experience and make it better
for now, let just enjoy the people around us that we call friends, a supporter, an ally, a person we like, someone we are for... Treasure the moment as friends as it may not be tomorrow... Now is the time!

Cheers! for the exams that is coming!! For the lousy work we are working on!!! Life is made a little nice with you guys around!!!