tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post4834532482675288954..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Approaching a PresentationCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-47648848534185502292008-01-15T12:34:00.000-06:002008-01-15T12:34:00.000-06:00I've always hated that part of my job... I think I...I've always hated that part of my job... I think I'll try this and hopefully it'll help.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Charles.Anndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703154815958841195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52512875741750865662008-01-14T12:56:00.000-06:002008-01-14T12:56:00.000-06:00Josephine, I'm imagining those looks that you got....Josephine, I'm imagining those looks that you got. You probably didn't make a lot of friends there. But it is good preparation for developing speeches. Thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>Demon hunter, glad if it was helpful.<BR/><BR/>Ello, well I wish I was paid at the level I deserve and then I would have flown all my blogger friends in. ;)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71702110362948606952008-01-14T11:29:00.000-06:002008-01-14T11:29:00.000-06:00This is great advice! I would love to hear you spe...This is great advice! I would love to hear you speak in person!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-74066845410047209662008-01-14T11:07:00.000-06:002008-01-14T11:07:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing, Charles. If I have ever have t...Thanks for sharing, Charles. If I have ever have to speak publicly,(most writers do)I will defnintely use your outline for assistance! :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87041470538683793692008-01-14T09:26:00.000-06:002008-01-14T09:26:00.000-06:00Charles, on my first day of class last week, I ask...Charles, on my first day of class last week, I asked the prof if we had to do a power point presentation to the class on the topic we picked for our term paper (the other prof who taught the same class last year required a PP).<BR/><BR/>He said, Hey, I hadn't thought about that but since you <I>mention it </I> yes, a power point will be required in this class.<BR/><BR/>Well, you should have seen the nasty looks I got from the other students! Apparently the prof saw these looks, and he said it was good practice for public speaking (which I certainly need).<BR/><BR/>Very informative post. Let us know if you ever come to FL and give a talk!Josephine Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952030380866201241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-57172852415129198372008-01-14T08:20:00.000-06:002008-01-14T08:20:00.000-06:00Shauna, glad it if suggested anything helpful.Mark...Shauna, glad it if suggested anything helpful.<BR/><BR/>Mark, I've got lots of fear.<BR/><BR/>Danette, that's it, absolutely. a senes of discovery is a good way to put it.<BR/><BR/>Szelsofa, if I have the luxury of it I'd say yes, about a week is a good amount of time to prepare for a talk.<BR/><BR/>Stacia, I'm sure you would do fine.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69188663715584199842008-01-14T07:21:00.000-06:002008-01-14T07:21:00.000-06:00This is great! If anyone is ever so misguided as t...This is great! If anyone is ever so misguided as to ask me to speak on something, and I am so misguided as to accept, I will definitely use this. :-)Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76170664052956952122008-01-14T04:24:00.000-06:002008-01-14T04:24:00.000-06:00wow, that is some great outline. I assume preparin...wow, that is some great outline. I assume preparing for a speach takes almost a week or more!SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29173123966171880242008-01-13T20:50:00.000-06:002008-01-13T20:50:00.000-06:00Good luck on the presentation!and it’s hard to wor...Good luck on the presentation!<BR/><BR/><I>and it’s hard to work up enthusiasm for something you have thought out very well.</I> <BR/>Good point. The speaker/performer needs to feel a sense of discovery, too. When he was building his new act, Jerry Seinfeld said he retired all of his jokes from his former stand-up routine; he wanted to start out fresh.Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23360104417528131482008-01-13T16:48:00.000-06:002008-01-13T16:48:00.000-06:00And to think I spent a semester learning these poi...And to think I spent a semester learning these points from a crazy ass professor. Oh well at least I got the three credit hours.<BR/><BR/>I have never been asked to give a lecture or talk on anything but last year poetry slamming was somewhat similar in preparation.<BR/><BR/>But I love public speaking be it reciting something I have written or just giving a discourse to a fairly large crowd. To me it was like fixing cars when I did that...no fear.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/><BR/>markthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80942173440489461982008-01-13T14:36:00.000-06:002008-01-13T14:36:00.000-06:00Thanks, Charles. A lot of useful ideas that I hadn...Thanks, Charles. A lot of useful ideas that I hadn't thought of on my own.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19286073944352153612008-01-13T13:30:00.000-06:002008-01-13T13:30:00.000-06:00Ivan, blogger has been known to do that.Michelle, ...Ivan, blogger has been known to do that.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, I've never given a talk about that topic, although at least I get to lecture on sex when I talk about Freud. I'd probably be terrified to talk about it from a writing perspective.<BR/><BR/>Erik, enthusiasm is such a key.<BR/><BR/>Travis, yes, if powerpoint is set up well it provides a modular approach.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26778567722501661702008-01-13T12:06:00.000-06:002008-01-13T12:06:00.000-06:00I like the idea of the modular learning of each se...I like the idea of the modular learning of each section of a talk. I have trouble with memory and this approach always works best for me.<BR/><BR/>I also love to use power point because it allows me to use the outline of my topic, and gives my listeners a visual from which to take notes. If I have to talk without that, I use note cards. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately I don't have to give a lot of speeches. I don't mind talking in public but I'd rather not.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-39003212044085983532008-01-13T12:03:00.000-06:002008-01-13T12:03:00.000-06:00"If I pick a topic I don’t know a lot about but wa..."If I pick a topic I don’t know a lot about but want to . . ."<BR/><BR/>Excellent advice for a lot of things -- enthusiasm going into the fray.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-51076284341951934562008-01-13T08:32:00.000-06:002008-01-13T08:32:00.000-06:00Charles,I'm totally impressed -- very planned and ...Charles,<BR/><BR/>I'm totally impressed -- very planned and smart! I'm more the whole scribble notes on the back of my checkbook and hope for the best. Hey, it's the only the use my checkbook gets in terms of pratical function since I'm even worse about actually balancing it. But I do realize that some lectures take more work -- I'm doing a writing about sex (which I almost never do) lecture at a writing conference at Hollins this summer -- that one I'm trying to get some tips for now.Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61088000998955436862008-01-13T00:14:00.000-06:002008-01-13T00:14:00.000-06:00Darn,Had a comment for you about public speaking, ...Darn,<BR/><BR/>Had a comment for you about public speaking, but Blogger ate it.<BR/><BR/>I usually walk around like a crazy person from supermarket to mall until it comes to me.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12792376758865483232008-01-12T16:25:00.000-06:002008-01-12T16:25:00.000-06:00Sphinx, thank you for the kind words. I bet you w...Sphinx, thank you for the kind words. I bet you would be a very good speaker.<BR/><BR/>Steve Malley, because of doing so much lecturing in classes where I work to scan the entire auridence, I've actually gotten out of the habit of eye-contact touchstones," unless Lana is there. <BR/><BR/>Candice, I didn't plan them for Monday nights. I hate to miss our writing group. But both this one and the Covington one were sponsered by the St. Tammany Libary and Monday night is when they hold their speaking series.<BR/><BR/>Miladysa, agreed. Folks are fascianted with dreams.<BR/><BR/>Lana, I don't even think about it most of the time.<BR/><BR/>Wayne, I certainly had them badly when I first started teaching.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62908439545256973472008-01-12T15:46:00.000-06:002008-01-12T15:46:00.000-06:00Nice piece . . . very! Public speaking jitters aff...Nice piece . . . very! Public speaking jitters affects all but the hardest stones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-91992860949135719792008-01-12T15:13:00.000-06:002008-01-12T15:13:00.000-06:00It's cool watching you go into lecture mode.(C.S.;...It's cool watching you go into lecture mode.<BR/>(C.S.; Scheduling has been up to the St. Tammany Parish library system, actually.)Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29358505571621911412008-01-12T14:19:00.000-06:002008-01-12T14:19:00.000-06:00I thoroughly enjoyed this post and appreciated the...I thoroughly enjoyed this post and appreciated the points you make particularly the first one about the topic itself.<BR/><BR/>I have never come across anyone who did not have a dream to tell of :)Miladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28988689631381553762008-01-12T14:10:00.000-06:002008-01-12T14:10:00.000-06:00An interesting approach, Charles. Many good ideas ...An interesting approach, Charles. Many good ideas here. But why do you keep scheduling these talks of Monday nights? Hmmm?cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89496718807144178742008-01-12T13:46:00.000-06:002008-01-12T13:46:00.000-06:00Your method's not too far off of mine. I usually t...Your method's not too far off of mine. I usually throw in a bit of rehearsal too where I just mind my posture and projection: fighting off my tendency to slump and mumble. <BR/><BR/>Come the day of the speech, I pick two or three receptive faces in the crowd and use them as eye-contact touchstones. <BR/><BR/>Aw man, now I want to go give a speech...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-77816499814238354492008-01-12T12:02:00.000-06:002008-01-12T12:02:00.000-06:00Thanks, Charles, for a great explanation of prepar...Thanks, Charles, for a great explanation of preparing for a talk. Public speaking is one of my biggest fears. Although I've overcome part of the fear in the last few years, I still become very apprehensive when required to speak to a group. Preparation, of course, is key to a good presentation. Your approach will be good for me to follow so I'll feel confident I know my topic, if I'm ever invited to speak at some future meeting. (Assuming I have the courage to accept the invitation...)<BR/><BR/>By the way, you blog readers who haven't had a chance to hear Charles speak, his presentations are always thoughtful, insightful, interesting, and humorous, too.Sphinx Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429797402360703839noreply@blogger.com