I presented to a bunch of people. 14 of them to be precise. I don't know how I have managed to get away with never doing this before in my life. Its not as if I haven't performed before. I spent a childhood and early 20s on stage, doing acting, singing, dancing, improvising.
But never, ever what they call 'Public Speaking'. I bottled out of a public speaking competition when I was 18 and really p*ssed my English teacher off, as I did it last minute and let her - and the school - down . I was too afraid and too ill prepared. Hmm, thinking about it, my first ever reading at assembly experience aged, um, 6, ended in disaster as well, with me fluffing it and my classmates sniggering and teasing me afterwards. I ran away and hid in the cloak rooms and wasn't missed till break time. (thinking back it is quite disturbing that no one missed a 6 year old girl for half a morning....)
Hmm. Anyways. On Tuesday, with the whole, 'do things that make you uncomfortable' mantra in my head (because out of your comfort zone, chaps, is where the magic happens - where is that graphic, I must find it) I DID IT. It wasn't the whole presentation or anything, probably only about 5 minutes in all. But, you know, I don't believe I really ballsed it up. I did OK. Good enough, lets say. At least for a first attempt. I DID IT.
So it is done. I will never ever have to do that for the first time ever again.
I will however be doing it again next week. More than 5 minutes is the plan. Bring it on. Out of the comfort zone and into where the magic happens. (with thanks to swirly girl for reminding me of this brilliant diagram, its my visual for the year I do believe)
3 comments:
Go you! - I like your comment "I will never ever have to do that for the first time ever again" -that's really interesting!
Well done! I loathe and detest public speaking, though I think it gets easier the more you do it.
I love that perspective aswell, never again having to do it for the first time. Brilliant.
Well done. I detest doing that but have to.
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