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i have to give a 15 minute presentation on a health and fitness/business topic thing in front of a fairly large crowd tomorrow, followed by 15 minutes of Q and A. there will be a podium so i guess i'll have notes to refer to, and i'm usually cool with the Q and A part, but i suck at public speaking. please share your tips, tricks and lifehacks for dealing with this. picturing the crowd naked will only result in a boner and this is a typically reserved, stiff upper lip british crowd.  
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Sep 28, 2015 13:35
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swallow a bullet
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Sep 28, 2015 13:37
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just have fun, before you know it it will be over and you'll wish you had said a few things you didn't
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Sep 28, 2015 13:43
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be sure to make a bunch of off the cuff jokes
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Sep 28, 2015 13:44
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Try not to poo poo your pants, alternatively, just poo poo your pants from the moment you step up to the podium, to the moment you finish, just a constant stream of poop running down your pant leg interspersed with the wettest farts on earth.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:45
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all good suggestions so far, swallowing a bullet is on top at the moment.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:49
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Rehearse a lot, do it in front of the mirror and in front of other people. Know your material, you can't practice enough imo.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:50
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bud dwyer that poo poo op
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Sep 28, 2015 13:50
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Make a PowerPoint presentation, bring VGA-compatible projector, let the PowerPoint do the dirty work for you.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:51
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masturbate before, during and after the presentation
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Sep 28, 2015 13:55
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Melmac posted:Make a PowerPoint presentation, bring VGA-compatible projector, let the PowerPoint do the dirty work for you. already doing that, bullet points and fancy vector graphics only take you so far though! hmm maybe should've done a video, that would've eaten up at least 3-4 minutes.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:55
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put in a slide thats just goatseand is only there for like1/4 of a second and nobody will know that it was goatse but you and it will give you confidence
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Sep 28, 2015 13:56
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poo poo onto your own hands, rub aforementioned poo poo all over your head whilst shrieking Bjork songs in reverse.
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Sep 28, 2015 13:58
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you dont look at the audience. you look at some imaginary point in the back. try not to choose an eyeline that someone sitting in it or that person will get extremely uncomfortable. or do.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:11
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LegoPirateNinja posted:you dont look at the audience. you look at some imaginary point in the back. try not to choose an eyeline that someone sitting in it or that person will get extremely uncomfortable. or do. no you have to look down the entire time so your audience knows you have reverence for the situation it also shows youre very humble which chicks/dudes really like so youll probably get laid
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Sep 28, 2015 14:12
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Get shitfaced drunk and let everyone there know exactly how you feel.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:12
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None of your slides should have more than 10 words on them. Make the presentation about you, and the slides a backdrop that adds credibility. Steve Jobs keynote addresses are a good reference.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:19
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pretend its a roast and insult the head person in the event over and over again
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Sep 28, 2015 14:20
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get a doctor to prescribe you a few doses of propranolol
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Sep 28, 2015 14:23
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Dress like that guy from Aurora, Colorado as a statement on bias and unfair expectations. Be sure to bring a duffel bag full of weapons for full effect.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:24
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DetroitVectorSmooth posted:get a doctor to prescribe you a few doses of propranolol funnily enough, did that last time and...eh...
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Sep 28, 2015 14:24
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Talk loud enough for everyone to hear. Readjust your balls if they need air. Godspeed.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:24
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Piss your pants. There's nobody who won't laugh. Gets everyone in a good mood.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:31
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Get a vasectomy a few hours before so that you throw up from the pain of standing for too long.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:36
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Hot Karl Marx posted:pretend its a roast and insult the head person in the event over and over again
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Sep 28, 2015 14:36
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take a xanax before
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Sep 28, 2015 14:40
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Practice progressive muscle relaxation and mindful breathing to help you relax. Try to focus on the positive. What about doing this can you et excited about.. Being calm is still about the possibility of disaster (just negated). What's the worse that could happen? How would a compassionate friend (or you if you were being compash to a friend) help you though this, would they say before, during. You can have that imagery compassionate person reassuring you while you do it.
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Sep 28, 2015 14:47
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Don't get too stressed. Take frequent breaks from preparing for the presentation, and spend some "Me time" polishing up your resume.
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Sep 28, 2015 15:05
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15 minutes is laughable, spend 3-5 minutes on each slide, the slide should illustrate your point, not make it (they're there to hear you talk not read lengthy bullets), relax, have the points you want to make listed on an index card and don't gently caress up there, you're now a tour de force
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Sep 28, 2015 15:07
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Mad Monk posted:Get shitfaced drunk and let everyone there know exactly how you feel.
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Sep 28, 2015 15:12
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no one cares man
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Sep 28, 2015 15:14
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king salmon posted:take a xanax before take 4
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Sep 28, 2015 15:28
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just suck your own dick on stage. or someone elses dick, i dunno. but the important thing is to leverage your core competency of performing public fellatio.
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Sep 28, 2015 16:10
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Practice and develop a deep seated loathing for your audience. Speak to them as if they are all unwashed illiterate peasants who should be grateful for the opportunity to gaze upon your glorious visage.
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Sep 28, 2015 16:27
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misread thread title as "penetration in front of large crowd tomorrow" none of my advice applies ignore all of this
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Sep 28, 2015 16:30
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Go through your entire presentation at least once out loud. It doesn't matter if it's in front of the mirror or your cat or the wall. Doing it once will allow you to stumble through it and think about what you meant to say. I would do my speeches in the car while driving to school for speech class. I aced that class and I'm absolutely poo poo talking off the cuff.
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Sep 28, 2015 16:33
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shear your balls and taint
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Sep 28, 2015 16:35
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Pretend that there is one person in the middle of the crowd who asked you the questions that your talk is going to answer. You're trying to help him understand the information, and he just happens to be out there in the middle of the group. You can even pick out someone before you start and pretend its that person. Just make sure to look around and not focus on them once you get started.
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Sep 28, 2015 16:37
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Hot Karl Marx posted:pretend its a roast and insult the head person in the event over and over again practice this op https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4m5HLVwsco
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Sep 28, 2015 16:42
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Practice. Like poemdexter, I used to do them in the car and still do if I have to give a presentation. Also, take a breath or two and CHILL in the second or so when you're out there but haven't started speaking.
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