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Ever since being a small child i've always been really,really shy and i thought,over the years,that I had gone way,way past the point where I felt I could ever change.But, during the last 5 months or so I've made real efforts to finally achieve that change.Some of those efforts include attending acting workshops and joining meetup groups.Meetup groups like, Socially Awkward, Hiking, Dog Walking, International Friends,etc...On Saturday night at an International friends meetup in a nightclub in Liverpool,i forced myself ,because of my shyness,to meet and talk to a very beautiful girl from Hungary and during the conversation I had with this Beauty from Budapest,she talked to me about public speaking and how she had gained much confidence from it.The next day,despite finding the idea of public speaking very,very scary,i decided i'd give it a bit of go,and so today i joined a public speaking group and I'll be attending my first meeting in a weeks time...Any Chit Chatters got any public speaking tips?
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keyboard is plenty
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Yes, public speaking is worse think you think it will be. It is nice to say something thoughtful but too many thoughts are a mistake,
Most people don't have any and there`s no point rubbing their nose in it. |
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walking is better than speaking, a lot can be achieved on a walk.
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did you ask the beauty from Budapest if she would like to go for a walk? on a Sunday afternoon.
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Down the woods or round a quiet country park would be nice
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if you are going to give a public talk you will need a topic, perhaps as a suggestion you could give a talk on..
"Everyone I`ve ever known, everyone I`ve ever loved, everyone I`ve ever hated, everyone I`ve ever fu@ked" |
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That might be one name
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I would be too shy to even attempt that
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No, I don't have any thoughts on public speaking, but I think you're taking a fine approach to your shyness problem.
Think how you'll feel about it on your death bed: if you give a decent speech, you'll be proud; if you give a sh1t speech, you'll cringe and giggle; if you chicken out and don't give a speech, you'll sink a little lower as the blackness comes for you. You only live once, amigo. |
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OP getting some good prep here
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Hope your taking notes
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@lfc1971,I don't really know anything about her but I'm very glad to say that I'll probably meet her again and if so I'll see how things go from there.She really is A Stunner!
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@PatraTheCat,..THANKS!Amigo..
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Good morning, Culvin.
I was once invited to give a talk at my old school, the thought of which filled me with great horror and apprehension so I can sympathise with your sentiments, sir. I did feel a certain obligation to accept, however, so asked if it could be a question and answer session instead of a lengthy speech. This was not what they had in mind (thank God) and I ended up declining, I just couldn't put myself through such an ordeal. The truth is that I would have been truly dreadful, a bag of nerves. Fast forward several years and I am now quite a confident public speaker. My transformation began when I hosted a charity quiz in a friend's pub. My performance that night was, frankly, very poor (far too introverted) but I had put a lot of work into the quiz itself and that proved extremely popular. I've since acted as quizmaster hundreds of times, in pubs, clubs, churches, town halls, all over the place, and being the centre of attention no longer holds any fears for me. If you wanted to try doing a few quizzes for yourself, as a relatively gentle introduction to public speaking, I'd be glad to send you some of mine free of charge. Good luck, sir! :) |
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@lfc1971,"everyone I've ever fu@ked"
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Dear Pokermonster,I just wish to say to you Sir,that I Thank You very,very much for those words.
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You're very welcome. :)
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Thanks to All but i'm off to bed now.I started working at an Hospital yesterday and its my second day today.I need to be up at 6.30...Goodnight!
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i imagine you've given many talks on constitutional law lfc
culvin get sh1tfaced beforehand and it will all be a haze, drugs and alcohol preferably. |
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Hi jollyswagman,I won't be getting sh1tfaced but I think a few glasses of red wine may well help me to 'oil the wheels' as it where..When my dog Rocky was dieing in 1992 I smoked some cannabis,but apart from that time i've never used it again or used any other drug,for that matter.
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I've decided that the speech I make will be about my struggles with shyness...
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Don't do it Culvin, it's probably a trap.
Instead I think you should spend a warm summer day indoors writing frightening verse to a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg. After that we can address your coyness  |
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I'd love to meet a buck-toothed girl.
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Is the meeting tonight
Hope you never had a rough weekend or you are in for a rough ride Watch out for the hecklers |
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Hi TheChaser,Yes!The meeting is tonight.I'm just about to leave in 10 mins or so.I feel a little nervous at the moment because I've not done a speech since I was at school and the speech i did then was a complete disaster.Tonight will be different.What ever happens,I'll learn from it.
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Good Luck
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Half a dozen quick pints should relax you.
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picture your audience naked
then try not to laugh but the main thing to remember is that most public speakers are awful, so even if you think your gig went pear-shaped, most people won't notice - they're used to that level of performance. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqo5tPZjrM
watch this clip and have 6 pints and you will be the man of the moment  |
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For many,many years my balls may as well of been made out of cheese.I was afraid of everything and everyone.Most of the time i wouldn't even leave the house but during the last few months,after absolutely realising,that i must try and change,i did then indeed begin to change...I now feel that my balls are made not only from metal but they're made from a metal much stronger than brass.......Regarding the speech thingy,it went well or i should say,my introducing myself went well,because i didn't actually make a speech.As a new member all i was asked to do this week was introduce myself to a room full of people and as i said it went OK.I think i will be making a speech next week though and i think that i will speak about shyness,social anxiety,etc.
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This monday is the day when I finally make my first speech.I will be speaking to a room full of confident and powerful people and i may well be afraid but that fear will not stop me doing what I need to do.
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Just tell them to feck off and you want to fight them bare naked.
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For years, it worked for The Glimmer Man on this very forum.
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did you win the fight ? Velasquez 16 Dec 16 01:12
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Culvin
This monday is the day when I finally make my first speech.I will be speaking to a room full of confident and powerful people and i may well be afraid but that fear will not stop me doing what I need to do. Thinly-veiled "I'm up before the magistrates on Monday for dogging offences the breadth of Merseyside". |
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... and over exposure in Blackpool?
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WALOFS
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I sussed Cuylvin months ago, he wasn't even a clever troll.
Sadly, many chit chatters just believe anything that's posted. |
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welcome back Stretch (or whoever you are)
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