I have to speak in front of large crowds all the time, atleast every other Monday and smaller groups the opposite Mondays which kinda doesn't count. I've been doing it for years, but I still get nervous sometimes. I've even given a presentation on public speaking before in a Gen-Ed communications class a few years ago. So I was wondering if anyone here has a job or situations where they have to speak publicly often? I actually enjoy speaking in front of a class or crowd. I almost wouldn't even say I get nervous, it's more like excited or a rush, and it makes it difficult to relax and focus. It get's the adrenaline pumping for me, but every once in a while I think it comes out as nervous. So do you have to do it? Do you hate it, enjoy it, or just withstand it? I know we've all had to do stuff for school. Lately I've been in a more professional atmoshpere with my presentations and public speaking. I've never done anything just downright embarassing durring a presentation, but I've seen some people butcher stuff up pretty good.

 

I have had to do plenty of stuff for school and I am in college. I had to do a 15 minute presentation on marketing and I could not do it at all I get so nervous and I think that my dad actually went to a doctor and got dignosed with some kind of phobia and I know that I have it and he has to take some meds if he has to talk in front of a group of people. It doesn't matter who I am talking infront of I still get really sweaty and start burning up and cant concentrate at all. I am not good at speaking in public. So yea I HATE it. lol

 

Ive always enjoyed public speaking.

 

I only like it if it's something I'm comfortable/familiar with enough to speak to a large group about.
otherwise it sucks

 

I've learned that the more prepaired, versed, and rehearsed in the subject matter that I'm speaking the easier it goes. My problem comes when I get excited and have tons of thoughts going through my head and I need to spit them out my mouth without looking like a ra tard. For my meetings that I hold on Mondays I always type out an agenda that I follow and I write notes on it. I usually get someone else to take a talking point at some time durring the meeting to give myself a break for a minute and regain some focus and then take back over.

 

I had to give a presentation twice for my department on why we should be picked for a top 10 dept. to recieve a company type award, and trip to the banquet, and trip to the beach and stuff. this was in front of the whole gaadam board of directors, including the CEO, and all the dept mangers. Then answer questions from all of them. I actually got cheers from them all.

main thing is speak clearly and with authority. I was nervous and getting very flushed with heat in my face, but I still managed to avoid the dreaded brain lock, and just focused on what I knew about the improvements my dept has made in 1 year. I had 1 day to prepare for this. My only problem was my mouth got very dry. Cottonmouth like some real good pot will give you.

just got to look everyone in the eye, and speak clearly. It was not much fun, but my boss knew that I could speak better than he could, or any of the other morons in my dept.

As far as a very large crowd, I think I would probably tank that. But I wouldn't die of stage fright like some people do. I've seen some of my coworkers do this and it's absolutley painful to watch them struggle through a speech. Once they **** up a word or 2 then they get all flustered and start getting red and you can feel the pain.. LOL...

 

I was assistant drum major and first chair trumpet my junior and senior years, so I had to get used to being in front of people... whether I liked it or not. It's not the same as talking, but it's still pretty similar. When I messed up playing music, I could easily cover it up, haha. It was hard and made me nervous at first, but the more I did it, the more I got used to it. It has helped my social skills a lot. I'm still a pretty introverted person, but I can talk and socialize a lot better than I used to be able to.

Now, I don't mind talking in front of people. If it's a topic I enjoy and am knowledgable about, I actually like it a lot.

 

Man, I've played so many concerts that being up in front of a ton of people feels normal to me.

 

I sometimes go around the country teaching courses. I never knew that I could do it until one day I had to. When I did it came natural and easy. Only thing I hate is traveling by myself.

I often use humor to make it more fun. Its always good to interact with the group and let them participate. This helps in keeping the group into what you are speaking about plus helps give you a break from speaking on and on.

 

I act almost constantly and love giving presentations and doing sales stuff (ads for our newspaper mostly), I love having an audience.