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United States
October 16, 2007 10:19pm CST
How are you at giving presentations? Do you get very nervous or are you calm?
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• United States
17 Oct 07
I am pretty good at presenting and talking in front of the class. It doesn't bother me. I'm an education major so I have to get used to it.
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• United States
17 Oct 07
I'd hope you would be fine in front of a group of students if you're going to be a teacher!
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@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
17 Oct 07
I am the worst, I am shy to begin with and it was always hard for me to get up in front of a class and talk
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@lizeri (533)
• Philippines
19 Oct 07
Well, it depends upon the presentation. If it requires reporting method, sometimes, I do good if I know very well my topic. When nervousness attacks, I just tend to calm down, but then, I stutter when I feel I lose my momentum. I tend to smile a lot when I report for it helps me feel everything's fine. If it is a production, then I give my best shot there. I really rehearse and plan out everything to have a smooth performance.
@kuting (885)
• Philippines
17 Oct 07
i used to get really nervous and way back in high school and college, i tried to shy away from hosting, presentations and reportings coz i am really afraid that i might do or say something stupid. so my inferiority complex got on little by little. now when i started working, i realized that i need to speak when im faced with a problem or to save myself if the blame is pointed at me and i dont even know about it. after my first job and i got this next one, i learned to speak and do presentations in from of all my co-employees. i realized that its okay to make mistakes but not stupid one. not everyone likes to speak in front of many people and its not only me that gets nervous.
@taskeen (19)
• India
17 Oct 07
i am nervous at the beginning then i tend to get calm . probably because i dont expect my presentation to go as per plan and dont expect it to be perfect enough and incomplete . once i start and feel everything is going right my head calms down automatically . this happens regularly , i wonder when will i be confident right from the begginning .