Comments on: I’ve Lost My Chops http://talkingtech.net/2006/06/20/ive-lost-my-chops/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:31:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chris Crawford http://talkingtech.net/2006/06/20/ive-lost-my-chops/#comment-7189 Chris Crawford Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:00:53 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=118#comment-7189 I feel for you, Bob. Every audience is different, every "performance" is different and even the most polished presenter has a bad day now and again. This is decidedly different from those with an extreme fear of public speaking. Sitting in an audience and seeing these poor souls suffer is just as hard on the receiver as it is on the giver. Jerry Seinfeld says in one of his routines that fear of public speaking is far ahead of any other phobia, including fear of death. If someone who feared public speaking had to give a eulogy, they would rather be the honoree than the one giving the honors. Your only cure is to get back on the horse. I feel for you, Bob. Every audience is different, every “performance” is different and even the most polished presenter has a bad day now and again.

This is decidedly different from those with an extreme fear of public speaking. Sitting in an audience and seeing these poor souls suffer is just as hard on the receiver as it is on the giver.

Jerry Seinfeld says in one of his routines that fear of public speaking is far ahead of any other phobia, including fear of death. If someone who feared public speaking had to give a eulogy, they would rather be the honoree than the one giving the honors.

Your only cure is to get back on the horse.

]]> By: Bob http://talkingtech.net/2006/06/20/ive-lost-my-chops/#comment-7175 Bob Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:32:22 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=118#comment-7175 Thanks. What's odd is I did a talk a couple months ago and it went fine. But that was my own presentation. With this one I was sort of sharing someone else's slide show. I think I just thought I could wing it and I really needed to prepare better. Thanks. What’s odd is I did a talk a couple months ago and it went fine. But that was my own presentation. With this one I was sort of sharing someone else’s slide show. I think I just thought I could wing it and I really needed to prepare better.

]]> By: Mike Buettner http://talkingtech.net/2006/06/20/ive-lost-my-chops/#comment-7174 Mike Buettner Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:19:55 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=118#comment-7174 I feel for ya Bob. I was a disfunctional speaker the first 50 years of my life. Red face, sweat pouring out of every pore and couldn't put a sentence together to save my life. I hated it. Something changed a few years ago. No sure if it is confidence or ignorance. I feel for ya Bob. I was a disfunctional speaker the first 50 years of my life. Red face, sweat pouring out of every pore and couldn’t put a sentence together to save my life. I hated it. Something changed a few years ago. No sure if it is confidence or ignorance.

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