Exhausted. However, my brain is still very much active, and I can't go to sleep right away.
I must have done over hundreds of presenation over the years. Still I am dead nervous every single time. Right before each presentation, I have to study the material over and over again, in order to give the audience the image of being an expert in the field. Over and over, over and over ...
This time, there is no difference. I have couple days to study them. The worst part is I didn't create the presentation myself this time. Somebody put a bunch of slides together and I need to present it. This time I really need to study hard because all the material is new to me. All I can do is jamming as much as I could right before doing the presentation.
Turns out: it sucks!
Well, I don't feel too bad now. I was feeling really bad couple hours before I sit down and write my blog. Too bad, I studied quite hard at it too. Frankly,I envy at those people who could do presentation at ease. Party all night, still can do a good job the day after. Even crack a few jokes at the audience. Style is something I can't achieve. I have to discipline myself to sit down, and review the material again and again before I feel comfortable talking about it.
Damn! I can't nail it down this time.
With so much new information from the presenation, still very much vivid in my mind, how can I turn it off and go to sleep?
ARGH....
矮肥鈍 said...
Xavier,
I prefer DO, rather than SPEAK.
Let's action speaks your mind.
People good in presentation doesn't mean his execution is smooth. no need to envy them and try your best is already enough.
don't forget the famous quote from William Hung, 'I've already tried my best and have no regret at all.'.
cheers,
manics.
收買佬 said...
Xavier said...
Johnny, Mancis,
I think I am doing much better now. Thanks for the kind words.
-X
BGF said...
ziyi said...
wow man, u r lucky, u have a few days on reading the materials. i went for a job interivew yesterday,besides an hour 2 (them) to 1 (that's the poor me!)person interview, and 45 minutes english multi test, then they gave me 20 minutes to do a 5 minutes presentation on"anything topic". i could choose either do it by using powerpoint or the writing block+flapping paper. i chose writing it out myself. i feel that job interviews are going to its extremes....this interview took me 3 and a half hours., what a crazy world. and i heard that the english test was the passed paper from HK university.....oh....self presentation, job presentation then english presentation...exhausted with nightmares... sori...moan so much, well "presentation" this word just too much of a 剌 激 to me.