http://thingsandstuf.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/today-may-15-2008/ ...a beautiful mess. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://thingsandstuf.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/today-may-15-2008/#comment-124 {kay} Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:07 +0000 http://thingsandstuf.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-124 i hope everything went well. the key when giving presentations (or public speaking) i think is to...breathe! sounds simple but usually you're just trying to rush through it and you end up going so fast - also, if you fumble or are asked something - i always take a couple of seconds before proceeding/answering (like 2 or 3 sec). it gives you just enough time to gather your thoughts so you don't end up saying 'aaaahhh...weeeeell....ummmm.' as you think - people tend to do that when they are thinking - but a brief silence sounds so much better :) i hope everything went well. the key when giving presentations (or public speaking) i think is to…breathe! sounds simple but usually you’re just trying to rush through it and you end up going so fast - also, if you fumble or are asked something - i always take a couple of seconds before proceeding/answering (like 2 or 3 sec). it gives you just enough time to gather your thoughts so you don’t end up saying ‘aaaahhh…weeeeell….ummmm.’ as you think - people tend to do that when they are thinking - but a brief silence sounds so much better :)

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