Didn’t expect my post about best public speaking tip to garner so many responses. Back with a related question:
Do you memorise your script beforehand or do you prepare talking points and improvise as you go along?
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24 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark 23 Mar
When I wake up, I memorize everything I'm going to say for the entire day. Sometimes my conversations don't make a whole lot of sense, but I stick to the script.
I hope somone asks me about sandwiches today, because I was hungry last night when I wrote out all of my words for today, and sandwiches come up a lot...
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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
Do you prepare your sandwiches for your road trip?
How many sandwiches have you eaten today?
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 23 Mar
Ha! I just woke up actually. Everyone else is still sleeping, so I am at the continental breakfast. I put sausage and egg on a biscuit and made a breakfast sandwich, so to answer your question, 1 so far.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
Sounds like a brilliant start to the day!
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24 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar
I'm much more improvisational. Whenever possible I prefer to work off of questions from the audience, more than delivering prepared remarks.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
I think feeding off the energy from the audience is important.
Have you ever been thrown off by a question from an audience member? Rendered speechless?
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48 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar
Pretty much every time I presented my dissertation research. I learned to either ask for clarification, say "I need to give that more thought, before answering." or just "That's a good thought, I'll look into it.", or say "I'd love to talk about that more after the presentation."
It's generally a bad idea to try to come up with an answer on the spot, if you don't immediately know it.
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41 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
That’s a great way of deflecting off the heat until you are in a more composed state of mind to ponder over the question. Kudos
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar
These are the lessons PhD students learn the hard way.
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24 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 23 Mar
Depends how important the speech is and how much time I have.
Most common is that i memorize the introduction and then rely on notes/slides for the rest
I almost always manuscript
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
I have a habit of preparing a manuscript too, but I usually lack the stamina to finish writing it haha
One reason could be that in the heat of the moment, I find that I seldom refer to my script. Like, I can’t multitask - looking down n looking at the audience is effortful. I think my mind races too fast, so I have to keep a tight rein of my words lest I start to ramble rubbish haha
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 23 Mar
I've found that manuscripting is beneficial even if you don't stick to the script, because it forces you to think about how you want to say something. It's a form of preparation even if you end up improv
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
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24 sats \ 3 replies \ @SwapMarket 23 Mar
I avoid public speaking at all cost. My current lifestyle facilitates this very well. When I did have to do it in the past, such as teaching a seminar, I picked one person from the audience and pretended that I talked only to him/her for a minute. Then picked next one etc. No rehearsing was needed because I knew the topic very well and certainly could discuss it with one person.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
Thanks for sharing your coping mechanism! What is your area of expertise?
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @SwapMarket 23 Mar
Financial engineering
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
An intriguing field to be in!
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48 sats \ 1 reply \ @dot 23 Mar
One of the secrets I rarely talk about is that I tend to avoid crowded places. However, if there’s a job or a task that requires me to appear in front of a crowd, I’m always ready to do it. So for now, I can’t quite categorize myself. Maybe I’ll write a separate post on this topic someday? If you’re interested, I’ll get started right away.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
Sure! Here’s some sats to get you started
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @kurszusz 23 Mar
Luckily, I'm very good at improvising (at least that's what others say), so I prefer to use this method when I have to give a speech (rarely). I try to pick up the thread of the speech and direct the "speaker" with questions in such a way that the audience hears what they need to hear.
BUT...
My zodiac sign is Pisces, so I'm not really good at rhetoric.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 23 Mar
lol are you into zodiac signs?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kurszusz 24 Mar
Not really, but I noticed many correlations between zodiac signs and personalities.
I don't read horoscopes or anything...
But I think each zodiac sign has its own unique personality (and of course there are plenty of exceptions to these)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 23 Mar
Prepare improvise as I go along i feel u can hear and see real so that's what I like to keep it as. Those r the ones u want.
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