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See the #2 video – it’s my presentation “Building Communities and Spending Time on Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs – Why Bother?” as delivered at David Siteman Garland’s RISE Lunch.
In the video, I provide my reasons for using Twitter, Facebook, and Blogging for business. Some of the effect (and humor) is lost without the Powerpoint that was displayed on the room’s flatscreens, but hopefully you get the idea!
Last week I gave a talk at David Siteman Garland’s RISE Lunch, and my subject matter was a topic that’s very near and dear to my heart. The title of my presentation was “Building Communities With Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs – Why Bother?” It was to be a 15 minute presentation. I threw together my Powerpoint presentation (the first one I’ve ever built, actually).
Here’s where things get weird. I don’t do alot of public speaking. I had a friend get married in 2001 and I was Best Man, and that speech almost killed me. I was so bloody nervous, I couldn’t even enjoy myself at the reception. Last week, as I prepared for the speech, as the speech approached, as I sat at the lunch waiting for my turn, as people kept asking “Are you nervous? Are you nervous?” and as I delivered the speech that ran for 25 minutes……. I was not nervous. Not at all. What is UP with that?
Here’s the link to the podcast.
Let me know what you guys think – has anyone else had a similarly notable experience when publicly speaking?