Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Fir's been asked to give a talk in the north of England.

I've somehow been roped into giving a talk next week.

I hate hate hate public speaking.

Bah.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

You could still go away ... book yourself a room and sit and eat biscuits with Kiwi

Or, we could do that NP meet up that weekend and "surprise" FIR ......with the changed room.

Bagsie not on oven cleaning duty

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

I know it's not at all the same, but we are here for you Gen. You're not alone.

I think most of us are real

Would gloves full of custard get through customs in the post? Would be quite funny.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Would gloves full of custard get through customs in the post? Would be quite funny.

Aus have very strict import criteria for foodstuffs.... it'd not get through. Closest would be to send some Marigolds and a packet of Birds custard powder.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Bl00dy lawn's cut..!!

I can't believe I did it in one go without lots of "resting".... panting like a pig now though

Need to empty the mower box into the tub for the tip .... but for now I've left it all outside as I expect once I've had a rest or so I'll go and survey the work and spot bits I missed

But once that's done I've just got to brush down the mower and wrap/put it all away .... and get the grass to the tip.

Well done! Are there parts of the country with no green bin collection for grass tippings?

Don't be too vigorous in your lawn mower cleaning. They were built to be cleaned once a year; unlike ovens.

Generali

Nikkster wrote: »

I've somehow been roped into giving a talk next week.

I hate hate hate public speaking.

Bah.

My advice would either be to talk to one person at a time in the crowd or just to project to the back wall.

Good luck. I hated public speaking until I did some teaching. It came really easily after that.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

My advice would either be to talk to one person at a time in the crowd or just to project to the back wall.

Good luck. I hated public speaking until I did some teaching. It came really easily after that.

That's generally my tactic. Point my eyes just over people's heads (not generally taking in very much as the terror has taken over).

I'm fine talking up in meetings etc, but as soon as I'm officially 'presenting' something (even if I'm sat down) I'm much less fine.

Oh well. I tried and failed to get out of it, so it's just meant to be.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh. Thanks. That makes sense, in a crazy way I guess.

Does space have good restaurants and museums?
I'll be honest, I think the whole thing looks a bit boring. And the outfits are frightful.

Jane Fonda looked very fine at the start of Barbarella in her space suit although to be fair she looked better without it.

NSFW

I used to have a girlfriend who looked a lot like Jane Fonda only a fair bit shorter. There's a regret right there.

Generali

Nikkster wrote: »

That's generally my tactic. Point my eyes just over people's heads (not generally taking in very much as the terror has taken over).

I'm fine talking up in meetings etc, but as soon as I'm officially 'presenting' something (even if I'm sat down) I'm much less fine.

Oh well. I tried and failed to get out of it, so it's just meant to be.

My other advice would be to avoid death by Powerpoint: don't read out a bunch of slides, it's pointless. Have a small number of bullet points and make every single word on your prezzo easy to read. No complex maps. Have a headline and then talk about it..

Ask questions of the audience. Don't be 'zany' or have weird competitions because that undermines the message.

You've been asked because you're awesome at something or perhaps because your boss hates you. My guess is the former.

lostinrates

Do you DH has never seen barberella?

I think. That's a significant gap in cultural education personally.