Am 21.08.2012 11:17, schrieb Invisible:
> On 20/08/2012 06:59 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> Here is an idea: Prepare beforehand a presentation about something you
>> know very well, say Haskell. Make it short and keep it simple. If you
>> can do some power point slides then save them onto a flash drive. It is
>> good to say that you have done some preparation. They might not be used
>> but brownie points anyway. Don't over prepare, though, send a maximum of
>> a couple of hours on it.
>
> Heh, I remember that time I had to do a presentation at uni. You
> remember the old projectors with the light table and the mirror? Do you
> know what it looks like when you puke on one? :-S

Please, tell me you didn't! >_<


> At any rate, it might be amusing to try to put together a presentation.
> I very much doubt I could do it in front of actual humans though. (How
> do you get over the fact that your audience doesn't give a damn, for
> example?)

If you're positively excited about it, you might have a chance.

Best advice when standing in front of a crowd looking at you: Find a 
friendly face. (And then talk to that face, or whatever other friendly 
ones you can find. Don't address the audience - address the individual 
people sitting there.)

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