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    Simon P Stevens
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    My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

    Simon

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      My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

      Simon

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      Henry Minute
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      Good for you! I used to do a fair bit of Public Speaking/Am Dram and you're right. Massive buzz when it goes well, or even when it simply doesn't go badly. :)

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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        My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

        Simon

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        Mike Hankey
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        Congrats I admire people that can do public speaking...I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself. :)

        I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
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          Congrats I admire people that can do public speaking...I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself. :)

          I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
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          Henry Minute
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          Mike Hankey wrote:

          I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself.

          I warned you about buying those 'discounted' boxer shorts.

          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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            My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

            Simon

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            Abhinav S
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            Congratulations!

            Simon P Stevens wrote:

            Looking forward to my next few now

            Can you please webcast it so that CP can join in? :)

            The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              Congrats I admire people that can do public speaking...I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself. :)

              I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
              My Site

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              Abhinav S
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              Mike Hankey wrote:

              I admire people that can do public speaking

              So do I. I'm just too scared of the darned thing. I've tried everything - even imagining my sitting audience as pumpkins - but nothing worked. I did terribly. :sigh:

              The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

                Simon

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                wizardzz
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                Congratulations. Sounds like you did very well, first speaking gig?

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                  Mike Hankey wrote:

                  I admire people that can do public speaking

                  So do I. I'm just too scared of the darned thing. I've tried everything - even imagining my sitting audience as pumpkins - but nothing worked. I did terribly. :sigh:

                  The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                  I find that I get most nervous when I feel that there may be someone in the audience who knows more about the subject than me. So I end up with a weird backwards-paranoia about speaking, where when I'm talking to a bunch of high-level execs (who know next to nothing about development) I'm not at all nervous, but you put me in front of a group of regular day-shift devs, I get seriously cold feet. Probably comes from the 2 years I spent teaching.

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                    My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

                    Simon

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                    NormDroid
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                    I've got a talk tomorrow to 12-14 people, not a confident speaker prefer 2-3 people at the most.

                    Software Kinetics - Moving Software

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                      My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

                      Simon

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                      Lost User
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                      Addictive isn't it? :)

                      Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                        Mike Hankey wrote:

                        I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself.

                        I warned you about buying those 'discounted' boxer shorts.

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                        Henry Minute wrote:

                        I warned you about buying those 'discounted' boxer shorts.

                        And I didn't listen to you did I? Should have known there was going to be a problem when I noticed that one leg was longer than the other.

                        I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
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                          My talk on Microcontrollers yesterday went really well. I was buzzing afterwards. I Got some good comments at the end, and the feedback ratings have been amazing. 8.5/9 so far. I can really understand why people do this kind of thing now. It's terrifying, but enjoyable at the same time. Looking forward to my next few now. (Collision detection on WP7 in February is booked, but I may also be doing something at DDD9 in January if I get the votes. Now that will be scary)

                          Simon

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                          Dalek Dave
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                          Well Done! I hope you realise that you will now be the 'Go To Guy' when these things need doing in future.

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                            I find that I get most nervous when I feel that there may be someone in the audience who knows more about the subject than me. So I end up with a weird backwards-paranoia about speaking, where when I'm talking to a bunch of high-level execs (who know next to nothing about development) I'm not at all nervous, but you put me in front of a group of regular day-shift devs, I get seriously cold feet. Probably comes from the 2 years I spent teaching.

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                            Mike Hankey
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                            Yeah know what you mean. I didn't have AS MUCH trouble talking to the big wigs cause you could BS them but the troops know what the hell your talking about and will recognize the slightest bit of Caca El Toro.

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                              I've got a talk tomorrow to 12-14 people, not a confident speaker prefer 2-3 people at the most.

                              Software Kinetics - Moving Software

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                              Simon P Stevens
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                              Don't worry. I'm sure it'll go ok. Preparation is the key.

                              Simon

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                              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                Congrats I admire people that can do public speaking...I'm uncomfortable even talking to myself. :)

                                I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
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                                Simon P Stevens
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                                Thanks. I get really nervous too, but when it actually came to it I was prepared enough that I could just talk through the nervousness.

                                Simon

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                                  Mike Hankey wrote:

                                  I admire people that can do public speaking

                                  So do I. I'm just too scared of the darned thing. I've tried everything - even imagining my sitting audience as pumpkins - but nothing worked. I did terribly. :sigh:

                                  The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                                  Talking to a bunch of pumpkins would also make me pretty unsettled. :laugh:

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                                    Congratulations!

                                    Simon P Stevens wrote:

                                    Looking forward to my next few now

                                    Can you please webcast it so that CP can join in? :)

                                    The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                                    Simon P Stevens
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                                    Thanks. I'll have to look into getting something videoed next time, that would be cool.

                                    Simon

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                                      Don't worry. I'm sure it'll go ok. Preparation is the key.

                                      Simon

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                                      NormDroid
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                                      Done lot's of prep, I'll see at 2:00pm tomorrow.

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                                        Congratulations. Sounds like you did very well, first speaking gig?

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                                        Simon P Stevens
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                                        Thanks. No, I did another back in the summer, but although it went ok, I wasn't really happy with it so I resolved to be better this time.

                                        Simon

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                                          Addictive isn't it? :)

                                          Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                                          Simon P Stevens
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                                          It most certainly is.

                                          Simon

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