Mirjam Aulbach
I'm working on a talk and I'm in this weird place where it's basically Schrödingers talk for me: Nobody has seen it yet, so it could be great or aweful - I've lost all feeling for that at the moment.
Do other know this feeling?! Like: "Hey this is really good... or absolutly rubbish, could go both ways 🤷♀️"
Aral Balkan
@mirjam_diala Have you done a run-through yet? Sometimes you just have to present it to tell (doesn’t help, I know) :)
Case in point: The second-worst talk I ever have was the one where I suddenly realised I wasn’t interested in the topic half-way through giving it.
(The worst talk I ever gave was the first talk I ever gave. Made every mistake you can make: crammed too much in, overran terribly, someone fell asleep, etc. In retrospect, was the best learning experience ever.) :)
Aral Balkan
@mirjam_diala I have a feeling you’re going to be just fine. Because, clearly, you care and, in the end, that’s all that’s matters.
(And thank you for the kind words. It helps tremendously when you make nearly every possible mistake in one go if you’re self-critical – to a fault? – and willing to learn from them. My second talk was immeasurably better. And then it just took giving a few hundred more…) :P
Do share it with us if it gets recorded. Would love to watch it :)
Mirjam Aulbach
@aral Yes, I did! I will also do a practice run at my company to get feedback.
I've also done a run through alone multiple times, that's something that I learned helps me. Things "sound" different in my brain then when I actually say them aloud. I feel it comes together nicely, but in the end, only the audience can tell!
I've a LOT of respect that you tried again after your first talk - I would have lost all confidence in myself 😥 (and I've seen talks from you, so good thing you tried again!)
Aral Balkan
@mirjam_diala Oh wait, I just realised, we’re both speaking at NewCrafts this month, aren’t we? And, damn it, we’re on at the same time. (I only just put two and two together.) Well darn, yours was one of the talks I really wanted to catch.
In any case, here’s to seeing you in Paris soon :)
Aral Balkan
@mirjam_diala Haha, yay! See you soon :)
Mirjam Aulbach
@aral Yessss, we've the same time spot 😅 So you will know almost first-hand how my talk went :D Looking forward to meet again soo! :)
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