tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066041927905654978.post5116417359806814877..comments2023-03-23T05:53:57.925-07:00Comments on KateOnTheBike: The Art of Public SpeakingKateOnTheBikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571282721561564225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066041927905654978.post-39605088888497272892009-09-25T08:36:07.598-07:002009-09-25T08:36:07.598-07:00Yes! Clarisa has nailed it, in every way! Thank ...Yes! Clarisa has nailed it, in every way! Thank you Clarisa! <br /><br />This can even brought down to an individual level, rather than a regional or ethnic level. For instance ... everyone who knows me knows I crave active, sincere and involved feedback. Always. To return the favor, I have been told I am everyone's "best audience" (something my sister-in-law used to say of me continually, and a trait she reassured me she truly valued because she knew that no matter what, I was always focused and engaged in "the moment", not lost in my own thoughts or my own world). In a nutshell: it really drives me nuts when I can't get responses from folks! My niece, on the other hand, is stoic, quiet and reserved. I am never really sure of what she is thinking, or how she is feeling. Mind you, it's not just with me she is like this ... she is this way with nearly everyone. Come to think of it, much of my family is this way. "Expressing" and "engaging" just isn't in their makeup. They don't mean to be mysterious or unreachable ... they just don't know how to be any way else. <br /><br />No matter what - you should never doubt yourself Kate. You have so much to offer people of all ages. It'd be criminal and cruel not to offer it, no matter what the response (or lack of response).Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435819346686981766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066041927905654978.post-33197328270486044222009-09-24T20:19:58.947-07:002009-09-24T20:19:58.947-07:00Hmm, you've actually pointed out something tha...Hmm, you've actually pointed out something that's been bugging me since the last conference I attended two weeks ago - I realize now I approach conferences with my Asian self.<br /><br />I found the bunch I was with very rude - talking while someone was presented, doodling, on laptops, phones, etc. As far as I was concerned, I was there to learn, even if I disagreed with something the presenter said, or found it boring. I walked out of one presentation because I'd reached the end of my rope in relation to the blatant 'isms' that were there...but that was the extent of my protest. If I spoke to any presenters I told them all they were good. I only ever challenged my peers during debates/discussions around the lunch or break tables, but never during question time at a presentation. Hmm, maybe I need to change this? I'm really interested in your experience because I'm hoping to start doing the paper writing/presenting thing myself next year. <br /><br />And never worry about your age - you are one of the smartest people I know and you have every right to tell it to CEOs and business leaders, you wouldn't be presenting and in your position if you didn't earn and deserve it. I'm doing the same thing, same age...I worry about it too, but then I tell myself that this is what I'm paid to do, and what I bring is my intelligence. Knowing you...I bet you kicked butt :)<br /><br />ClarisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com