pirate999 is reading philosophy...
Table Topics #1 (Achieving your Goals): Was good.
Table Topics #2 (??): I got nervous. I need to work on the anxiety when suddenly asked to speak.
Table Topics #3 (Bodrum, Turkey): Was great.
Speech #1(Icebreaker) : Was great
Speech #2(Opinionated people) : Excellent
Comment at the end : Again I was nervous. I should constantly be observing the environment around me and thinking about it.
Speech #3 (website for the club) : I was totally nervous today. The reasons were a) I had not memorized the script as well. b) There were more people than before ? Other issues were – I tend to overelaborate thinking my point has not gotten across. I use verbal pauses a lot (20 aahs today). I repeat the same phrases instead of using verbal variety. I also need to work on the gestures ?
Table Topics #4 (Kenya) : Several umms, aahs and some amount of nervousness. Flow of ideas was alright. When I was talking about Arbuckle wilderness, and planned life v/s taking life as you move along; it was good. Feel free to make things up when its a table topic, so long as the audience knows you are making it up.
