bladefd
12-14-2013, 02:44 AM
I have been thinking. I have a tough time articulating my thoughts into spoken words. I always had that issue. No matter what I do, I end up completely butchering what I was thinking when I try to translate thought into speech. I have no issue when it comes to putting my thoughts onto paper, but most of our human communication is done verbally.
I cannot afford to not communicate verbally. I'm a college student senior in information technology major and I will be graduating soon. Job interviews, presentations, etc will be coming up. People will see my resume (I spent weeks polishing it) and grades/GPA/other contributions I have made over the years through hard work (3.8 GPA in HS, 3.7 college), then they will see me in an interview. A complete divide between the two.
No matter what I do, I butcher class presentations. I start repeating things, screw up pronouncing simple words, getting nervous, skipping words and phrases that I told myself I would use when I practice the day before. I spend countless time thinking to myself and practicing saying things. When the presentations come, I butcher it all. I make a complete fool out of myself while looking extremely stupid in front of others. When another student or professor poses a question at the end, I go into meltdown mode. I start saying completely irrelevant things or repeating myself or simply saying crazy things - it seems like my brain and mouth go to war with each other with neither side coming victorious.
What can I realistically do? A friend of mine (he is awesome at presenting) told me to practice, focus, and just let speech come naturally. I tried to focus and let it come naturally. I tried a lot.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is somebody I look up to. That man is an inspiration to my life (along with Carl Sagan). He is able to put his thoughts into speech on the spot. I aspire to some day reach his level.
I cannot afford to not communicate verbally. I'm a college student senior in information technology major and I will be graduating soon. Job interviews, presentations, etc will be coming up. People will see my resume (I spent weeks polishing it) and grades/GPA/other contributions I have made over the years through hard work (3.8 GPA in HS, 3.7 college), then they will see me in an interview. A complete divide between the two.
No matter what I do, I butcher class presentations. I start repeating things, screw up pronouncing simple words, getting nervous, skipping words and phrases that I told myself I would use when I practice the day before. I spend countless time thinking to myself and practicing saying things. When the presentations come, I butcher it all. I make a complete fool out of myself while looking extremely stupid in front of others. When another student or professor poses a question at the end, I go into meltdown mode. I start saying completely irrelevant things or repeating myself or simply saying crazy things - it seems like my brain and mouth go to war with each other with neither side coming victorious.
What can I realistically do? A friend of mine (he is awesome at presenting) told me to practice, focus, and just let speech come naturally. I tried to focus and let it come naturally. I tried a lot.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is somebody I look up to. That man is an inspiration to my life (along with Carl Sagan). He is able to put his thoughts into speech on the spot. I aspire to some day reach his level.