Outcome of presentation

[Ayman]

Well if u guys read my other threads i had a group presentation infront of around 30 people. i practised for a whole week 4 it, booked the room that the presentation was going to be in and we practised with my group. man i was s fluent at practise and i was hyped and buffed for the presentation, but when it was my turn in the presentation i couldnt say a word.,..i couldnt believe my self i stuttered, took my 5 second to say each word.....it got to the point that in the 5th word or something my group cam to help me out, i couldnt look up at the audience my face was so red, at the end of it i was just so ashamed, the lecturer said that he was going to read it later but said that i have to sort my self out b4 the next semster because the amount of presentations are goign to increase ! i dont think i can do this i really tried but i cant do it infront of audience

[Marrow]

Hey dude no need to be ashamed, u had to have 100x more courage to speak in front of those people than the other people in that room. Respect for u for doing the presentation.

As for what ur lecturer said, he sounds very ignorant. I don't know what to suggest, i guess u cud talk to him about it or talk to someone above him, such as the head of department.

As for being fluent when practising and then stuttering when doing it for real, i usually get that, for me it was always because i was fairely relaxed practising and then id tense up and be really nervous doing the actual presentation, one of the mysteries of stuttering i guess.

Laters

Nick

[Be YOURSELF]

hey, ayman, well done for trying, i used to avoid the whole situation of presenation cos i was scared, with no reason. i admire you for attempting, that is my current strategy at the momment, "attempt everything," jus remember it can only get better, was that your worst experience ever?

[Standingtall]

Hey dude, sorry to hear about your presentation. I guess you erased everyone's doudt that you do stutter. :D

You are very brave standing up there and trying your best to give an presentation. Many non-PWS won't even do what you have done, so I see that as a positive on your part. You have done it and now you can only improve. Don't be scared in trying to improve on your next presentation. Good luck and do keep us update.

[happy7117]

It might have been a nasty experience, but I think you should still keep presenting. Avoiding something only makes the fear of that something stronger I think.

If you have not already, I suggest joining Toastmasters which is a speaking group to help improve public speaking skills. It would be great if there was one for stutterers like us! You fell down your first time. Pick yourself up from that dirty ground, and try again!

[Ayman]

well thanks for the encourgments guys i really appreciate it, and ure right what doesnt kill you makes u stronger and im goign to keep trying to presenting. and about the toastmaster groups my friend was telling me about them but i didnt think they could help...oh well i will have to look one up in my area

[happy7117]

well thanks for the encourgments guys i really appreciate it, and ure right what doesnt kill you makes u stronger and im goign to keep trying to presenting. and about the toastmaster groups my friend was telling me about them but i didnt think they could help...oh well i will have to look one up in my area

At least it is worth a shot to look up a Toastmasters group in your area!

[jak]

dont be too hard on yourself its just one tiny event in your life ,it does not matter

[Ayman]

wow jak was just about use your pic as the avatar :). anyways i dont really call about that...its just that i have many many more in my course....so i cant just say little thing because i gotta do one in 2 weeks time :S.....ive been researching about drugs though and i will go to doctor and ask him about propranol and busparone and alprazolam etc....

[jak]

haha I got it first ! but I give you credit for standing up in front of all those people and giving your presentation a try ,others dont understand including teachers how hard it is ,you cant say that you did not try ,i used to have a hard time using the phone but the more i did it the easier it became ,maybee the more you do the easier it will become

[Ayman]

damn i dont know how much longer i can take.... 149 preseentations left :(

[floraleffects]

seriously, 149 presentations 2 go... wowww

listen, i was in a similar situation in high school, but u know wut ... i got rid of my stuttering 4 a month .. totally cured ...

u know after a few more presentations, u start 2 become desensitised n no more fear public speech or take the audience into consideration... u start focusing on wut u do n read instead ... then u start having a strong grasp of the whole issue n... dadah .. ur as fluent, articulate and confident as can be ... but all u have 2 do is focus on urself rather than on the other ppl in the room. Don't worry

[Standingtall]

damn i dont know how much longer i can take.... 149 preseentations left :(
Wow, dude. I guess that number does not include the unexpected ones eh! Let us know after you done the 149th. :D Seriously, it does get easier because you are better prepared and with your determination, you will do great at the end. Good luck and keep us updated.

[Ayman]

thanks for the support guys, and about that desensitization part are you sure that will work because i keep thinking about the last presentation and :( it might happen again, anyways im going to see a doctor in 5 days to ask him about propranolol wish me luck :D

[kilumanati]

from my personal experience i have done speeches and they dont get easier, and like you said ayman - when you have a bad experience it seems to pop up in your head every time you have a speech coming up, sorry for telling you this mate - probably doesnt help but at least you can be prepared

a technique that has worked for me though, is when practicing a speech, sit in a dark room with no sounds and close your eyes - try to imagine the audience is infront of you and hopefully get your heart rate up (get nervous) this way you can start to practice under stressful situations and learn how to breathe at the right times and have substitute words already planned in your head

hope that helps mate and good luck with your upcoming situations

[Ayman]

well yeah ure right kilumanati it does come in my head and i do get nervous sometimes thinkign aboutit, im going to try out ure method, sounds logical lol, thanks for that :rolleyes:

[daffyavfc]

hey

i did a presentation in front of 40 people a month ago. they were mainly dr's and other people in the heirachy of medicine that didnt give a s*!" about what i was presenting which made the situation worst. I work myself up so much before its my turn that i think my stuttering passes out through the exhaustion of it all and i didnt stutter. I do really feel for you, no one can understand the psychological abuse that a stutterer goes through day to day, i think we beat ourselves up too much about it to be honest. I'm 30 and have been stuttering as long as i can remember, my dad stutters and i have a 9 month old daughter that i fear will will CATCH my stuttering!!! i dont stutter when i talk to her alone, but if others are around when i talk to her i do, odd isnt it.

if you thought to yourself, i dont give a monkeys about this presentation before you got up, do you think you'd stutter??? I've done this to myself many times in the past and found it worked, being blaze about the whole thing, does the world revolve around this unimportant event im taking part in.

use a laser pen to point at the screen as it takes peoples attention away from you, put in a funny picture, even in important presentations, or small joke to break the ice, once you can see the audience relax i'd like to think you'll relax too.

but dont give up, once you do it will be even harder to give it another go. pick out any positives and try to achieve that in the next one you do and i'm sure you'll find other things that went well to improve on in the next one and so on. thats how i've done it, thinking eventually that now i can do presentations, though i hate doing them and distraction techniques that keep people looking at the screen and not me.

keep going mate

p.s. tell that lecturer to get a life, i'd have cracked him one to be honest. I love telling people that i have a "Speech Impediment" when they look at me oddly after another bout of incoherent conversation, that normally embarrasses them into submission.

[Ayman]

daffyavfc, mate you just made my day, thanks so much for the encourgments and the tips. i will definatly try them. and dont worry about ure daughter "catching stuttering" coz my friend is a research student whos studying speech impediments and so far he found out that its not genetic and you cant "catch it" from anyone... im sure she will turn out fine :D, man im so glad i signed up to this forum. it just lifted up my mood. u know i was depresesd and all since a new semester was about to start meaning new class and introductions from start, now its all good i just feel happy about it and im trying not to give a sh1t like you :D. thanks again mate :D

[daffyavfc]

this forum is excellent for people like us who need somewhere to compare experiences and learn from others misfortunes and positive situations. i've just ordered that maguire book for £8 (bargain!) off amazon to see if there's anything worthwhile in it, its had some good reviews.

keep striving to improve, and as long as you can accept that you are going to stutter then you can prepare how to react when it occurs.

good luck, let us know how your next presentation goes.

[happy7117]

he found out that its not genetic and you cant "catch it" from anyone

I thought it(the stuttering) was genetic?

I thought if a family member stuttered, chances are the son or daughter of that person might too.

Interesting!!

Maybe not "catch" stuttering, but "inherit" it from a parent perhaps?

[Ayman]

I thought it(the stuttering) was genetic?

I thought if a family member stuttered, chances are the son or daughter of that person might too.

Interesting!!

Maybe not "catch" stuttering, but "inherit" it from a parent perhaps?

thing is none of my parents/relatives/grandparents stuttered and only 10% of the pple who my friend is studying had relatives that stuttered, and those might be by chance,

also daffyavfc tell me how the book is and if it helped you, if u finished with it ill buy it off you :P, dont worry ill keep u informed of my next presentaiton