Taoism

[Professor S]

Oh, and public speaking would be a part of it too.

[Typhoid]

Talking about it, making people do it - or you doing it?

[Professor S]

I would be lecturing and running workshops on public speaking. I speak in public for a living, and there is definitely a mix if art and science involved in doing it well. I tend to be more art than science, though.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I would be lecturing and running workshops on public speaking. I speak in public for a living, and there is definitely a mix if art and science involved in doing it well. I tend to be more art than science, though.

Do you picture the audience in their underwear?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Do you picture the audience in their underwear?

No, but thats a real technique to fight performance anxiety. I think of every presentation as a conversation rather than a performance, and that helps me from getting the head sweats.

[KillerGremlin]

I only picture certain audiences in their underwear. I have mild stage freight, so I can't use note cards because I shake a lot....but I love public speaking. Is that weird?

Anyway, I think incorporating Taoism into a structured course is pretty cool. It is more interesting than boring "Leadership 101."

Michael Scott?

[Seth]

KG, you probably like it the same way some people like jumping outta planes? I get nervous doing public speaking as well. In a way, i like the challenge of addressing my nervousness, so I don't mind profs assigning a presentation task....i think i'm getting better at it.