PatAg said:
Don't start making quality posts now.
Woody2006 said:Listen up, ladies. Perfect description as to why you should be doing anal.LupinusTexensis said:
Doing things that make you feel uncomfortable makes you grow. Good luck in life if you never do anything that makes you nervous.
Humblebrag!BrazosDog02 said:
I hate public speaking and presentations.
I do them at work just to get them over with. As such, I am RARELY asked to give them because they are so terrible. I'm a slide reader and don't particularly give two ****s otherwise.
CDUB98 said:
The world needs ditch diggers too.
And nowadays, they actually make decent money.
Zemira said:
What if math or English give kids anxiety?
Just ridiculous!
BombayAg said:
I grew up in India and in school we did not have to do presentations. I had never heard of one. In my final year of Engineering undergrad, we had to present a project that we did and while most of us were pathetic, I was abysmal. This was the first presentation I did at 21. I didn't know how to make a slide (transparency) and I was too fast talking as I was nervous speaking to a crowd of just 5 people. I had similar problems at A&M when a Prof made us present on a topic. Gradually I got better but the fear never goes away completely.
My son was born and raised in the US and does presentations all the time and is like a pro presenting. He started high school this year and has joined Debate so will get better. Most American raised folks are good at communicating.
Communication skills are CRUCIAL and CRITICAL. You may be smarter than Einstein but if you cannot communicate your ideas, you will not succeed. These kids complaining will be left behind in life.
Old_Ag_91 said:
Wow what a bunch of *******. The Chinese will beat their ass some day.
The Dog Lord said:BombayAg said:
I grew up in India and in school we did not have to do presentations. I had never heard of one. In my final year of Engineering undergrad, we had to present a project that we did and while most of us were pathetic, I was abysmal. This was the first presentation I did at 21. I didn't know how to make a slide (transparency) and I was too fast talking as I was nervous speaking to a crowd of just 5 people. I had similar problems at A&M when a Prof made us present on a topic. Gradually I got better but the fear never goes away completely.
My son was born and raised in the US and does presentations all the time and is like a pro presenting. He started high school this year and has joined Debate so will get better. Most American raised folks are good at communicating.
Communication skills are CRUCIAL and CRITICAL. You may be smarter than Einstein but if you cannot communicate your ideas, you will not succeed. These kids complaining will be left behind in life.
I tell students this all the time. It starts with an application/resume. You have to communicate in writing why you should get an interview. Then in the interview you have to convince them you are the best person for the position even if you truly are. People con their way into jobs all the time because they are able to sell themselves well.
Same goes for convincing your boss or a superior to listen to you. You may be right, but that doesn't mean they'll act on what you're saying if they're unconvinced. Looking for an investor? You have to sell your idea/product to them.
BombayAg said:Old_Ag_91 said:
Wow what a bunch of *******. The Chinese will beat their ass some day.
The Chinese can't even speak English, but they will manage to learn and even give reasonably good presentations. I admire how hard they work. They may not be too bright or innovative, but they have found a way to be successful by working hard.
Poor baby's, show them to their safe space!!!!!Swarely said:Quote:
Students who support abolishing in-class presentations argue that forcing students with anxiety to present in front of their peers is not only unfair because they are bound to underperform and receive a lower grade, but it can also cause long-term stress and harm.
"Nobody should be forced to do something that makes them uncomfortable," says Ula, a 14-year-old in eighth grade, who, like all students quoted, asked to be referred to only by her first name. "Even though speaking in front of class is supposed to build your confidence and it's part of your schoolwork, I think if a student is really unsettled and anxious because of it you should probably make it something less stressful. School isn't something a student should fear."
To the thousands of teens who support the effort to do away with in-class presentations (at least enough to like a tweet about it), anxiety is no small issue. Students said they understood why older people might tell them to "suck it up," but that doing so was unproductive. Some responses to the most recent viral tweet, though, noted that giving a presentation in spite of anxiety might reduce a student's fear of public speaking.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/teens-think-they-shouldnt-have-to-speak-in-front-of-the-class/570061/
