Wish me luck!

[Bluenowhere]

Good luck, sure you are not going to need it though.

[1Bee]

You can dooooo eeeeeeeet! Enjoy yourself, and don't be afraid of pauses.

[Jungle Jane]

Good Luck!! Sending positive vibes now,I wish it was all of us there listening,I can put on a really friendly face every time someone’s talking,hope everyone else is like that,sending positive face vibes to the room

[Aberdeenplotter]

I wish I'd seen this thread earlier and commented before your talk started.

First of all, it is 100% normal to be very nervous beforehand. I always try to inject small attempts at humour during a talk (nothing smutty mind) and that tends to get the audience onside. I also always make the audience welcome to ask questions during the talk. Some would find that a distraction but I find it easier to deal with a query whilst any slides I'm using can be accessed without having to scroll back for them. At the end, I always invite questions and say if I don't know the answer to the question asked. I don't intend my talks to be a bluffer's guide and audiences seem to appreciate that. If at the end of the talk my audience has learned something, I'm a happy bunny. If I feel a sense of relief after it's all done and dusted, I accept I must have been a bit nervous beforehand even although I havent realised it. The big trick is to stand in front of a mirror and rehearse your presentation a few times so that your totally comfortable with what your about to say. You'll find you are your own biggest critic

[Ms-T]

I bet you wow them.

[Small pumpkin]

Only just seen this thread.
How did it go sparrow?

[sparrow100]

Thank you, you lovely people. Local hort soc seemed pleased and I had lots of questions at the seed table. After a slightly wobbly start I really enjoyed it. We stopped after an hour & a half and no one was asleep!! Next one in June...

[Cadalot]

^^^^^^^ Wot Small Pumpkin said

[Florence Fennel]

Well done Sparrow!

[Guest]

Well done

[Lumpy]

Sorry I did;nt see this before your premiere Sparrow but WELL DONE you.

Is the next one in June on the same topic for something else?

[lottie dolly]

well done you and congratulations

[ESBkevin]

Well done. Now to arrange an increase in your fees, we won't get you up to Tony Blair levels but business is business :-)

Congratulations.

[Snoop Puss]

Congratulations. Glad it went well.

And what a great thing to be able to teach people to do, as well.

All round, brilliant.

[mrswadders]

We'll done Sparrow xx