#19: Panic-Free Public Speaking

Organizer
Barbara Morris

Lecturers
Barbara Morris
Charles Poynton

Overview
This tutorial teaches nervous speakers how to manage speech anxiety and how to transform their unproductive "panic" energy into constructive enthusiasm and self control. Tips on preparation and delivery will also be given.

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite, but the tutorial benefits anyone who is presenting a course or a paper, participating in a panel, or introducing or chairing a session at SIGGRAPH 2002.

Topics
New ways of viewing the activity of public speaking. Tips for developing a smooth physical presentation. An anxiety reduction technique that uses your physiological processes to balance your overcharged nervous system and your apprehensive mind. Reducing panic by being prepared. Braving the Q & A.

Course #19 Notes (PDF, 0.7MB)