The talk went well. I thought there were only a few attendees at the start but 5 minutes into my talk it was SRO.
I learned a few things about myself plus a few observations. Lemme break it down so I won’t forget.
- Detailed pics of the sites won’t show up well on a not – so – good projector.
- Ten or more pages can translate to more than an hour.
- Don’t get too caught up in yourself and stop to ask if there are any questions. This is probably because I’ve attended so many seminars and talks where the speaker would stop to ask if there were any questions and embarrassingly, there would just be quiet. When I asked people to ask questions at almost the end there were more than 6 I think, increasing the time.
- Wear a watch and time yourself. I forgot to and I had no idea how much I had already taken up, and was looking for visual cues from the stage manager to tell me how much time I had left.
Otherwise I think it went well.
Not that I’m gonna do this anymore though. It was just so tiring and let’s face it, I’m such a lazy ass when I’m doing something out of my element. Many times days prior I quit working on the presentation to work on the sites instead, which really is what I’d rather do. Just sit on my ass, write and tweak code, and express myself via my sites.
Besides I’m not particularly clear why I did that in the first place. It wasn’t like I’m a chronic attention seeker. I honestly just wanna open up and help others understand how to make really relevant blogs, instead of the self – indulgent nonsense I see most of the time. The internet really can help turn things around. Blogs are an obvious, easy, individual and fun way of doing so. Posting up nonsensical self – serving garbage isn’t gonna help.
I’d like to think my sites put things in perspective, and if there’s anyone that wants to know how to do it, I’m right here.
Just not via another seminar. At least unless maybe I get paid well for it (someone actually asked if I hold seminars). Even then I’m not completely comfy with that idea, primarily because if you really wanna use the net (to blog or whatever), just go and do it. Don’t base it on me nor anyone, just find your way and do it. Same with any other business, go right in, head first, and do it. And besides, everything you wanna know about my blogs is all right there for everyone to see. Don’t copy, just adapt and use it your own way.