2009APR101554
Kickstarting Volunteers: Getting stuff done with nothing
The first talk on at the Shopfront was mine. I made a deliberate decision to go first for a number of reasons: Get it over with; I was ready; I wanted the rest of the day to listen to the other talks.
I chose to read the talk from the world lightest, thinest laptop - no cables required. In other words I read it from paper. Why? Well when everyone goes Hi-tech, I go Lo-tech. All I need is a bit of paper, some light. I don't even need an audience.
I made the short title up straight away to let everyone know an immediate application of the talk. Easy to understand and say.
I started by going down to the Shopfront, picked a spot in the light, marked out my standpoint - I tend to walk when I talk so placing 2 markers either side keeps me in 1 spot. Had a chat to a few people who came down first. Then talked.
I'd timed the talk over about 5 times in practice to make sure it was < 20 minutes. It was about 15 minutes in all.
The images you see here are by @dan who really did a great job transcribing my major points into pictures. I didn't realise he'd done this till lunchtime till I started taking shots upstairs. Thanks Dan.
I first read out some keywords on what the talk was about, some quick concepts then read the talk.
The intro explaining what the talk is about. The objectives.
Point 1 Emotion
Emotions effect the way we make decisions. Emotions come in many forms as we react to stress. Each person reacts slightly differently. Limiting your emotional reaction, lets you move forward to make decisions. It's a trait that only you can control. Some sort of control is an advantage over none. No control over you emotions can let fear control you.
Fear is by far the most damaging emotion I can think of. Fear paralyses you into in-action. In-action is not only counter productive but it's also the fastest way to sabotage yourself. Fear is also contagious. If you are
fearful, it has a nasty habit of rubbing-off onto others. I don't know the solution to avoiding or controlling fear but I do know you should be aware it exists. You should try to negate it's side effects. The better control you have over fear, the more effective you can be.
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2009APR101554
Kickstarting Volunteers: Getting stuff done with nothing
The first talk on at the Shopfront was mine. I made a deliberate decision to go first for a number of reasons: Get it over with; I was ready; I wanted the rest of the day to listen to the other talks.
I chose to read the talk from the world lightest, thinest laptop - no cables required. In other words I read it from paper. Why? Well when everyone goes Hi-tech, I go Lo-tech. All I need is a bit of paper, some light. I don't even need an audience.
I made the short title up straight away to let everyone know an immediate application of the talk. Easy to understand and say.
I started by going down to the Shopfront, picked a spot in the light, marked out my standpoint - I tend to walk when I talk so placing 2 markers either side keeps me in 1 spot. Had a chat to a few people who came down first. Then talked.
I'd timed the talk over about 5 times in practice to make sure it was < 20 minutes. It was about 15 minutes in all.
The images you see here are by @dan who really did a great job transcribing my major points into pictures. I didn't realise he'd done this till lunchtime till I started taking shots upstairs. Thanks Dan.
I first read out some keywords on what the talk was about, some quick concepts then read the talk.
The intro explaining what the talk is about. The objectives.
Point 1 Emotion
Emotions effect the way we make decisions. Emotions come in many forms as we react to stress. Each person reacts slightly differently. Limiting your emotional reaction, lets you move forward to make decisions. It's a trait that only you can control. Some sort of control is an advantage over none. No control over you emotions can let fear control you.
Fear is by far the most damaging emotion I can think of. Fear paralyses you into in-action. In-action is not only counter productive but it's also the fastest way to sabotage yourself. Fear is also contagious. If you are
fearful, it has a nasty habit of rubbing-off onto others. I don't know the solution to avoiding or controlling fear but I do know you should be aware it exists. You should try to negate it's side effects. The better control you have over fear, the more effective you can be.
next >>>