tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9518042.post4218022743398947792..comments2024-03-19T07:46:20.437-05:00Comments on Windows Incident Response: LinksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9518042.post-34307076558180902222016-08-23T01:16:13.585-05:002016-08-23T01:16:13.585-05:00Harlan,
I agree with you that it is a "self...Harlan, <br /><br />I agree with you that it is a "self inflicted" force field. I wore my own fear of public speaking down by practicing just as James stated. Some ideas for anyone interested in taking this approach - small Meetup groups in your area. Local IT "breakfast" groups. There are a lot of retirement communities in Arizona, and they loved to hear about what forensics is. Although the talks were more of a Forensics 101, it was a great way to get practice and get used to being in front of an audience. Some cities also have something called "Toastmasters" (https://www.toastmasters.org). I've never went, but I have heard great things about it.Mari DeGraziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035429062451749639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9518042.post-81055638148216967452016-08-18T13:22:33.780-05:002016-08-18T13:22:33.780-05:00James,
...some people make these talks very diffi...James,<br /><br /><i>...some people make these talks very difficult to sit through.</i><br /><br />Agreed. I've been in some of those presentations, and decided that rather than sit through the rest of it, I'd either catch the slides, or read about it online.<br /><br /><i>If you don't know where to go, ask someone who does speaking already. </i><br /><br />That requires a cultural change in the community...asking for help. <br />H. Carveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966595734678290320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9518042.post-43649706317213549272016-08-18T12:42:06.760-05:002016-08-18T12:42:06.760-05:00Harlan, I agree with your 'self-inflicted'...Harlan, I agree with your 'self-inflicted' point. I have to say though, that I have been in some presentations that *would have* been really great but the speaker did not seem to make any attempts of good public speaking. I am really tolerant and love to learn new things, but some people make these talks very difficult to sit through.<br /><br />My advice to people:<br />Don't shy away from a chance to stand in front of people to talk about something you have spent time researching. It helps you and it helps the audience. You do need to do a little research and work on public speaking or you may find yourself not being accepted for future speaking sessions. Conferences have to respond to attendee reviews, and unfavorable reviews of a speaker don't look good on you.<br /><br />If you don't know where to go, ask someone who does speaking already. More than likely, the people you see speaking are up there because they want to give back to the community that they have learned from. I can only speak for myself, but I imagine that person would probably be very open to mentoring a few people on speaking. Don't be afraid to reach out, but also be prepared to do some work.James Habbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362838866285956520noreply@blogger.com