Guest Speaking, a first

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

a few weeks ago I was asked to be one of the guest speakers at the 40th Anniversary BAA Horncastle Astronomy Weekend, in the UK.
Who would have thought it? I was humbled and flattered by the offer.
Paul Money put together a slide show of my images to work off and I just had to give a running commentary.
I must say my nerves were jumping all today. This evening we connected via video link up and it was an amazing and surreal experience . I could see the audience I was talking to, as well as myself.
Those who know me, know I'm a shy and retiring type, but once I started talking about my passion for astronomy, well, everything turned out well.
It was privilege to be a part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations.

I threw a couple of plugs for Ice In Space along the way as well.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Well done, babez.

It isn't easy, but, as you mentioned, once you get the ball rolling, you forget about who's out there and just enjoy the moment.

H

[Dennis]

Congratulations and well done Jeanette – the beginnings of a stellar media career eh!

Cheers

Dennis

[sheeny (Al)]

Well done, JJJ!

Al.

[Davi5678 (Dave)]

Well done JJJ!

[acropolite (Phil)]

Well done JJJ and well deserved recognition.

[h0ughy (David)]

wow video conferencing presentation - how cool - did you do it in your PJ's

congrats on a fine performance - and i hope they understood the lingo

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Congratulations!

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Congratulations, as regular public speaker I know the buzz you felt. It never dies no matter how much I do it.

It is even better live in front of a few hundred people.

I have been told that if you dont get a buzz, nerves, jitters, then you are doing it wrong.

[Astro_Bot]

Congratulations. That's quite an honour.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow video conferencing presentation - how cool - did you do it in your PJ's

congrats on a fine performance - and i hope they understood the lingo

LOL I actually frocked up and put make up on. And brushed my hair. LOLOL
They cracked up when I said that their constellations were all arse about. LOL

[erick (Eric)]

Well done! Congratulations.

[Rex]

Congratulations jjj. Sounds like it all went well and u had some fun along the way.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Condratulations jjj , I hope you are still buzzing .
I to have spoke in front of a few 100 people a few times and yea , its a real buzz ,
Arse about ..
On ya mate .
Brian

Originally Posted by tlgerdes

Congratulations, as regular public speaker I know the buzz you felt. It never dies no matter how much I do it.

It is even better live in front of a few hundred people.

I have been told that if you dont get a buzz, nerves, jitters, then you are doing it wrong.

[Barrykgerdes]

When Trevor is doing a presentation in Sydney I like to go along and listen, even if I have no idea what he is talking about. He is very good at it but it must be a lot harder when your old man is sitting in the front row of the audience

Barry

PS My dearest (now over 90) used to be a radio announcer (they call them DJ's now). She is quite used to talking in front of a microphone where no one talks back. When she talks I have great difficulty getting a word in edgewise.

B.

[AstralTraveller (David)]

What a journey you are on. Enjoy the ride!

[Ric]

Great stuff JJJ, congratulations.

I've done a lot of Training & Assessment but only face to face.

It must be interesting to do a video conference, was there any delay with the sound etc?

[DavidU (Dave)]

[asimov (John)]

Onya JJJ!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

There was a bit of a delay, but old motor mouth here just kept on talking, and then wondered why people were laughing at a joke said 10 seconds ago. LOL