What's on Your Mind

[InbetweenDreams]

Well I just got done being a "presenter" on a Microsoft Teams meeting. That's something new....definitely not much of a public speaker. It is weird. If I am having a conversation with someone about the same topic I wouldn't stammer and be at a loss for words.

[Bhp91126]

Well I just got done being a "presenter" on a Microsoft Teams meeting. That's something new....definitely not much of a public speaker. It is weird. If I am having a conversation with someone about the same topic I wouldn't stammer and be at a loss for words.

Don’t know whether you talked in front of your colleagues or strangers, but I always found talking to my colleagues (and maybe someone from higher up) way more difficult, because I cared what they thought of me, while strangers didn’t bother me as much. Whatever, take a deep breath, it’s over and you can relax for now.

[eastofeden]

@InbetweenDreams - Public Speaking is one of my worst fears. Congratulations on successfully completing the presentation!

[InbetweenDreams]

@Bhp91126 These were all colleagues. We're having to implement some new software that effects pretty much every department and they all have to be involved. The problem is most have been sold early on that it is some terrible thing and no one is excited about having to do more work either and I get that. So it will kind of clear in my head what I wanted to cover and if only I could speak as well as I can write (type...my handwriting is garbage).

@eastofeden Public speaking is a fear of mine and so far I can deal with small groups. No way in hell am I getting on a stage with a microphone. It's funny I do the Audio/Video when we do our graduation ceremonies, so I play all the music, throw captions on the screen... It's an older system but was able to stream to Facebook last year which made a lot of people happy. It's all analog equipment so had to have a capture card. But for improvising it turned out alright. I like playing with that stuff but I could never be on the other end of the microphones lol

[Chase]

I've been doing research on how my ancestors lived when we were exiles living in Shanghai. My grandfather sadly passed away before I could ask him any questions on what it was like, and most of my family members said he was mostly haunted by the invasion. Very few Jews and Russians are alive today who remembered, but some have come forward with their stories, and some Chinese survivors as well. The story of Jews and Russians (and Russian Jews) living in China, and the terrible atrocity that the Chinese people faced in that time period, really helps me have a better prospective on life, and teaches lessons on suffering, survival, and tolerance.

[Bookworm]

I've been doing research on how my ancestors lived when we were exiles living in Shanghai. My grandfather sadly passed away before I could ask him any questions on what it was like, and most of my family members said he was mostly haunted by the invasion. Very few Jews and Russians are alive today who remembered, but some have come forward with their stories, and some Chinese survivors as well. The story of Jews and Russians (and Russian Jews) living in China, and the terrible atrocity that the Chinese people faced in that time period, really helps me have a better prospective on life, and teaches lessons on suffering, survival, and tolerance.

I agree, it's a sobering experience sometimes when we look at what we are capable of doing to each other as a species.

It's a shame you never got the chance to speak with your grandfather. Grandparents are a great resource of information and family history. I used to sit and listen to my grandmother's stories about the war too, and all the extended family, it used to fascinate me.
She was always a little reticent on discussing my grandfather though, which proved a stumbling block years later when I started researching my family tree. He died when I was still quite young so I never had a chance to talk to him much, and nobody really knew much about his family roots at all.

[Chase]

Mom can't see out of one of her eyes, and I want to take her to the ER but she insists on waiting until the eye doctor opens up instead. I hope it gets better. I didn't get much sleep last night because I was writing until 3am last night, and ma woke me up, so now I'm filling up on coffee so I can drive her.

[InbetweenDreams]

Sorry to hear that @Chase that's kind of scary. My mom had had several cataracts in one...or both her eyes. There for a while I was wondering if she was going to lose vision in one of her eyes. Hopefully it isn't anything serious.

[Rod]

I am currently wondering why no one ever told me why eating a big breakfast would prevent me from being hungry later in the day and not binge at burger king. Or perhaps they did, and I just ignored it. LOL.

[CarGuy65]

I need a alcoholic adult refreshment beverage!