你们好吗?
Tomorrow afternoon, I, along with the rest of the Indium Corporation interns, are presenting the work we’ve done so far in our Mid-point Report-out Event.
We have essentially been preparing for this since the last week in June, having our Lunch-n-Learn development meetings aimed more toward personal branding and other aspects, or properly presenting yourself. Most recently, we went over communications preparedness with Indium Corporation’s Senior Marcom Manager, Anita Brown.
因此,经过几周的职业发展,并无数次翻阅我的笔记后,我还是忍不住为这次活动感到极度紧张。有一件事让我感到安心,那就是我们中的一些实习生已经自己聚在一起,复习了我们的演讲,给了彼此友好的提示和其他批评意见。然而,我从来没有真正摆脱过怯场。
上周末又发生了这样一件事。我在小瀑布的Ole Sal's Cafe and Creamery举办的年度麦克风开放之夜上表演了一段原声音乐,就像我通常在夏季尝试做的那样。只不过这次我有更多的朋友和家人参加,所以我想在我通常演奏的音乐上再挑战一下自己。我试着演奏一些更难的歌曲,甚至是我的朋友们写的歌。有一首歌,我直到那天早上才完全学会。
The first song I played, “Love, Daises, and Troubadours,” was written by my friend, Brandon. As I went through the song, I kept worrying about things like if my voice was on the correct pitch, if people were watching, or if I was even playing the right chord. For reasons I can’t explain, my mind goes completely blank when I perform, so all of those things happened. I also get so apprehensive, I can’t stop shaking for the first few minutes that I’m up there, which in turn, makes it harder for me to play a chord without a dead note or accidentally muting a string.
到了第二首歌曲,我开始放松了一些。整首歌我弹得并不正确(我是那天早上学的),但我知道结果可能会更糟。就在这时,紧张和怯场的情绪开始慢慢缓和下来,我环顾四周,发现自己周围都是朋友、亲人和其他艺术支持者,他们不是来批评我的,而是来支持我的。
另一件让我放松的事乍听起来很奇怪,那就是在演唱间隙,有人评论了我的袜子。我在演奏时尽量保持轻松、不严肃的形象,所以通常会穿一双船鞋,配上呆萌的袜子。讽刺的是,这双袜子正是我第一天实习时穿的。
当时,我基本上没有怯场,然后我的朋友帕特走过来,帮我演奏了最后一首歌,再次证明了大家对我的支持。
总的来说,这不是我最好的表现,但对我来说绝对是一次学习经历。所以现在我想知道,在这次演讲即将开始的时候,我是否能彻底摆脱怯场。现在,我可以自信地说,可能不会。不过,从那晚在奥莱萨尔餐厅学到的一些东西,不仅可以帮助我,也可以帮助其他正在经历怯场的人。
首先,不断练习。如果你容易怯场,就不能冷不丁地跳进这样的场合。
其次,在练习的同时,要做好不按计划行事的准备。文斯-隆巴迪曾说过:"练习并不能造就完美。只有完美的练习才能造就完美"。在你的演讲中,没有什么是完美的,这没关系!继续前进吧。
第三,不要把事情看得太重。过度担忧绝非好事。你已经付出了时间和努力,所以无论发生什么都会发生,担心只会增加不必要的压力。
Lastly, in regards to tomorrow’s presentation, everybody is there to support you, not watch you fall. Indium Corporation is a family, and as a family, we are all there to watch each other shine bright, and present to the best of our ability. I feel that once this is kept in mind, everything else becomes that much easier.
I look forward to presenting my report tomorrow on how Indium Corporation’s system of preventative maintenance record keeping has been changing for the better.
敬请期待、
史蒂夫
