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[arkster]

Everybody's got their off-days in another language. Most people get the jitters in public speaking. And few people can switch fluidly and resourcefully between two languages with improvisation pulled in.

I still think it sucks that I froze up in front of the freaking Board of Education in my damn 90-second self-intro. What am I, fifteen again? seriously. Can I stop being a deer in the damn headlights now. I thought I'd earned that.

Comments

[murasaki-kaze.livejournal.com]

Dude, no matter how long we've been at this gig, self-introductions have always messed me up. I'm always like "....WHAT DO I SAY?" and then I babble out something incomprehensible and sit down. :c

Don't worry too much about it. I'm sure they realize you're nervous.

[spamchang.livejournal.com]

in a non-native language no less, don't worry. talking about oneself always means the mind is moving much faster than the mouth...

[mongoosehuman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that still happens when I'm speaking English. Sounds like you're doing great!

[sharkswlazers.livejournal.com]

my post-doc used to call it a "bad English day"

[negativeq.livejournal.com]

Is that icon gremio?

yep.

[arks.livejournal.com]

I'm always startled when somebody recognizes it. It's a rough-draft pastel I did last summer and apparently it actually looks like the guy I was trying to draw. According to other people, anyway.