[meteorite-list] Meteorite presentations (sorry if it's long!)
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:59 2004 Message-ID: <014501c270d7$5c298660$92010140_at_aoldsl.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0142_01C2709C.AE1F6F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Edward, dont worry, I always feel that way and people always tell me = that they liked the presentation. You will never please everyone, but = when you get that one person who gets interested in meteorites with your = talk, then it was all worthwhile.=20 Mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Edward R. Hodges=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com ; = meteoritecollectorsassociation_at_yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite presentations (sorry if it's = long!) Hello list. It's very active today, I like that. Last night I gave a = meteorite presentation at the San Diego Lapidary Society. It most = certainly was not the first presentation I've ever given in front of = people, but it was the first one about meteorites. Their general = meeting was called to order at 7pm, and they went about their business. = You know, Robert Rules of order kind of stuff, and a raffle. It was = quite pleasant actually. Most of the membership is quite a bit older = than myself and my girlfriend. One kind older gentleman came over and = told me great stories about the meteorites he's found. Other members = came up to me with three different rocks and asked if they were = meteorites, unfortunately they were not and I had to be the one to break = the bad news. I finally got to speak around 8:15pm and was quite = nervous. I made up a packet of text that I wrote with graphics, images, = and other statistics and passed them out. I also brought about 50 = specimens to show around and some moldavites and tektites. I really was = geared up to give a really great talk, I had already visualized it in my = head. So I introduced myself, and quickly warned them that:" I have a = tendency to go off on tangents and never come back. Oh, and I'm = longwinded at times, so I'll be sticking to the script" So I was very = nervous all of a sudden and started to stammer and forget the words and = had to begin reading. I told them about the beginnings of the solar = system, accretion, asteroids, oxygen isotopes, fall statistics, = identifying meteorites, classification with actual samples of each = class, chemical make -up, Prospects for life elsewhere (alh84001, = murchison, Allende,etc.), then I told them about the new large object = that was just announced on Monday. Wow was I imparting the goods on = these people. Then I looked up and people were nodding off, the people = in the back had already snuck out. I had been talking for about 45 = minutes. I could feel that hollow pit in my stomach becoming an abysmal = void and I was getting sucked down. I could feel the beads of sweat = forming on my bald head, my girlfriend was staring right at me. I = wrapped in up quickly, and asked if there were questions. The few people = who hadn't snuck out already had plenty of questions, and some were = quite tricky. One woman right up front told me about her grandfather = getting his haystack burnt down by a meteor. I didn't know what to say. = I blurted out "Really, how interesting!" It doesn't quite seem possible = to me, but I couldn't tell her that. I think it was well past there bed = time, because after I ended the talk they politely clapped and got the = hell out of there. I knew as soon as I sat down in the car what had gone = wrong. I'm very hard on myself, very critical. My girlfriend told me = what a great job I did, which is nice and I think she was trying to be = nice. If you are this far down into this diatribe you've probably = already got me pegged. I'm a nervous talker, and I'm longwinded. Strike = one. I hadn't pictured the right audience in my pre-visualization. = Strike two. I had mistaken a meteorite talk with a meteorite lecture. = Strike three. When I was falling asleep last night I couldn't help = thinking that I could know so much more on the topic. I now realize that = all that information is not the important thing. The important thing is = that you are entertaining the audience and creating an experience that = they will remember. If your lucky they will learn something. I'm going = to try and keep those things in mind next time. I'll try to be more show = and less tell. Hopefully others of you have had these types of = experiences and would share them. Maybe some of you can offer some tips, = or criticisms. Perhaps some of you will tell me to please not write long = emails and send them to this list. Anyway, I hope sharing was a good = idea.- Edward Edward R. Hodges www.meteoriteonline.com IMCA # 4173 ------=_NextPart_000_0142_01C2709C.AE1F6F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Edward, dont worry, I always feel that = way and=20 people always tell me that they liked the presentation. You will never = please=20 everyone, but when you get that one person who gets interested in = meteorites=20 with your talk, then it was all worthwhile. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dedwardrhodges1_at_san.rr.com=20 href=3D"mailto:edwardrhodges1_at_san.rr.com">Edward R. Hodges</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 ; <A title=3Dmeteoritecollectorsassociation_at_yahoogroups.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteoritecollectorsassociation_at_yahoogroups.com">meteoritec= ollectorsassociation_at_yahoogroups.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 10, = 2002 8:29=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Meteorite=20 presentations (sorry if it's long!)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Black">Hello list. It's very active today, I = like that.=20 Last night I gave a meteorite presentation at the San Diego Lapidary = Society.=20 It most certainly was not the first presentation I've ever given in = front of=20 people, but it was the first one about meteorites. Their general = meeting=20 was called to order at 7pm, and they went about their business. You = know,=20 Robert Rules of order kind of stuff, and a raffle. It was quite = pleasant=20 actually. Most of the membership is quite a bit older than myself and = my=20 girlfriend. One kind older gentleman came over and told me great = stories about=20 the meteorites he's found. Other members came up to me with three = different=20 rocks and asked if they were meteorites, unfortunately they were not = and I had=20 to be the one to break the bad news. I finally got to speak around = 8:15pm and=20 was quite nervous. I made up a packet of text that I wrote with = graphics,=20 images, and other statistics and passed them out. I also brought about = 50=20 specimens to show around and some moldavites and tektites. I = really=20 was geared up to give a really great talk, I had already visualized it = in my=20 head. So I introduced myself, and quickly warned them that:" I have a = tendency=20 to go off on tangents and never come back. Oh, and I'm longwinded at = times, so=20 I'll be sticking to the script" So I was very nervous all of a sudden = and=20 started to stammer and forget the words and had to begin reading. I = told them=20 about the beginnings of the solar system, accretion, asteroids, oxygen = isotopes, fall statistics, identifying meteorites, classification with = actual=20 samples of each class, chemical make -up, Prospects for life elsewhere = (alh84001, murchison, Allende,etc.), then I told them about the new = large=20 object that was just announced on Monday. Wow was I imparting the = goods on=20 these people. Then I looked up and people were nodding off, the people = in the=20 back had already snuck out. I had been talking for about 45 minutes. I = could=20 feel that hollow pit in my stomach becoming an abysmal void and I was = getting=20 sucked down. I could feel the beads of sweat forming on my bald head, = my=20 girlfriend was staring right at me. I wrapped in up quickly, and asked = if=20 there were questions. The few people who hadn't snuck out already had = plenty=20 of questions, and some were quite tricky. One woman right up front = told me=20 about her grandfather getting his haystack burnt down by a meteor. I = didn't=20 know what to say. I blurted out "Really, how interesting!" It doesn't = quite=20 seem possible to me, but I couldn't tell her that. I think it was well = past=20 there bed time, because after I ended the talk they politely clapped = and got=20 the hell out of there. I knew as soon as I sat down in the car what = had gone=20 wrong. I'm very hard on myself, very critical. My girlfriend told me = what a=20 great job I did, which is nice and I think she was trying to be nice. = If you=20 are this far down into this diatribe you've probably already got me = pegged.=20 I'm a nervous talker, and I'm longwinded. Strike one. I hadn't = pictured the=20 right audience in my pre-visualization. Strike two. I had mistaken a = meteorite=20 talk with a meteorite lecture. Strike three. When I was falling asleep = last=20 night I couldn't help thinking that I could know so much more on the = topic. I=20 now realize that all that information is not the important thing. = The=20 important thing is that you are entertaining the audience and = creating an=20 experience that they will remember. If your lucky they will learn = something.=20 I'm going to try and keep those things in mind next time. I'll try to = be=20 more show and less tell. Hopefully others of you have had these = types of=20 experiences and would share them. Maybe some of you can offer some = tips, or=20 criticisms. Perhaps some of you will tell me to please not write long = emails=20 and send them to this list. Anyway, I hope sharing was a good idea.-=20 Edward</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Black"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Black">Edward R. Hodges</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Black"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.meteoriteonline.com">www.meteoriteonline.com</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Black">IMCA # 4173</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial = Black"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0142_01C2709C.AE1F6F60-- Received on Thu 10 Oct 2002 11:36:15 PM PDT |
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