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College and presentations

  • 15-11-2016 09:26PM
    #1
    James1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Planning to go to college but I am extremely anxious about presentations and simply will not do them. Is there any courses I can do that doesn't involve presentations?


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  • #2
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    James1999 wrote: »
    Planning to go to college but I am extremely anxious about presentations and simply will not do them. Is there any courses I can do that doesn't involve presentations?

    In alot of courses you won't have a choice but to do them. I'm in 3rd year now, and I was extremely nervous in first year at the thought of presenting. But after 2/3 you will be more confident and they won't be an issue.


  • #3
    James1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭James1999


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    In alot of courses you won't have a choic, but to do them. I'm in 3rd year now, and I was extremely nervous in first year at the thought of presenting. But after 2/3 you will be more confident and they won't be an issue.
    Thanks for the reply, Is there any way of getting out of them by talking to your professor or whatever? I've no idea what way the system works


  • #4
    Lhxsjco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭Lhxsjco


    Most maths/science courses wont contain many presentations, particularly in first year


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    James1999 wrote: »
    Planning to go to college but I am extremely anxious about presentations and simply will not do them. Is there any courses I can do that doesn't involve presentations?

    I think you have to be realistic about this. While I can appreciate that standing up in front of people is nerve-wrecking (and I'm speaking as somebody who only recently had to stand up in front of 1000 people and give a speech), it is a fact of academic life and something you will have to learn to cope with.

    Most, if not all, colleges/universities now make mandatory "Learning to learn" or something like that where you will learn how to deal with a range of issues such as academic writing, study skills, presentations and so on.

    If you are putting up barriers before you have even commenced a programme, you may as well forget about it as it will consume you and greatly reduce your chances of success.


  • #6
    James1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭James1999


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/101679480#Comment_101679480

    Now a qualified civil engineer after achieving a 1.1 in a level 8 degree working my way towards site agent currently.

    Sometimes the barriers are not something you can just put down.

    Still a huge problem to this day. Unfortunately even after around 10 presentations during the degree it has never eased the nerves.



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