Alcohol before presentation?

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 08:46PM #1

I am wondering if any of you less confident people out there have ever used a drop of the divils nectar before delivering a presentation?
I am considering it for tomorrow, I have a bottle of Russian vodka but the problem is finding the right amount that you won't be drunk, just a bit more calm and relaxed and not shaking.
I am not allowed to use beta blockers so it is the next best thing so it is.

Crann na Beatha · 05-05-2014 08:47PM

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Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 05-05-2014 08:47PM

Do it. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

/sniggers

The Backwards Man · 05-05-2014 08:47PM

Choose one or the other. Seriously.

donvito99 · 05-05-2014 08:48PM

Yes, I've seen the movies.

Nothing whatsoever will go wrong. Sure, what has ever gone wrong when alcohol is involved!?

Czarcasm · 05-05-2014 08:50PM

Have an orange soda tonight instead, and a hand shandy in the morning before the presentation.

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 08:50PM

it is just reading about 15 slides from the powerpoint, no real serious thought will be needed on my part just to add so as long as you can stand and not slur it could work

Vito Corleone · 05-05-2014 08:52PM

If you do decide to do this - have your drink, wash your teeth, shower, wash your teeth again, wear new clean clothes. It's important that you are confident that all traces of you drinking are gone. This is because you could end up getting self conscious that people know you've drank which will make you more anxious.

Make sure your dosage is correct.

Good luck.

Reedsie · 05-05-2014 08:53PM

I have done.

But it's best to just go for it. Face your fears so to speak.

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-05-2014 08:53PM

do a few lines of coke as well just to be on the safe side

The Narrator · 05-05-2014 08:54PM

Heroin is your only man for the oul presentations.
Seriously though, don't do it. You may just end up adding "do they know I'm drunk?" thoughts to your other presentation fears.
Try to relax, speak slowly, clearly and make sure you are properly prepared (rehearse etc.).

Good luck.

shopaholic01 · 05-05-2014 08:54PM

I'd take a couple of valium with the vodka, just to enhance the relaxing effect.

Foolproof!

endacl · 05-05-2014 08:54PM

Eat a few bananas an hour before show time. Full of potassium. Natures beta blocker.

Big Nasty · 05-05-2014 08:56PM

Don't be such a fookin fool OP.

Grin and bear.

K.Flyer · 05-05-2014 08:58PM

If I was attending a presentation I would have far more respect for the presenter that might show that he is a bit nervous than the presenter who might be showing he has had a drink or two too many.

Vito Corleone · 05-05-2014 08:58PM

I genuinely believe alcohol has therapeutic value as an anxiolytic.

Donne · 05-05-2014 09:02PM

Don't fecking do it!
The examiners stand a good chance of seeing you're stocious, and that'll stand you in much worse stead that appearing nervous!

Miaireland · 05-05-2014 09:03PM

K.Flyer wrote: »

If I was attending a presentation I would have far more respect for the presenter that might show that he is a bit nervous than the presenter who might be showing he has had a drink or two too many.

I agree.

Just remember at presentations audience members ask questions at the end. The drink that has calmed you will also slow down your responses to these questions (and normally there is someone who asks a really odd question). This could come across as being unsure of your facts. Not a a good idea in a work/college arena!

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 09:05PM

surely having to walk out of the room with extreme nerves will stand me in worse sted? when i get nervous it is serious altogether.

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 09:07PM

it is also worth pointing out that it isn't in my local area so if i was asked a question i would have to run a 'culchy to english' translater in my head when answering as noone would understand me when in full culchy dialect flow

amdublin · 05-05-2014 09:08PM

A friend of mine told me that her husband says everything should be done on two drinks*
Presentation in work? Two drinks
Driving test? Two drinks
Dancing competition? Two drinks

*a couple of months of me doing everything on two drinks and I meet with her and tell her what a wise man her husband is.
Her, looking at me aghast, "amdublin I said that he says that everything should be done like you have had two drinks. Not actually having two drinks"
Amdublin: oh right, eh excuse me while I make an appointment with my doctor about these liver pains

Ted_YNWA · 05-05-2014 09:10PM

Miaireland wrote: »

I agree.

Just remember at presentations audience members ask questions at the end. The drink that has calmed you will also slow down your responses to these questions (and normally there is someone who asks a really odd question). This could come across as being unsure of your facts. Not a a good idea in a work/college arena!

Back in my day, we used to give questions to class mates to ask, so we were prepared for the answers.

05-05-2014 09:11PM

If you're shaking, take a second to breathe from your tummy

tomwaterford · 05-05-2014 09:11PM

orangesoda wrote: »

it is also worth pointing out that it isn't in my local area so if i was asked a question i would have to run a 'culchy to english' translater in my head when answering as noone would understand me when in full culchy dialect flow

why are you not allowed use beta-blockers

...if your that bad that youd be shaking??

as for me...I thankfully will never be in a position in my job...wouldn't wish it on anyone

or else smoke like a trooper...nothing like a smoke to relax you

C.K Dexter Haven · 05-05-2014 09:12PM

You could try preparing for your presentation- heard this method can be quite successful:pac:

Donne · 05-05-2014 09:13PM

Doing stuff like this can be dangerous, because it becomes another dependency. It's easy to do it now but it could become convenient every time your faced with something you have to do publicly.

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 09:13PM

i am not allowed beta blockers as i have asthma and the doctor said they can make it worse, i would imagine they have a similar effect as alcohol on the nervous system

orangesoda · 05-05-2014 09:14PM

Donne wrote: »

Doing stuff like this can be dangerous, because it becomes another dependency. It's easy to do it now but it could become convenient every time your faced with something you have to do publicly.

that is the same with proper anxiety meds i would imagine.

I would be throwing the vodka down the sink after, i can't afford to be buying it anyway

dee_mc · 05-05-2014 09:14PM

I recommended Rescue Remedy to a friend in a similar situation when we were in college - I didn't think it had any real value except a placebo effect. Noticed during her presentation that her speech was slurred and her eyes look a bit wrong. Of course she drank the whole bottle. Thought it was like an energy shot thingy. Sigh.

Lando Griffin · 05-05-2014 09:15PM

A wise saying down the village to stop any thoughts of people not drink king.
Its easier to be a drunk in a room full of sober people than a sober person in a room full of drunks.

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-05-2014 09:17PM

orangesoda wrote: »

it is also worth pointing out that it isn't in my local area so if i was asked a question i would have to run a 'culchy to english' translater in my head when answering as noone would understand me when in full culchy dialect flow

in fairness if this is in Dublin,a drunk culchie rambling incoherently on a Tuesday morning after a bank holiday weekend would not go down well

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