u/DaVinky_Leo

I had gone to acting school for about 3 years before realizing it wasn’t an industry that I could morally go into. I was, however, extremely good at what I did. I was fantastic in quickly and efficiently learning lines and my acting abilities were on point. I was good at what I did and I always did great on stage. This is not me bragging I swear, just trying to put my next point into perspective.

The thing with acting is that I always knew what I was doing. Everything was scripted and I see it as I always had an exact plan and direction for everything I was going to say and exactly how I would execute it.

Well, in my desire for change I have found a passion for business and am now going into a BA to MFA marketing program. The issue I have started running into is my voice and ability to present myself, which as an actor was my greatest strength, but as an aspiring business man has now become my greatest weakness.

Nothing is scripted. I don’t have lines and I don’t have a director telling me what to do. Everything is on the spot and yes, I may have an outline for what I am presenting or for whatever speech I’m giving, but it’s so much harder and foreign to me compared to acting. I mean, duh, they’re different, but it’s such a night and day kind of change for me.

I really want to be a good public speaker. I want to be able to sound professional when giving proposals and pitches, when I’m speaking at meetings, and when I have to win people over. The biggest issue I know I have is the whole “filler word” habit where I add an “um” “uh” “like” in between what I’m saying on the fly, even when I have a presentation in front of me with notes to speak on I’ll still throw in filler words mindlessly. I don’t know where to even start when it comes to breaking this habit. It’s bad and I mean really bad. I also kind of stutter when I’m nervous, I never had any anxiety around acting so stuttering and stammering over my words was never an issue as an actor, but with meetings and unscripted presentations I’ll rack my brain so hard trying to find the right words to say that everything comes out slurred and jumbled and it’s so embarrassing. It’s like I think of what I want to say quicker than my mouth can properly sting my words together.

I could really use any advice, tips, pointers please. I really want this to work out for me and I’m really passionate about marketing, sales, and the social aspect of making a deal, but the whole social and spoken part of things are proving to be a challenge. I just don’t understand how to attain the same level of confidence and performance that I had as an actor as now a business student.

tldr: I’m a young college guy changing career paths to marketing and I have a lot of trouble with public speaking, speaking with filler words, and nervous stuttering. I could really use any advice or pointers to get myself on the right track to speaking with confidence and sounding professional.

I had gone to acting school for about 3 years before realizing it wasn’t an industry that I could morally go into. I was, however, extremely good at what I did. I was fantastic in quickly and efficiently learning lines and my acting abilities were on point. I was good at what I did and I always did great on stage. This is not me bragging I swear, just trying to put my next point into perspective.

The thing with acting is that I always knew what I was doing. Everything was scripted and I see it as I always had an exact plan and direction for everything I was going to say and exactly how I would execute it.

Well, in my desire for change I have found a passion for business and am now going into a BA to MFA marketing program. The issue I have started running into is my voice and ability to present myself, which as an actor was my greatest strength, but as an aspiring business man has now become my greatest weakness.

Nothing is scripted. I don’t have lines and I don’t have a director telling me what to do. Everything is on the spot and yes, I may have an outline for what I am presenting or for whatever speech I’m giving, but it’s so much harder and foreign to me compared to acting. I mean, duh, they’re different, but it’s such a night and day kind of change for me.

I really want to be a good public speaker. I want to be able to sound professional when giving proposals and pitches, when I’m speaking at meetings, and when I have to win people over. The biggest issue I know I have is the whole “filler word” habit where I add an “um” “uh” “like” in between what I’m saying on the fly, even when I have a presentation in front of me with notes to speak on I’ll still throw in filler words mindlessly. I don’t know where to even start when it comes to breaking this habit. It’s bad and I mean really bad. I also kind of stutter when I’m nervous, I never had any anxiety around acting so stuttering and stammering over my words was never an issue as an actor, but with meetings and unscripted presentations I’ll rack my brain so hard trying to find the right words to say that everything comes out slurred and jumbled and it’s so embarrassing. It’s like I think of what I want to say quicker than my mouth can properly sting my words together.

I could really use any advice, tips, pointers please. I really want this to work out for me and I’m really passionate about marketing, sales, and the social aspect of making a deal, but the whole social and spoken part of things are proving to be a challenge. I just don’t understand how to attain the same level of confidence and performance that I had as an actor as now a business student.

tldr: I’m a young college guy changing career paths to marketing and I have a lot of trouble with public speaking, speaking with filler words, and nervous stuttering. I could really use any advice or pointers to get myself on the right track to speaking with confidence and sounding professional.

I had gone to acting school for about 3 years before realizing it wasn’t an industry that I could morally go into. I was, however, extremely good at what I did. I was fantastic in quickly and efficiently learning lines and my acting abilities were on point. I was good at what I did and I always did great on stage. This is not me bragging I swear, just trying to put my next point into perspective.

The thing with acting is that I always knew what I was doing. Everything was scripted and I see it as I always had an exact plan and direction for everything I was going to say and exactly how I would execute it.

Well, in my desire for change I have found a passion for business and am now going into a BA to MFA marketing program. The issue I have started running into is my voice and ability to present myself, which as an actor was my greatest strength, but as an aspiring business man has now become my greatest weakness.

Nothing is scripted. I don’t have lines and I don’t have a director telling me what to do. Everything is on the spot and yes, I may have an outline for what I am presenting or for whatever speech I’m giving, but it’s so much harder and foreign to me compared to acting. I mean, duh, they’re different, but it’s such a night and day kind of change for me.

I really want to be a good public speaker. I want to be able to sound professional when giving proposals and pitches, when I’m speaking at meetings, and when I have to win people over. The biggest issue I know I have is the whole “filler word” habit where I add an “um” “uh” “like” in between what I’m saying on the fly, even when I have a presentation in front of me with notes to speak on I’ll still throw in filler words mindlessly. I don’t know where to even start when it comes to breaking this habit. It’s bad and I mean really bad. I also kind of stutter when I’m nervous, I never had any anxiety around acting so stuttering and stammering over my words was never an issue as an actor, but with meetings and unscripted presentations I’ll rack my brain so hard trying to find the right words to say that everything comes out slurred and jumbled and it’s so embarrassing. It’s like I think of what I want to say quicker than my mouth can properly sting my words together.

I could really use any advice, tips, pointers please. I really want this to work out for me and I’m really passionate about marketing, sales, and the social aspect of making a deal, but the whole social and spoken part of things are proving to be a challenge. I just don’t understand how to attain the same level of confidence and performance that I had as an actor as now a business student.

tldr: I’m a young college guy changing career paths to marketing and I have a lot of trouble with public speaking, speaking with filler words, and nervous stuttering. I could really use any advice or pointers to get myself on the right track to speaking with confidence and sounding professional.

I’ve got a maple tree out in my front yard with a lot of thin, low-hanging branches. I also live in a very windy area. I only noticed the nest because an egg had fallen out today during high wind (poor guy). I would hate for more of them to get knocked out or for the whole nest to be blown outta there. Would it be too confusing for the parents or cause any issues with the eggs if I moved the nest to a bush in my front yard? There aren’t any other trees nearby and the closest bushes are probably a few meters away.

I’ve got a maple tree out in my front yard with a lot of thin, low-hanging branches. I also live in a very windy area. I only noticed the nest because an egg had fallen out today during high wind (poor guy). I would hate for more of them to get knocked out or for the whole nest to be blown outta there. Would it be too confusing for the parents or cause any issues with the eggs if I moved the nest to a bush in my front yard? There aren’t any other trees nearby and the closest bushes are probably a few meters away.

I’ve got a maple tree out in my front yard with a lot of thin, low-hanging branches. I also live in a very windy area. I only noticed the nest because an egg had fallen out today during high wind (poor guy). I would hate for more of them to get knocked out or for who whole nest to be blown outta there. Would it be too confusing for the parents or cause any issues with the eggs if I moved the nest to a bush in my front yard? There aren’t any other trees nearby and the closest bushes are probably a few meters away.