I don’t hate public speaking. It’s not my favorite thing in the world, but after almost ten years of it (in my former professional life) talking about sex (how you do, or don’t, get HIV) and drugs (see sex) and queers (me), I’m pretty much over it.
However, if you aren’t, here is a handy little guide from Judith Swift, who I love for a lot of reasons, notably that I’ve known her since before I can remember. But more recently, because she wrote this:
You are acting when you compliment someone on a purple/mauve/pink/moss-green flower-patterned tie that looks like a neck fungus.
More from Judith on how to dispel your public speaking fears.
