I would just like to say

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My Old Landy said:
It was a mixture of people. There were few questions as I think I was a bit too technical for the audience. I was hoping to pique interest but I am no public speaker it seems! No, I wouldn't do it again, not my sort of thing :)
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The line you walk between being patronising and going over peeps heads is a very fine one. I knew one bloke, a Headmaster eventually, but Head of Faculty at the time, who used to ask his audience regularly, "OK?" or "Fine with that?" and their heads would go up and down like nodding donkeys! (Addressing parents).
"Are you with me so far?" and "Don't hesitate to stop me if I am going too fast" are things I used to use. Especially when lecturing on Existentialism.
Also peeps in an audience would have their hearts beating fast if they put a hand up to ask a question. So many of them don't dare and then things do go over hteir heads. They get as nervous as you then if not more so, which is why making them laugh and putting them at their ease is so important.
I guess doing it for a living you forget what a challenge it is to others.
Still well done mate. And by the way you ALWAYS think, "Poop, I could have said that differently or explained this better." Or nearly always. Until you have done the same subject a few times. ;)
Maybe you answered most of their questions in your speech!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Right, so like something you stick a Landy in to see if it can cope with the Artic or the Sahara. Get that.
So do you mean by aerospace, to be used to do the same thing wiv a plane or summat?
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Yes but this one tests the life support systems so it is not as big. They do have them that take a whole plane but I am not in that part of the supply chain.
 
Afternoon folks :).

Well back in BG now, arrived home 4am cup of tea then bed so had what one might call a mighty lie in after the long day:).

Spent the last 4hrs in the UK doing 1 of my top 10 things to do, People watching in airports🧐.

Anyway it will be a very relaxing day here. I will be finding an E-mail address for BT to really rant at somebody. phoned them yesterday morning and was told its something broken at their end and will be a further 3-5 days:mad::mad::mad:.

M says the chlorinator is leaking at the O ring, so is on bypass at the moment but running normal chlorine tabs, so will have to look around and get my "heath Robinson" head on and think outside the box cos there is no way I am gonna find 1 of them easily, But I will look through my boxes of "usefull" stuff and come up with some inspiration:vb-idea:.

Have a great day folks it always nice to be home:).

J
 
Stanleysteamer said:
The line you walk between being patronising and going over peeps heads is a very fine one. I knew one bloke, a Headmaster eventually, but Head of Faculty at the time, who used to ask his audience regularly, "OK?" or "Fine with that?" and their heads would go up and down like nodding donkeys! (Addressing parents).
"Are you with me so far?" and "Don't hesitate to stop me if I am going too fast" are things I used to use. Especially when lecturing on Existentialism.
Also peeps in an audience would have their hearts beating fast if they put a hand up to ask a question. So many of them don't dare and then things do go over hteir heads. They get as nervous as you then if not more so, which is why making them laugh and putting them at their ease is so important.
I guess doing it for a living you forget what a challenge it is to others.
Still well done mate. And by the way you ALWAYS think, "Poop, I could have said that differently or explained this better." Or nearly always. Until you have done the same subject a few times. ;)
Maybe you answered most of their questions in your spee
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Word of the week.........Existentialism goes to Mr Steamer
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Hopefully with a few cunning manoeuvres you'll be able to reuse the sound timber and save a sov or two!??
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Soffit timber will be retained, with a new short length to replace the rotten bit (which has now been removed). Old paint was stripped off yesterday. Fascia timber will be scrapped and not replaced. New length of plastic on order, it will be fastened directly to the rafter ends. If there's no fascia timber there it can't rot in the future -----. 5 litre can of top quality timber preserver has been got from scroofix this morning. Finished job will be good for a century or two :cool:
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Soffit timber will be retained, with a new short length to replace the rotten bit (which has now been removed). Old paint was stripped off yesterday. Fascia timber will be scrapped and not replaced. New length of plastic on order, it will be fastened directly to the rafter ends. If there's no fascia timber there it can't rot in the future -----. 5 litre can of top quality timber preserver has been got from scroofix this morning. Finished job will be good for a century or two :cool:
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Is a nice thought. Dad's a bricky, often left his name and the date on/in things he was proud of
 
kevstar said:
Word of the week.........Existentialism goes to Mr Steamer
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Why thank you dear Sir!

Here's what I meant about getting the audience to laugh.
When I did these chats I started like this. (after the intro from whoever)
"Hello Ladies and Gents"
"I always like to keep up with the latest teaching methods so you will be getting some Audio Visual today.
I am the Audio and here are my visual aids"
Then I took out of my pocket a Biro and a small stone. And put them on the desk.

That usually made em laugh, and did the trick before I started talking about en-soi and pour-soi!

They realised Existentialism isn't all boring old J-P Sartre!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
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