Bob are you aware you've become not just your own dad but everyone else's dad? If young Bob could be here now surely he'd be aghast.

Have to do some public speaking tomorrow... Any advice?

What's the context? Powerpoint n shit?

WorKid wrote:

Project confidence. Verging on cocky.

That's pretty good advice actually, just be me

Best advice I ever had about public speaking is think about how you start and how you will end. The middle will take care of itself.

Finish strong.

FDR’s three tips were, “Be sincere, be brief, be seated.”

(Also, don’t use the ‘tricks’ people suggest of looking above people’s heads or at a point at the back of the room. To each individual audience member, it doesn’t look like you’re looking at other audience members, it looks like you’re looking over their heads or at a point at the back of the room. Don’t be afraid to look them in the eye. You know, like normal people do when they’re talking to each other.)

Don't have a wank during the presentation.

Just bought a Raspberry Pie starter kit to make a retropie.
Have a steam link to set up as well once I get some powerline adaptors.

Once that stuff is doen I think I am going to retire my Xbox One to the back of the wardrobe. Meaning I wont have a current gen console setup for the first time pretty much ever (disregarding the brief period between new console launches and me picking one up).

I just dont feel like I get much out of modern gaming anymore.

That is how it has gone with my Xbox One.
Im struggling to think of anything I played on it that wouldn't be covered by my Steam Link, even then it is a handful of titles.

Wing it, Dyno.

Did you wing it?

Thinking back I think we winged the complete wedding and party. Main reason we're married is because of the visa, so there's that.

B just basically said we were gonna marry July 18th (was the first available Monday, Monday mornings are free), his mom wasn't pleased as she was on holiday. We weren't planning anything special.
My brother was my witness, poor guy wasn't used to getting up that early, took the bus in the wrong direction, lost his wallet, had to arrange a taxi and convince the chauffeur someone would pay upon arrival. He made it just in time.
Upon entering someone pointed out my very stylish purple converse were covered in grass (we stayed at some Mongolian tent the night before, was all very hippy).
My mom had made our rings in record time, they're very basic titanium rings.
Had some coffee with the people that came (my mom, brother, B his brothers + wife, his aunt (also photographer) + partner and a friend of hers. My brother was the only one who thought of some presents, B his brother (the other witness) decided to arrange a boat for the afternoon, so the people that wanted to join joined for that. Weather was good, had a good time, can't remember any speeches at all.
I think my brother was actually wearing his swim shorts as regular shorts the whole day, so he was the only one that could get into to water.

Party was almost a month later, B his mom insisted and arranged most of it, so that was nice.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement, peeps... Definitely need the reassurance.

Obviously, I was being flippant about the 20seconds thing, but at least I think I won't have to field questions when I'm done.

The duration is a bit of a godsend, but also a bit frustrating to prepare for, as I wonder if I'll be seen as skimming if I avoid tech stuff, or if I'll been seen as an arse if I went into details.

Given that I'd only had since Friday to prepare, I'm pretty sure that anything more than one slide is good going...

Will be an experience nonetheless. :]

Shit in a kettle on the stage

Would also need a personality tbh. Shitting in a kettle would have won my vote.

And possibly not being outed as a multi millionaire tax avoider in the lead up to the event would have helped with the general public.