I was interviewed by the wonderful Terry Brock today.
I have never been interviewed on camera before in my life.
It was an interesting experience.
He will release it later today or tomorrow.
It reminded me of a story when I was young.
When I was in primary school (age 10) I had to give a presentation in front of the class.
I didn't want to do it, but I was told that presenting was an ultimate skill you needed to master to succeed in life.
I hated the idea from the start, I also no clue what to give a presentation about.
All I wanted was to play my Nintendo 8 bit and have fun.
Luckily my mom came to the rescue.
Being a history teacher (at the time) she had plenty of good ideas.
I was going to give a presentation about a historical figure!
Great! I liked the idea. It was better than anything else I could come up with.
But of all the amazing historical figures she could have picked she choose.....Hitler.
We put a presentation together and I practiced it. Over and over.
Judgment Day
I wasn't the only person to give a presentation that day.
My friend Ben also had to give one and a bunch of other kids.
When I asked Ben what his presentation was about he said: "My Bird...."
When I asked around more I quickly realized that I kinda overshot the mark.
While everyone was talking about their pets, I was stuck with one of the worst dictators of all time.
How I wish I had chosen my dog too!
O, I was so nervous waiting while everyone got called one by one to give their presentation.
When it was finally my turn. I got up and walked to the front of the class.
When I got there. I froze.
Not a single word would come out.
I felt miserable.
I hated the spotlight.
Today
That feeling came back today in the first 2 minutes of the interview.
We were talking before the record button was pressed and I was fine!
The moment he did the countdown...I got that nervous feeling.
I almost froze....this time words did come out but not very smooth.
Luckily Terry is Pro and he swooped in and got me back on track.
Something I could have needed way back then!
Not long after I was fine and talking like in my vlogs.
It ended up being a lot of fun! (like he promised before).
Steemit is forcing me to keep pushing myself to try new things.
It is truly a wonderful journey and I'm very grateful for it.
The interview will be released on Terry's blog as soon as he finishes editing it.
You did a marvelous job today, @exyle! Thank you for giving such great information in our interview.
It is now available (after my dutiful editing!) at:
https://steemit.com/beyondbitcoin/@terrybrock/steemit-success-series-exyle-and-the-grind
I'd recommend every Steem user watch it and take notes. You packed that interview with a lot of valuable information that I know I can certainly use. I'm sure others will agree that you packed a lot into that short interview.
Keep up the good work. I look forward to hearing any feedback you might have, Mark! All the very best to you, sir!
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Thank you for the interview, Terry. I just watched your edited version and it's great. Thanks for the rescue in the beginning :)
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Of course, Mark. Hey, we're all human and need others to help us out from time to time. I'm very grateful for the many who have helped me in many ways through the years. Something I love about our Steemit community is the camaraderie that we see. All the very best to you, Mark!
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terry sir you are amazing i must say i am new fan of you :) #Stay awesome :)
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Thank you @hassanabid. You are very kind. @exyle really did a great job on that and pulled it off. I'm impressed with him.
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Agreed Exyle is very talented intelligent person ! however people like him is the reason we are still humans :D
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You are nothing but a champ, my bro! And you've done us all very proud. It's takes a certain kind of "skill" to be able to be an interviewee (as well as conduct an interview like the awesome Terry Brock) and trust me, man. Everything went exceedingly great.
Thanks for the shout-out too. I know I've said this many times before but I consider myself so extremely lucky to have made such an incredible friend as you are. Too corny? Well, I couldn't care less. It's the plain truth.
Bless you, man! You're a complete asset to Steemit and it's diverse
and growing community. I doubt that something as special as that will ever change. :)
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Thank you, for the ever encouraging words! Looking forward seeing you @ SF2. Can;t believe I only known you for a year. It feels longer.
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love you both Steemit inspirations you are @ezzy you are really great supporter of exyle i saw every comment of you on exyle i must say you are a big motivator and best friend of exyle <3 God bless you both :) sorry for long comment lol !
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Cool deed.
It is amazing to push the boundary.
Keep up the good work and put steem and steemit way up there.
Keep on steemit!
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Funny that someone that does videos all the time can still get a little stage fright. I remember the first time speaking in front a room full of people training them...thought for sure I would freeze up. Hardest part was the first few words, once past them the rest of the day was a breeze.
Never had issues in school or in small trainings, but a room with a few hundred people scared me for some reason. Why...who knows. Now speaking doesn't bother me, but still not something I enjoy. Big difference between something you can do and something you enjoy.
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I was nervous making my first vlog and there wasn't even anyone in the room, lol. Now I feel completely comfortable. I guess it's the same with speaking in public or interviews. I just don;t get to do that often.
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As they say practice makes perfect....or in this case practice gives confidence. You do a very good job on your vlog and give great information. No reason to be nervous. Sharing information is sharing information.
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Man you have you're own trading card... why to be nervous..
Ik hoop dat je een keer wil kijken naar mijn witness profiel en op me wilt stemmen als beginnend witness.
https://steemit.com/witness-category/@rival/rival-witness-update-introducing-steemvember
Ga je naar steemfest?
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Very nice to see you are challenging yourself every time! Can't wait to see the interview somewhere popping up!
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It's up!
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Seen it all! What a great interview! I'm sure a lot of people can benefit from the things you mentioned!
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@exyle I know you did well and you are a GEM here on STEEMIT and you work very hard to make this a GREAT Place for everyone. I am Grateful.
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I actually get more nervous if I have to give a presentation than I got back in high school or middle school. You are your worse enemy is you get yourself down before a presentation, it's kind of silly if you think about :)
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Oh yeah.. without a demands, we never accomplish gols..😊
I'm also faces to similar matters when I was schooling.. But I always believed that that nervous teach me good lessons in my life..
Waiting for your interview and I think it will be great..
Upvoted and cheers..
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it would be a fantastic interview indeed to watch i start following @terrybrock and i am so excited to see that interview not because you got nervous initially but it would be a great learning for me. well i am not an expert in dealing with nervousness but i think that nervousness is a feeling and it comes when we think that we are not capable of doing something, so the solution for such occasions is that just close your eyes take a deep breath and put your hand on your heart and say "all is well" and just motivate yourself that you are good and you are truly capable of doing this, i think by motivating ourself and assuming that all is well will help overcome nervousness, Stay confident and awesome my friend and thanks for sharing.
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wow it will be a great interview. No doubt about TerryL Brock is a great motivational speaker and host. I really impressed by his great style. You are very lucky @exyle!
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He's a pro indeed.
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Thanjs Mark for your sharing. I know exactly what you mean. I have been teaching and preaching for 20 years and everytime I get on stage in front of the mic, I get nervous as ever, as if it is the first time on stage. You did well.
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Even after 20 years! I have no chance, lol :)
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Hehehehe, people who are shy come across this problem quite frequently. I also feel that I'm not good looking into a camera lens (for pictures or video) but still, we can overcome such problems. Will definitely watch your interview and I hope it should be uploaded without editing.
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It's up, without editing of the conversation (just overlays).
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This post reminded me very much of a scenario I used to have back in high school, we each form a group of around 5 but only 1 person needed to present.
The teacher which was ofcourse very kind keep stressing on the importance of presenting, telling us that if you don't do it now, you are gonna have to do it in your tertiary education and in your life anyway. None of my group mates were gonna do it, so I did it.
It went better than expected, I mean the assignment was not too "presentation oriented" so I just had to wing it and kinda fill my way through. The best thing was that the teacher praised me for it and some of my class mates said I did a good job. It was the best feeling ever, but it lasted very briefly before more things took over but that's story for another time.
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That is a cool story. You were brave! It does feel good to overcome fear and come out better on the other side.
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Bravo for overcoming your public speaking phobia. Public speaking was never my forte too, in my earlier days I avoided it every chance but in my later years in high school and university I got better. I think practice makes perfect :) Looking forward to that interview :)
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Congratulations, you defeated your childish fear. This is your achievement. The second achievement is an interview) Two achievements in one day, my friend! You are a hero) I will wait for the interview to be published on Twitter!
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Thank you!
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hahaha!
Sylvia got to this one first and I heard laughing from the next room.
I laughed when I reached the subject of your presentation - yes, same location for the first laugh :D
Cool story to link in this interview you've given with Terry, who I actually connected with (not to interview level!) yesterday and again today. Looking forward to seeing this soon.
p.s. I know which room Terry is in so we should go surprise him before he hits the stage - does he like whiskey I wonder :)
Stuck a 100% manual on this today, not sure what's going on though as spotted 'my usual' next to it on the blockchain?
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Wow, lucky you. You are getting the opportunity to deal with your public speaking issue. I have this same issue too and i will love to deal with it.
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That is fantastic!!!
I can't wait to watch/listen.
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It's good to challenge yourself. Without challenging yourself nothing can be achieved. I wished you to have all the success in your life that you have ever wanted :)
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Hahaha we all have that childhood setback experience
Its good you conquered today
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You did great in the video man. Thank you for everything you are doing for the community.. a noob like me has a lot to learn from a star like you! :-)
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Thank you!
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@exyle,
Dude this article reminds me my school times :D Once I had such kind of presentation and at that day I understood the meaning of frozen :D Great article and hope to hear your first interview soon!
Cheers~
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Great post!
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didn't you do that thing where you imagine their on the toilet , i was told to do that on job interviews ,
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Great post. Keep stretching yourself as you have much to offer.
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without is a great experience nice very nice
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enjoy like , follow up . Thank you very much
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Great that is so many great things to learn thanks for sharing your experience about that :)
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Can't wait for it come out!
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@exyle
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Much obliged! I am sure very good sharing. I'm starting to read it now. I wish you continued success. I will continue to follow you. Take care of yourself, my dear friend.
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Waiting for the release
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Very Wonderful, Keep it up and up @exyle
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Very nice @exyle
I have a fear from video camera.
If someone will try to interview me I'll pass out.
I must say you're very brave guy.
I'm waiting to see your interview.
Upvoted 100% and wish you can upvote for me to.
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@exyle - Sir, your article imagined me the situation very well.... Now, my goal is watching that video.... Hope I could do it soon Sir...
+W+ [UpVoted & ReSteemed]
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approve , Thank you very much . I am sure very good sharing. I'm starting to read it now. I wish you continued success. I will continue to follow you. Take care of yourself, my dear friend.
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I've experienced the same, but I believe that with time it gets easier. Also, video interviews are a bit better coz the interviewer cannot see your body language or whatever notes you have on the computer in front of you.
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Sometimes even i get that feeling of nervousness in interviews dude
That moment all the courage or whatever seems to disappear but at the end all sorts out ;)
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congratulations for the first interview. you doesn't look like your first one, you should do it again :))
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