Poll of the Day > You have to speak in front of a crowd for one hour...

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Kanatteru 04/04/21 11:50:28 PM #1:	...about a topic of your choosing. You cannot bring any notes; it has to be entirely from your memory. You have to talk for an hour, and you have to actually fill the hour with content. What topic do you choose? --- despair-inducing <cite>Kanatteru posted [p:952476258] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>...about a topic of your choosing. You cannot bring any notes; it has to be entirely from your memory. You have to talk for an hour, and you have to actually fill the hour with content. What topic do you choose? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 04/04/21 11:51:38 PM #2:	There are a few things I could pick - Warhammer strategy, game design, video game history; Depends on if I have to entertain a rando-crowd or if they're actually there for the topic at hand like a TED talk --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:952476286] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>There are a few things I could pick - Warhammer strategy, game design, video game history; Depends on if I have to entertain a rando-crowd or if they're actually there for the topic at hand like a TED talk </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Njord 04/04/21 11:52:57 PM #3:	I'd talk about what I'd do, in detail, if I won the mega lottery. <cite>Njord posted [p:952476327] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I'd talk about what I'd do, in detail, if I won the mega lottery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 04/05/21 12:04:33 AM #4:	Poll of the Day --- https://imgur.com/1XbPahR <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:952476655] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Poll of the Day </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PunishedOni 04/05/21 12:08:20 AM #5:	i guess it depends on the audience. probably my spiritual experiences or magic the gathering. i could probably talk just as long about something useful but that wouldnt be as fun for me --- my boyfriend has the highest single-season WAR/g/nmol in low-T baseball history <cite>PunishedOni posted [p:952476744] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>i guess it depends on the audience. probably my spiritual experiences or magic the gathering. i could probably talk just as long about something useful but that wouldnt be as fun for me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnny Eagle 04/05/21 12:08:59 AM #6:	And what would happen if I were to actually accomplish this? If I failed? --- "Life's a game. It's meant to be played." "Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic." <cite>Johnny Eagle posted [p:952476754] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>And what would happen if I were to actually accomplish this? If I failed? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 04/05/21 12:11:27 AM #7:	Johnny Eagle posted... And what would happen if I were to actually accomplish this? If I failed? If you succeed, you are allowed to name the next flavour of diet coke. If you fail, your nipples disappear. --- https://imgur.com/1XbPahR <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:952476818] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Johnny Eagle posted... </cite> <quote>And what would happen if I were to actually accomplish this? If I failed?</quote>If you succeed, you are allowed to name the next flavour of diet coke. If you fail, your nipples disappear. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 04/05/21 12:14:39 AM #8:	I could easily fill up time talking about the NFL, Batman, Pokmon, LotR, or music, without any notes, for an hour --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:952476896] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I could easily fill up time talking about the NFL, Batman, Pokmon, LotR, or music, without any notes, for an hour </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garlands_Soul 04/05/21 12:14:58 AM #9:	Could talk about video games. Like I could fill an hour with final fantasy storylines. Alternatively, punk into post punk into new wave --- "I, Garland, will knock you all down!" <cite>Garlands_Soul posted [p:952476903] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Could talk about video games. Like I could fill an hour with final fantasy storylines. Alternatively, punk into post punk into new wave </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kanatteru 04/05/21 12:37:30 AM #10:	Lokarin posted... Depends on if I have to entertain a rando-crowd or if they're actually there for the topic at hand like a TED talk The crowd is random people and they are not judging your topic, just you filling the hour with content. --- despair-inducing <cite>Kanatteru posted [p:952477413] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>Depends on if I have to entertain a rando-crowd or if they're actually there for the topic at hand like a TED talk</quote> The crowd is random people and they are not judging your topic, just you filling the hour with content. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfFa 04/05/21 12:38:28 AM #11:	I could talk about music and music theory for that long. It'd be especially fun to demo a variety of instruments (piano, sax, clarinet and bass are what I could demo well). --- girls like my fa <cite>ReturnOfFa posted [p:952477443] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I could talk about music and music theory for that long. It'd be especially fun to demo a variety of instruments (piano, sax, clarinet and bass are what I could demo well). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 04/05/21 12:41:50 AM #12:	I would just tell them that I want to try to be kind towards everybody, and I would like it if people would be kind to me too. Then I would see if anyone would mind grabbing me some food from some local place that the crowd recommends and Id fill the remaining time with a Q and A. --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano <cite>Mead posted [p:952477516] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I would just tell them that I want to try to be kind towards everybody, and I would like it if people would be kind to me too. Then I would see if anyone would mind grabbing me some food from some local place that the crowd recommends and Id fill the remaining time with a Q and A. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OtakuD50 04/05/21 12:57:43 AM #13:	I summarize my entire previous Pathfinder campaign. --- "Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute." -Mark Twain, "The Lowest Animal" <cite>OtakuD50 posted [p:952477839] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I summarize my entire previous Pathfinder campaign. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FatalAccident 04/05/21 1:54:33 AM #14:	Either basketball or construction. Probably basketball though cause theres a lot to talk about. I could analyse each of the 30 teams in the NBA and what they need to get to a championship level. Then go into the differences between the NBA and the euro leagues. Then go into how each league can learn from the other, and finally how to make the British basketball league not suck. I could talk about construction and architecture for a while if I had to but Id probably be more fluent in basketball. --- walks away <cite>FatalAccident posted [p:952478910] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Either basketball or construction. Probably basketball though cause theres a lot to talk about. I could analyse each of the 30 teams in the NBA and what they need to get to a championship level. Then go into the differences between the NBA and the euro leagues. Then go into how each league can learn from the other, and finally how to make the British basketball league not suck. I could talk about construction and architecture for a while if I had to but Id probably be more fluent in basketball. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 04/05/21 1:59:08 AM #15:	I guess it could be the following: acupuncture and oriental medicine, small animals, personality, certain books, movies, shows, and games, and a few others. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." (Zidane Tribal of FFIX) <cite>fishy071 posted [p:952478969] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I guess it could be the following: acupuncture and oriental medicine, small animals, personality, certain books, movies, shows, and games, and a few others. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 04/05/21 10:11:37 AM #16:	Beer --- My theme song - https://youtu.be/uYjM-BuE3Cs <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:952486117] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Beer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 04/05/21 10:31:23 AM #17:	Ya'll know I can talk about food forever. In fact, I have talked in front of a crowd of people (doing water areobics, at picnics, board game nights, DnD meetings, random strangers on the street etc) for many hundreds of hours about food already. I don't like diet coke though, and I don't really use my nipples (Can you milk me Fawker?). I love food tho, so yeah, this isn't a challenge. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:952486626] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Ya'll know I can talk about food forever. In fact, I have talked in front of a crowd of people (doing water areobics, at picnics, board game nights, DnD meetings, random strangers on the street etc) for many hundreds of hours about food already. I don't like diet coke though, and I don't really use my nipples (Can you milk me Fawker?). I love food tho, so yeah, this isn't a challenge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 04/05/21 10:32:50 AM #18:	TTRPGs Food Electronics Books Lasers Videogames <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:952486667] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>TTRPGs Food Electronics Books Lasers Videogames </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 04/05/21 10:34:06 AM #19:	shadowsword87 posted... TTRPGs Food Electronics Books Lasers Videogames I like this person:) --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:952486704] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>shadowsword87 posted... </cite> <quote>TTRPGs Food Electronics Books Lasers Videogames</quote> I like this person:) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Greenfox111 04/05/21 10:51:04 AM #20:	there's no way i could speak for an hour about anything --- Don't ask. <cite>Greenfox111 posted [p:952487188] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>there's no way i could speak for an hour about anything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 04/05/21 10:52:40 AM #21:	You get time to prepare, so just anything you want to do research on for a week straight, really. Hell, I could probably talk for an hour about any of my subjects right now. Nobody says it has to be good or actually make any points, just talk about whatever. <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:952487242] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>You get time to prepare, so just anything you want to do research on for a week straight, really. Hell, I could probably talk for an hour about any of my subjects right now. Nobody says it has to be good or actually make any points, just talk about whatever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockey7318 04/05/21 10:53:14 AM #22:	I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation. <cite>hockey7318 posted [p:952487259] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 04/05/21 10:54:37 AM #23:	hockey7318 posted... I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation. Everything I have ever done since I was born has been stream of consciousness, luckily that has worked for me. I don't think it would work for most people. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:952487308] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>hockey7318 posted... </cite> <quote>I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation.</quote> Everything I have ever done since I was born has been stream of consciousness, luckily that has worked for me. I don't think it would work for most people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 04/05/21 10:55:35 AM #24:	Evolutionary biology --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:952487343] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Evolutionary biology </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 04/05/21 11:20:20 AM #25:	I wouldnt even show up. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:952488103] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I wouldnt even show up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jen0125 04/05/21 11:47:21 AM #26:	I talk about my foolproof plan to get Kim Taehyung to fall in love with me --- https://imgur.com/4ihiyS2 "I am not gay! Can't you get that through your head? I am very much aroused at the site of a naked woman!" - Dan0429 <cite>Jen0125 posted [p:952488938] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I talk about my foolproof plan to get Kim Taehyung to fall in love with me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 04/05/21 11:58:28 AM #27:	Jen0125 posted... I talk about my foolproof plan to get Kim Taehyung to fall in love with me That would only take like 30 seconds, isn't your whole plan that he looks at you and is immediately smitten? --- https://imgur.com/1XbPahR <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:952489288] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Jen0125 posted... </cite> <quote>I talk about my foolproof plan to get Kim Taehyung to fall in love with me</quote>That would only take like 30 seconds, isn't your whole plan that he looks at you and is immediately smitten? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jen0125 04/05/21 12:01:40 PM #28:	Blightzkrieg posted... That would only take like 30 seconds, isn't your whole plan that he looks at you and is immediately smitten? No I have a very elaborate lead up to the first moment our eyes connect --- https://imgur.com/4ihiyS2 "I am not gay! Can't you get that through your head? I am very much aroused at the site of a naked woman!" - Dan0429 <cite>Jen0125 posted [p:952489385] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite> <quote>That would only take like 30 seconds, isn't your whole plan that he looks at you and is immediately smitten?</quote> No I have a very elaborate lead up to the first moment our eyes connect </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captainjeff87 04/05/21 12:06:56 PM #29:	In general I hate crowds because of social anxiety but if I was absolutely forced to speak in front of a crowd I guess I'd discuss Breaking Bad/BCS episodes/theories/references and easter eggs/foreshadowing/etc --- PSN: CaptainJeff87 (please say Gfaqs in friend request msg) <cite>captainjeff87 posted [p:952489589] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>In general I hate crowds because of social anxiety but if I was absolutely forced to speak in front of a crowd I guess I'd discuss Breaking Bad/BCS episodes/theories/references and easter eggs/foreshadowing/etc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EvilMegas 04/05/21 12:07:39 PM #30:	I could talk about DnD for an hour. --- The first person to be fully vaccinated on GameFaQs. You are getting this discount. <cite>EvilMegas posted [p:952489612] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>I could talk about DnD for an hour. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 04/05/21 12:58:46 PM #31:	Spider-Man Adventure Time Sonic Comics in general Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Hitchhiker's Guide The Stephen King multiverse The hardest part for me would be the "in front of a crowd" part --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:952491365] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Spider-Man Adventure Time Sonic Comics in general Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Hitchhiker's Guide The Stephen King multiverse The hardest part for me would be the "in front of a crowd" part </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dmess85 04/05/21 1:00:17 PM #32:	skiing! --- Previewing your message before you post is for suckers. --- <cite>Dmess85 posted [p:952491418] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>skiing! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HornedLion 04/05/21 1:14:10 PM #33:	My delts --- I'm actually really enjoying GodFall. <cite>HornedLion posted [p:952491882] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>My delts </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 04/05/21 3:25:13 PM #34:	Retro PC video game engines The 6 topics would include: Build Engine (Duke 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, etc.) Z-Machine (Zork 1-3, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and many others) ID Tech 0 (Wolfenstien 3D, Noah's Ark 3D, Rise of the Triad, etc.) Adventure Game Interpreter (King's Quest 1-4, Space Quest 1+2, Police Quest, etc.) ID Tech 1 (Doom, Hexen, Heretic, Chex Quest) SCUMM (Basically every adventure game made by Lucas Arts in the late 80's and early 90's) I could probably go in chronological order, but this would be a good order as far as complexity. I guess I could combine the FPS and Adventure game ones at least. --- After 16 years, I have decided my signature will NOT be about my job! But I still don't know what to put here so...yea... <cite>Dikitain posted [p:952496419] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Retro PC video game engines The 6 topics would include: Build Engine (Duke 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, etc.) Z-Machine (Zork 1-3, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and many others) ID Tech 0 (Wolfenstien 3D, Noah's Ark 3D, Rise of the Triad, etc.) Adventure Game Interpreter (King's Quest 1-4, Space Quest 1+2, Police Quest, etc.) ID Tech 1 (Doom, Hexen, Heretic, Chex Quest) SCUMM (Basically every adventure game made by Lucas Arts in the late 80's and early 90's) I could probably go in chronological order, but this would be a good order as far as complexity. I guess I could combine the FPS and Adventure game ones at least. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naruto_fan_42 04/05/21 3:51:37 PM #35:	Hollow Knight lore --- Silksong is a collective fever dream. <cite>Naruto_fan_42 posted [p:952497352] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Hollow Knight lore </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MeteoricBurst 04/05/21 4:05:59 PM #36:	One Piece. It's so long that you could easily talk for one hour on even specific subjects, or do a general overview. Indeed I've seen reviewers do exactly that. --- "I had no choice but to choose the DLC." - Junichi Masuda <cite>MeteoricBurst posted [p:952497872] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>One Piece. It's so long that you could easily talk for one hour on even specific subjects, or do a general overview. Indeed I've seen reviewers do exactly that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 04/05/21 4:14:33 PM #37:	hockey7318 posted... I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation. Pretty much this. There's almost no way I could stay completely on a single topic without at least being able to prepare an outline of what points I want to hit (though if I can prepare an outline and then not bring it onstage, I'd probably be okay). --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:952498156] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>hockey7318 posted... </cite> <quote>I'd just got straight up stream of consciousness and say whatever I was thinking because I doubt I'd be able to fill an hour well with a single subject without preperation.</quote> Pretty much this. There's almost no way I could stay completely on a single topic without at least being able to prepare an outline of what points I want to hit (though if I can prepare an outline and then not bring it onstage, I'd probably be okay). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 04/05/21 4:20:01 PM #38:	Metalsonic66 posted... Spider-Man Adventure Time Sonic Comics in general Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Hitchhiker's Guide The Stephen King multiverse The hardest part for me would be the "in front of a crowd" part No One Piece? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:952498336] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>Spider-Man Adventure Time Sonic Comics in general Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Hitchhiker's Guide The Stephen King multiverse The hardest part for me would be the "in front of a crowd" part </quote> No One Piece?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 04/05/21 5:22:10 PM #39:	MeteoricBurst posted... One Piece. It's so long that you could easily talk for one hour on even specific subjects, or do a general overview. Indeed I've seen reviewers do exactly that. This too --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:952500672] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>MeteoricBurst posted... </cite> <quote>One Piece. It's so long that you could easily talk for one hour on even specific subjects, or do a general overview. Indeed I've seen reviewers do exactly that.</quote>This too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 04/05/21 5:26:12 PM #40:	Kanatteru posted... What topic do you choose? My personal life and observations. Not sure it'd be entertaining or interesting but I could fill an hour with that --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:952500801] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Kanatteru posted... </cite> <quote>What topic do you choose?</quote>My personal life and observations. Not sure it'd be entertaining or interesting but I could fill an hour with that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Joshs Name 04/05/21 6:35:31 PM #41:	Does it have to be only one hour or can it run over? I have some things to say --- So I was standing still at a stationary store... <cite>Joshs Name posted [p:952503117] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Does it have to be only one hour or can it run over? I have some things to say </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 04/05/21 7:20:23 PM #42:	Metalsonic66 posted... This too We should do a speech on if Monet is alive or not. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:952504686] in You have t... [t:79388067]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote> This too </quote> We should do a speech on if Monet is alive or not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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