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[Texaswheelz]

Well tomorrow I have a interview to become a trainer where I am currently working. We have 5 minutes to do a presentation on anything we want to do it on. Of course what we are teaching them isn't really important, it's that we seem confident in what we are teaching, keep their attention and show that after 7 hours of a 8 hours class we'll still be able to keep the people awake and some what interested.

I decided to teach them how to do a wheelie. Jump out of my chair into one of the office chairs and let one of them demonstrate as I go. I've even decided that if it does seem that they aren't fully paying attention to me, which in 5 minutes I shouldn't lose em, but if I do I'm just going to dump over backwards, but before hand I'm going to give each of them a folded piece of paper and tell them not to open it until I'm finish. Then explain in the paper that me falling over was on purpose, and if that is what is needed if I feel like I'm losing a class then that's what I would do.

Any one have any other idea's(I know sorta of late to be asking), not a lot you can do in 5 minutes, but I really do want to become a trainer, gives me a good chance of traveling to the different sites for up to 3 weeks at a time and is much better then setting in a cubicle answering emails all damn day.

I'm also included a print out "Reasons For Needing To Do A Wheelie" with 6 different things. Going down curbs, steps cause there isn't always a ramp. Going up curbs. Going down steep hills. Going off pavement and across pretty much any other type of ground. To turn quicker and last is just for fun to impress friends and strangers...

Edited by Texaswheelz, 23 July 2009 - 03:16 AM.

[ClaraTaylor]

Really good luck with that! You'll have the edge over most people because of the fact you're in a chair alone (tends to attract attention for a few minutes anyway) so you'll ace five minutes... how old are the students?

[wheelywendy]

good luck go for it, the wheelchair factor will keep their attention for 5 mins so no worries there.

[Texaswheelz]

They'll all be adults, it's to train people in my current job which is support through emails and chat for iTunes and iPods/iPhone.

Edited by Texaswheelz, 23 July 2009 - 12:12 PM.

[qbounce]

I've posted before some people do wheelies for pressure relief. They prop their back up against the wall while leaning back in the chair. I guess it works, and that gives you another issue to very quickly touch on.

I was the Speech Club President waaaaaay back in high school, so can offer some pointers. Take them for what they're worth:

* Change fluctuations in your voice. Try not to sound monotone
* Make eye contact. Don't do the "light house" manuever, scannning your eyes back and forth in the same rhythm. Instead, lock eyes on inividual people at a time.
* Move around. Don't stay in just one spot.
* Know your "Stall" words: Like, Ummm, Soooo, You Know . . . etc. If you notice a certain word you use often to transition from one sentence, or thought to the next, it distracts the listener.
* Use humor. Maybe tell a joke in the beginning to break the ice. Then pepper in humor, it helped me not feel so nervous. And, the audience likes it, and tend to stay more attentive to a well informed, but light hearted presentation.

Hey, good luck!

Edited by qbounce, 23 July 2009 - 03:07 PM.

[fatdave]

nothing to add except good luck!

[E-DOG]

The falling over thing and the piece of paper is hilarious. I know you've already interviewed by now, and aced it, so I'm not worried about that.

For the next time though, tell 'em this:

"I was told to imagine my audience naked if I became flustered with stage fright. That inside, it would calm me down. You know, the humor of seeing you all without your clothes on. Well I'll tell ya folks, lookin' at some of you, I'm laughing ASS OFF right about now. Inside of course.

E

[wheels71]

After introducing yourself, show them that you can pop a wheelie. Tell them anyone caught snozzing will have to come up front and do their best at popping a wheelie. Try and tie the ability to pop a wheelie into whatever their job is. Maybe concentration or something like that..Good luck on your interview.

[twisted_ophelia]

Good luck and how did it go???

[Texaswheelz]

Thanks for the well wish's.

We won't find out anything until next week. I felt mine went pretty good, it was one of those group interview type settings where there were 5 others interviewee's in there also doing theirs. The funny part is that the first guy did his on health insurance, boring as hell and after like 2 minutes in I really didn't know what he was talking about any more. But he did use as his example some one breaking their leg and then a month later breaking his other leg and how the insurance would cover the two legs differently. Then the next guy talks about car insurance, another boring one, but after those two went and I got up there I just went straight into how if they happen to have a car wreck and break their legs then knowing how to do a wheelie would be very important.

I didn't have to dump myself as they seemed to have been well entertained, I did pull the guy that did his on insurance up though and I jumped in one of the other chairs and made him set in mine to show them just how easy it was to do one and with him following the direction I had given he of course was easily able to pull it off.