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World Water Day

The day serves as a platform to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources and bring to the fore the importance of clean, accessible water for all.

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[-] Baku@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

All these days of late finishes and early starts have finally gotten to me. I conked out at 4 and we've got a conference dinner at 7, but I don't think I have the energy to go. There's a yuppy restaurant on the floor above me so I think I might just go there for dinner. I ended up leaving the conference 2 hours early too

I feel bad since they gave me a grant to come see and do everything, and I don't want to show my appreciation by not doing half of it, but I'm trying to make myself feel a bit better with the knowledge even if I did pay for my own ticket I'd still be going for a nap

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Only do what you're comfortable with but remember some opportunities only come around once in a lifetime. Take what you can grab now.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Nobody goes to all the things! Sleep well, Re-brain.

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

You look after yourself. It does no one any good if you are too stressed/overwhelmed to fully enjoy the experience. I think an early exit sounds like the right strategy. Then you will be all systems go for Saturday/Sunday (if you feel like it). This should be a good experience for you - so take what steps to you need to, to fully enjoy the bits you do end up doing. It's a very mature response to realise that the gas tank is empty, and that you need time and space to refuel.

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Ah damn it. You've just reminded me I need to do talking tomorrow :/

I've decided to just ad lib it. As long as I've got the names of the people I need to introduce I should be right

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, you’re chairing/ doing intro bits? Hand cards (can’t electrically fail) Name, is really cool to have here because [
..] [Reason you hopefully agree with]. Paper. Then, thanks, state was interesting, open questions, ask a question if you want to start. If it gets too quiet, thank again and direct to the buffet if extant.

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

As long as I've got their names and where they're from I'll be fine. Besides introducing them and where they're all from, all I have to do is introduce myself and do a shortened version of the acknowledgement of country. I have the option to do whatever else I want provided it's within the time, but as long as those are all done I'm golden

Rather counter-intuitively I struggle more with speaking when I'm reading a script than when I'm ad libbing it. I struggle with memorising things and reading ahead so if I have a script my eyes will be glued to the paper, where as if I just talk for myself based off a loose collection of ideas I just sorta know what to say

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Addenda: create yourself a persona for presenting. Don’t need a costume, just an attitude. You can do this!

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I did actually buy fancy clothes to wear, so I will be costuming. But I certainly have an attitude so I guess I have both

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Brilliant! Baku’s presenting pants should host the next tread đŸ˜ș

[-] melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

assuming this is an academic conference, rest assured that everyone has skipped out on a few sessions.

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

It's a sort of cross and very diverse crowd. There's a combination of young people with state care experiences and profesional development types attending, and all of the workshop type things (idk what they're called) are run by mostly YP with a couple of academic types sprinkled through

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