{"id":2504,"date":"2014-10-16T14:20:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T14:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/annapolitanwienolds\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2021-04-12T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:47:33","slug":"in-front-of-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wienoldusa.com\/?p=2504","title":{"rendered":"In Front of the Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public speaking, being the center of attention at a birthday party, and even conversation in large groups has never been my forte as a certified introvert.\u00a0 So among my least favorite job responsibilities is speaking at industry function such as the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors Annual Conference in New Orleans<\/a>.
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Unfortunately that was exactly what I was going to have to face and the SAMS <\/a>conference was as large as it has been in the last four years.\u00a0 I’m starting to get to know some of the faces in the crowd, but that isn’t exactly a great comfort when I am discussing a topic that I know little about.\u00a0 Lithium Ion Battery standards are a topic that is being addressed by a subcommittee that I manage, which doesn’t exactly qualify me to speak on the matter, but that was not going to stop my name from being added to the agenda.<\/p>\n

So there I was. I sent a solid week prepping for the 90 minute session and I put my fears in my back pocket to stumble my way through discussing chemistry and physics (two subjects that I all but failed in school) to a group of close to 300 blank stares. Whew… finally done. It’s Miller time.<\/p>\n