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What's the largest number of people you've ever had to speak or present in front of?
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I'm not sure, but probably officiating my sister's wedding, or some stuff I talked about in front of our whole church when I was in UU youth group as a teenager.
It would be a few thousand. Not sure of the exact number though but probably at least 10k. Public speaking is a big part of my job
Hmm, I've done a bunch of PAX and GenCon panels, but nothing too huge. Maybe a couple hundred for one where Mike Pondsmith was also on the panel?
I was part of a presentation at G-fest just over a year ago for a game I'm working on. We were on right after... Akira Takarada I think it was or Shusuke Kaneko so we presented to an overly full conference room with people even sitting on the floors. It was a large conference room so I think it was maybe 1000 people or so (when we started anyway, some people did shuffle out after a bit).
I've never done public speaking prior to that outside of school where I failed every speech I've ever done so it was terrifying. It went over really well in the end though, or atleast it seemed so.
I've never done public speaking prior to that outside of school where I failed every speech I've ever done so it was terrifying. It went over really well in the end though, or atleast it seemed so.
In person back when one could do so, approximately 800-1,000 as the master of ceremonies for a convention.
I gave a 20 minutes speech not long ago for maybe 500 people. It was actually a great experience, the speech was supposed to use my own personal experience to inspire others. I was nervous but I gained a lot of confidence as a consequence, and people's reaction was great.
About 150-200 or so at a friend's wedding (I was the best man). Outside of that, just usual school/college stuff in front of the classroom (15-30 people).
The best man speech had me so damn nervous. We had been drinking off and on all day though so I had a pretty good buzz to help me through it.
The best man speech had me so damn nervous. We had been drinking off and on all day though so I had a pretty good buzz to help me through it.
Same. Had to give the closing speech. During the first part I almost went blank, but pictured in my mind my best friend laughing at me and kinda gave me the push I needed to pull through lol Thankfully it was like a second and no one noticed (I think)
I had to present briefly on a company-wide safety call with somewhere ~1000 people on it. That wasn't in person though, I wasn't that worried.
The biggest in-person audience would probably be my Senior Capstone project for my engineering degree. That was probably somewhere between 100-150 people but it was a group presentation.
The biggest in-person audience would probably be my Senior Capstone project for my engineering degree. That was probably somewhere between 100-150 people but it was a group presentation.
A combinaison of two classes while at school for a presentation. So 60 people or so.
But i was touted to perform in front 300 for a music recital when i was learning piano as a kid. Luckily, it was a duet with my pregnant teacher and she went into labor 3 days before. So our performance was scrapped and i avoided it, to my relief. I was shy as fuck at that time, so i was overstressed for months knowing i had to play piano in front of so many.
But i was touted to perform in front 300 for a music recital when i was learning piano as a kid. Luckily, it was a duet with my pregnant teacher and she went into labor 3 days before. So our performance was scrapped and i avoided it, to my relief. I was shy as fuck at that time, so i was overstressed for months knowing i had to play piano in front of so many.
It would have been between 2-3000 in person with however many on stream at a convention. It wasn't for long, I had some people with me to bounce off and I was kind of distracted because I got my corset strings caught on the rail as I went up and tightened that right up just before I got on stage XD
Couple hundred at my BA graduation in a uni lecture hall. I did good I think. Held it together, got a laugh out of the audience.
1000+
I work at a decent-sized Secondary school in Hong Kong.
It's hilarious that they all bow before me, while I'm up on stage, to say "thank you, Mr. Wright." lol
I work at a decent-sized Secondary school in Hong Kong.
It's hilarious that they all bow before me, while I'm up on stage, to say "thank you, Mr. Wright." lol
~4500, at a company meeting. I'm a weirdo and like to speak to an audience... I've married several friends of mine, presided over their weddings, and regularly present to our division at work (~800 or so). Plus the whole presentation in the all hands is super regimented, strictly controlled and reviewed by a dozen people for weeks. I was honestly way more nervous presenting to the senior teams than I am to the whole company.
If school counts, a thousand or so a couple times. I presented at our school ribbon cutting ceremony in 4th grade and gave a speech on TV as well, and also spoke at multiple HS pep rally things.
In my adult life, a couple hundred a few different times for work, and in front of a couple hundred at a few different weddings.
In my adult life, a couple hundred a few different times for work, and in front of a couple hundred at a few different weddings.
Just a classroom full of people for typical school/college stuff, which was likely less than 100 people.
Probably my largest crowd that wasn't a speech was in front of half of my high school. We were overcrowded, so it may have been around 400-700 people. It was a Christmas show and I played drums alongside a few teachers. I also did morning announcements for a bit.
Probably my largest crowd that wasn't a speech was in front of half of my high school. We were overcrowded, so it may have been around 400-700 people. It was a Christmas show and I played drums alongside a few teachers. I also did morning announcements for a bit.
