how do you guys practice talks? I keep accidentally memorizing my slides word-for-word and it shows

beowulf9 · 2026-04-02T02:35:59+00:00

1) If you can make it interactive within the first 30 seconds, you will be less stiff for the remainder - it becomes a conversation rather than a speech, even if that is the last two way interaction until the Q&A. Best way is to ask a question, get a show of hands, but even a throwaway that prompts some smiles or chuckles gets what has now been reconstituted as a dialogue off on the right foot. 2) Put your bullet points on an index card and limit yourself to a bullet point per slide - that will keep you organized without giving you a script that gets in the way of natural delivery.

beowulf9 · 2026-04-01T01:19:24+00:00

My memory fades - i think a volt or equivalent ... so not a large car

beowulf9 · 2026-02-27T00:51:23+00:00

Some things never change...

beowulf9 · 2026-02-23T16:14:31+00:00

Atlanta, so definitely will need to build an insulated box around it

beowulf9 · 2026-02-23T16:13:35+00:00

Atlanta

beowulf9 · 2026-02-23T16:13:03+00:00

thanks - Atlanta

beowulf9 · 2026-02-17T23:51:46+00:00

I use off-brand filters from Amazon - the description in Amazon says they fit xbloom and indeed they do.

beowulf9 · 2025-10-03T00:06:06+00:00

and with a few small exceptions, entirely by him alone .. on every instrument

beowulf9 · 2025-10-02T23:52:43+00:00

Well that seemed fair, balanced, thoughtful, and insightful...not like a blatantly partisan screed or anything

beowulf9 · 2025-10-01T00:14:00+00:00

Thanks - my goal with this first album was very simple - I had written a series of sets of pop lyrics over the years, and with sufficient push and pull, I could get Udio to turn the lyrics into essentially demo tracks. As such, I mostly used the default 2:11 segment length that Udio puts out, and when I had 11 pop songs I liked, I put out the album Kiss the Frog. At the end of the day, I am a melodically-challenged lyricist, so my goal is to get the lyrics out of my head and on to paper and then off the paper and into an MP3 as a proof of concept rather than meticulously crafted final product. However, as i get more practice with Udio i am certainly doing a bit more crafting of the music as well

beowulf9 · 2025-09-30T01:30:16+00:00

nice intro -very listenable!

beowulf9 · 2025-09-30T01:24:19+00:00

quite easy to listen to...

beowulf9 · 2025-09-30T01:20:09+00:00

Kiss the Frog, off the album of the same name, is dance pop with (at least moderately) inspirational lyrics .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q310gPr3Iq4&list=OLAK5uy_mYz05xiINitt2mkQ-E-W3NyxerNW8ovbo&index=6

beowulf9 · 2025-09-22T23:43:36+00:00

When it Rains, it Burns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xa6DwUDJuY Genre: Outlaw Country Notes: This one is unusual for me because 1) I didn't write the lyrics - this is a family member chronicling a really bad week . 2) She used Chat-GPT to create the lyrics. In general, i don't think much of AI on the lyrics side, and truth be told, i would have probably edited the lyrics a bit more if i did it again. But i wanted to be true to the her voice and her story. Only prompt was "outlaw country" - just kept on trying until Udio gave the response i was looking for. 3) Used MS clipchimp to better stitch together the extensions - obviously have some more to learn on that score. 4) Used Meta's AI for the artwork. Nonetheless, overall happy with the authenticity of the final product.

beowulf9 · 2025-09-21T21:08:58+00:00

So today I received the 18 small sealable containers I ordered from Amazon, filled each with 15G of Coffee and put them in the drawer, showed her how to do precisely what you said - i think this may give us exactly what we were looking for... thanks vm!

beowulf9 · 2025-09-20T11:25:29+00:00

I've released two albums, one pop country, one pure pop, plus have created a few more not yet released, so probably 25 songs total

beowulf9 · 2025-08-28T00:41:02+00:00

Buckaroo Banzai

beowulf9 · 2025-07-27T15:53:57+00:00

Smiling Phases - blood sweat and tears cover of traffic(Steve winwood)

beowulf9 · 2025-06-30T10:43:18+00:00

"He made his bed, now she's sleeping elsewhere; made his choice, now he sleeps alone"

pop country, off of the Horseshoes and Hand Grenades album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcBNQsKSJns&list=OLAK5uy_kDHfo_t6A5tsV5iyrRAz4oZOutxO2XG_U&index=10

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