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[libellum]

Thanks so much to everyone who commented on my last (f-locked) entry, especially biascut whose advice helped me climb down from a serious panic last Friday night. Since reading your helpful reassurance and suggestions, attending ORGCon and making a point of speaking into the mic as much as I could get away with (I felt slightly justified in being a

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[the_lady_lily]

Good for you! Incidentally, I believe you conduct interviews if you are the interviewer.

[alextiefling]

This looks very interesting. What sort of examples are you intending to use of web activism projects that have gained significant audiences or achieved their ends?

For what it's worth, the feeling inside the civil service seems to be that the promise that this year would deliver 'the web election' and 'the Obama effect' has not materialised. For all David Cameron's fine words, is he actually going to find what he's looking for online?

[woodavens]

It's looking great. Two tips:

a) try not to speak entirely from notes: looking up and making eye contact with the audience gets them on yur side.

b) speak ... much ... more ... slowly ... and ... clearly ... than you think you need to. Practising in front of a mirror may help with that.

Oh, and c) enjoy yourself!