From the sounds of things, @surfermarly, it sounds like your presentation of STEEM and Oracle-D was well received (though it seemed like it would have been tough to gauge the reception before hand, since it seemed pretty quiet.
That for me would have been the most nerve wracking. Glad you were able get out of your comfort zone.
Of course, it's kind of hard to overlook the fact that all of this was taking place in Mallorca, and being a one day conference, surely presented an opportunity to go surfing, right? Double win!
Thanks for promoting STEEM, and thanks for sharing your video. Too bad the other GoPro didn't work out as planned. Maybe next time. :)
Hehe, you touched on an interesting point here!
The reception at Steemfest was a bit warmer, but well that's what happens when you have a conference room full of friends in front of you :-)
When I said that I was surfing waves and blockchains I honestly exptected people to somehow respond to it. That first sentence was actually meant to be a little icebreaker. But there was just a very prolonged silence, so I thought by myself: "Alright, different senses of humor. No worries, I'm gonna catch you anyways." Haha
I'd very much LOVE to speak in front of hundreds or even thousands of people one day. That'd truly be one of my lifetime goals. I'll need to improve a couple of things and get even more familiar with the tech part of the blockchain, but I'd really like to face such a challenge in the future :-)
Thanks for stopping by and for supporting me here, it's highly appreciated!!!
PS: I just sent you 100 ENGAGE tokens, you can find them in your wallet @ steem-engine.com :-)
Wow, just saw that you already have 1,150 ENGAGE tokens. Good job!!
Hey, @surfermarly.
re: Engage Tokens
Well, thank you very much for the tokens. And yeah, I do have some. Not sure why exactly. I think Asher was either feeling sorry for me or was trying to get rid of them. One or the other. :)
re: surfing waves and blockchains
It seems to me that if the audience doesn't know who you are, hasn't heard you speak, doesn't know your personality, then they can be slow or hesitant to pick up on things like that. I'm not saying cut the icebreakers—you definitely want humor, I think—it's just going to be hit and miss, has been my limited experience.
I think you'll do quite well in front of larger audiences, especially since you have the desire to do it, along with the ability and the capacity to learn and adapt.
wow so nice to see people like you and @asher whoever that is, sending these engage tokens around , like apotentiallyvaluavble inside jok3e, reminds me of the days when we would send @pocket tokens back and forth, but just like @steemitqa is sending troll tokens and @whatsup is sending drama tokens, and Im sending people @wafrica and @artzone tokens but i need to bite the bullet and spend 44 bucks get the 100 ENG tokens and create my own ackza multipurpose token
Hey, @ackza.
I haven't really been spreading the ENGAGE tokens around yet, but Asher is actually @abh12345, and the one that created the tokens. He has a Curation and Engagement League that he runs, and he's a part of the @steemcommunity witness along with @paulag. He's big into engagement, thus the tokens and the leagues.
If you're at all interested in joining the leagues and haven't already, here's a link to the latest leagues post. You can simply leave a comment and Asher will sign you up. :)
@glenalbrethsen I have had many spells away from the blockchain this year due to a family illness, then bereavement, it has severely stunted my potential for growth, but family first of course. I will have ample chance to grow and grow this year.
The reason I mention this is that each time I return one thing remains true and it is heartening to see. YOU Sir are everywhere, engaging to the max. Camped out in comment sections across the chain.
Kudos to you for bringing a familiarity that nevers wavers, never falters so that each time I have to take a step back, I return to seeing an oh-so-familiar face.
Stay awesome man :)
Hey, @stevenwood.
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I suppose it happens to all of us at some point, but that doesn't make it any easier going through it.
And yes, family first, always. STEEM seems to be resilient enough so far, in spite of us sometimes, to keep on going even if we have to step away for awhile.
re: everywhere
I laughed when I read this. It made my day. I've seen better times, engagement-wise, but then, I guess it depends on what the norm is. For some, I'm everywhere, to others, I'm dogging it, and the reality is probably somewhere bouncing between the two. :)
And in reality, I owe most of anything I manage to do to the Curation and Engagement Leagues ran by @abh12345. They are why I'm encouraged to get out as far as I can, even if it's in my best interest to do so anyway.
Without them, I'm pretty sure I would have left before now. Maybe come back to see what had changed, but I wouldn't have stuck it out this long doing what I do every day.
I appreciate the very kind words, though. They're very encouraging and make me want to do more. :)
I hope things have quieted down for you and that you can have more time here if you so choose.
These are not 'feeling sorry for' tokens :D
Congratulations! You have just earned some ENGAGE Tokens.
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