Essay

I can't remember whether I read the fairy article or Megan's article. When I wrote about her attending an international conference, I said that I would also write about an experience.

The first time I attended an international conference, it was about materials science. At that time, I had just stayed in school and didn't bring any graduate students. I am also doing my own project research. The subject is to develop an environment-friendly material with excellent performance. Experiment, material synthesis, formulation and later material performance test are all done and implemented by ourselves. Because the topic is of great significance and practical significance, it was selected as an oral statement by international conferences.

At that time, I was too young and wordy. I thought everything was simple and I thought I could cope with everything if I had the ability.

Now I think of that scene, the embarrassing picture that almost hung on the blackboard, I still feel scared.

It was an international conference held in Hong Kong. Although it is not far from home, it is also held overseas and declared all the way.

Everything went well before the meeting, and I met some friends. I eat, drink and have a good time in Hong Kong.

I was scheduled to speak at the sub-topic meeting on the third day. The chairman of the meeting is a professor from Manda, England. Looking at this gentle and elegant old man, I thought that I should not be a tricky person, and my mood was more peaceful.

I was full of ambition, because I had memorized all the contents before I arrived in Hong Kong. Except for the beautiful PPT, almost all the contents related to the topic are analyzed, checked, prepared and organized in the draft, and I think the preparation is flawless.

The on-site meeting was held in the conference hall of Hong Kong Island Harbour Hotel, with a panoramic view of Victoria Bay outside the window. There were so many people attending the meeting that the venue was almost full. I don't know why, but I'm a little excited.

The penultimate speech, on the stage calmly, step by step, eloquent, everything is perfect! All the best!

After the speech, the chairman of the meeting announced that four listeners were allowed to ask questions, and then he asked a question himself, which was somewhat unexpected. Fortunately, this is authentic British English, and he can understand it. He asked whether the materials were ready. He panicked as soon as he organized his own language, and suddenly the lab stopped talking. He used the testing room in a hurry and was relieved to see the old man nod his head.

The next three foreigners' questions were easily asked, and they began to relax, even a little depressed. They feel that they don't have the pleasure of peak confrontation. After thinking about the last question, they can go directly to the restaurant. The conference buffet is good, which is the level of Iberian ham.

Floating, a gentleman in the fifth and sixth rows asked questions. He broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the sound. Does this fraternity speak English? Look carefully, third brother! It was the first time that I talked with Indians, and it was also the first time that I heard another English, American TV series and English drama: Indian English outside the classroom.

At first, I was very restless. Time and space seemed to be disordered, but I was a little flustered. The more I panic, the less I can hear what he is saying. The more you can't hear clearly, the more nervous you get, and soon you enter an infinite loop.

I know a little about the English he speaks. I'm trying to catch his intention, but I still have a little knowledge and can't fully understand it. What should I do? Even for a moment, I looked at the endless beautiful Victoria seascape outside the window in despair and wanted to give up.

Anxiety, actually less than 30 seconds, but it feels like a century. I really want to find a crack in the ground, which is unrealistic. Is it so hard to hang here? I can't do this, I can't give up, so I'm really dead, and the career behind me has just begun.

Choose to give up decisively and continue listening, and you can't be led by him, otherwise you will die. You will collect countermeasures in your mind, pretend to be calm on the surface and listen carefully to the questioner, and you will always try to find ways in your heart.

Brother A San finally finished asking, and I began to smile and pretend to recite the material preparation process, relevant experience and the main points in the paper, because from his words, I noticed the key technical points of the finished product, which were also in my mind, plus the experiment was my own experience, and everything was easy.

There is a book that says that although some things do not develop as expected, they will definitely overwhelm the other party in momentum, making him feel that he has asked the wrong question or the intention of asking questions is very vague. At the same time, skillfully point to PPT, such as mountains and rivers!

Brother A San, who didn't dare to look at the problem during the period, was 10 thousand sorry in his heart, but he said it calmly. When I peeked at Brother A San again, the goods kept nodding, and with a bang, his heart fell to the ground and he was steadfast. As soon as the mind is solid, people will return to their podium.

Life and death, sister. I beat him with momentum. He didn't ask anything more, so I boldly continued until the chairman reminded me that the time was up.

No unexpected applause!

However, my palms are all sweaty.

At lunch that day, the buffet was particularly enjoyable.

Later, I found his letter in the mailbox. When I get familiar with it, I ask him what to ask. He said it was a matter of preparation. I was secretly happy, so I started academic cooperation.

Actually, I'm a little cheating and arrogant. If I hadn't happened to bump into the question he asked, if he kept asking, I might have really hung up the blackboard. So everything should be carefully considered.

Later, I always told this story to my students and warned them that it was very reasonable to work for ten years on stage for one minute.

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