To think that with Kate Middleton's education, she should be able to give a 3 minute speech without notes?

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Given that new graduates at my organisation are expected to give 30 minute presentations without notes.

Erm no

Not quite the same thing, is it? Eyes of the world on her and all that. Leave her alone!

Well, she's not a graduate. She is who she is. Does it really matter in the great scheme of things?

Good for you.

Now can you do it with the worlds press shoving mike's and camera flashing at you, not mention the presses reaction should you make a mistake.

Its not really the same is it? YABU.

It was her first official event by herself. Holding anything would help over nerves if there and, in time, notes might well be dispensed with. If she went to a school like mine, she would have had to give presentations to the class or even the school - by herself.

Giver her a break, she must have been really nervous!

Poop & Monkey Butt.

yabu.

Giver??? I meant Give

I'm a graduate and I'd need notes to speak in front of THE WORLD! I'd crumble on the first sentence.

YABU.

Bet your graduates are not under quite the same sort of pressure and scrutiny.

In the three degrees/certificates/diplomas I have I must have missed the lecture on public speaking when the universe is watching

Maybe I was in the canteen that day

She didn't do a spectacular first speech. But she did have the eyes of the world upon her, unlike the OP's graduates.

It is her first real (sort of) job and 3 minutes is much longer than 30 seconds.

YABU. You can have the best education in the world and still feel like shitting yourself at the thought of being watched by a room full of people. It was worse for her because everyone was just waiting to have a snip at her and it wasn't just her employers and co-workers watching, it was thousands of people! And it was her first time, give her a break.

Yanu
And a bit mean

As oft quoted in our house "if you can't say something nice ....say nothing".

I don't know what her problem is, I mean why should she be nervous?

I mean it's not like there's swathes of people just dying to stick the knife in and take joyful pleasure in feeling superior to her, is it?

Oh wait...

I like her - I was just a bit disappointed. But your comments are all fair enough. Skulks off.

What Hobnobs said.

Everyone who thinks she did poorly should be forced to make a 3 minute speech to the world so we can scruntinise their performance.

Why does your organisation expect graduates ( or anyone ) to give a 30 minute presentation without notes?

All that proves is that they can be trained like a chimp.

Far better to have notes as a prompt and produce a concise presentation with none of the salient points being missed.

And as far as i'm aware there's no direct link between the education someone has and their ability to present well.

I think she did really well. Especially considering she had millions of people just waiting and hoping she would slip up. I like her though, I think she's a nice lass.

"All that proves is that they can be trained like a chimp"

Unlike Kate Middleton?

I get the needing a prop thing, but surely she's been PR trained to within an inch of her life over the last few years?

Have you noticed how none of the younger royals (Queen's GC) never say er or erm, at all? It's been thrashed trained out of them.