About Fishbowls
I am proud of our first group. It’s often difficult going first because there’s no reference point. Now there is no excuse.
Many of the fishbowls will be performed after breaking the class into two or more groups. A fishbowl with our one huge class can be more like a Roman Coliseum with gladiators and a lively chaotic audience.
Here are some simple tips:
First, read the Presentations section in the Class book.
a) PREPARE the presentation. It gets more intense after yesterday so give a professional presentation. Tell a great story.
b) BE GRACEFUL in the face of vile questions or comments. Professional investors can be ill-mannered and socially maladjusted. David Miller may act like this to test you. Your peers may take personal issue with your presentation. It’s your chance to win MAJOR style points. You want an ass to come after you because it’s an opportunity to show your mature sophistication.
I have included a few suggestions in “the book”. You may think of other tactics.
c) LEARN. Even though there may be a few off-base comments, there’s usually something to learn.
d) BOND with your audience. See “the presentation section in the book”.
e) CONQUER the Q&A. See “the presentation section in the book”
f) ALERT Alan if you have power point slides. He may create handouts for you if he breaks up the class (and you get sent to an area with no projector – he’ll try to check out a projector but it’s always dicey).
g) READ the presentation section in “the book”.