How de Blog Stole Christmas

He probably stole it with his hands.

Two songs popped into my head during class today.

1. One was Jewel's "Hands." The chorus repeats, "My hands are small, I know. But they're not yours, they are my own."
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1. The other was Alanis Morissette's "Hand in My Pocket." She sings, "I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is giving a high five." The other hand not only gives high fives, but does a variety of other things through out the song.

Both seemed relevant. We talked a lot about our body language during presentations. Our hands send messages whether we notice or not.

Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I was just having too much fun making this post really ugly. See, we learned about is the layout (not as in "laying someone out," but the technical meaning) and design of  power points and handouts. I thought it was funny to go ahead and try to break all of those rules, but wow, ugly presentations can sure be annoying. The light on light just made me feel bad...and dark. I don't want to put you through anymore of that. Gotta' watch my carbs.

There are so many small things that make a big different in presentations. If you're not careful, all of your hard work could be all for naught because of something silly like your hands being clenched in a fist, having shifty mobster eyes, or excessive "likes" (and I don't mean on Facebook).

My take away from class is that I really ought to practice presenting and record myself or ask my friends if I do anything weird. I'm sure I have my own habits that distract from my message. I should have taken Ursula seriously when said not to underestimate the importance of body language. Anyway, this week, I'll try to be paranoid about my hands and feet and eyes and...let me try that again. I'll try to be paranoid about my hands, feet, and eyes this week. Better. Oh hey, that reminds, I schooled my grammar test. Ah-sum.

Anyway, that's what I got for now.

• Alex Nielson