What could you give a 30-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?

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What could you give a 30-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?

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Post by Heroine of the Dragon » Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:40 pm

What deep knowledge do you have about a specific topic, game, or something you do?
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Re: What could you give a 30-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?

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Post by CaptHayfever » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:33 pm

Any area of mathematics up to Calculus 1
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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:46 pm

I don't know enough about anything to give a decent 30-minute presentation without any preparation. It'd have to be something pointless everybody knows, like very simple math.

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Post by SCARY WIZARD » Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:25 am

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Post by Heroine of the Dragon » Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:36 am

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:46 pm
I don't know enough about anything to give a decent 30-minute presentation without any preparation. It'd have to be something pointless everybody knows, like very simple math.
I'm pretty sure that you know quite a bit about some video games... and that'd count in this case!! ;)
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Post by VG_Addict » Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:20 pm

Video games
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Re: What could you give a 30-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?

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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:32 pm

Heroine of the Dragon wrote:
Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:36 am
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:46 pm
I don't know enough about anything to give a decent 30-minute presentation without any preparation. It'd have to be something pointless everybody knows, like very simple math.
I'm pretty sure that you know quite a bit about some video games... and that'd count in this case!! ;)
Here is an unnecessarily long reply lol. know a ton about plenty of games, but it's not really useful or comprehensive knowledge I could pass on very well, especially without preparation. It is just a lot of trivia when it comes down to it.

The only game I'm great at and have comprehensive knowledge on is Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Like most fighting games, most people probably can't reach a high level of competitive play without doing some research into stuff like frame data and hitboxes, which is the only game I've done this for at all.

It was in a limited capacity though, I didn't intricately check how all of the cast plays, just whatever related to my main character's matchups I had trouble with, and certain moves. Plus it's been years since I've done that, so it's information I still know intuitively but I'd have some trouble relaying it.

So, the best I could probably do is give a middling presentation on one character from one game.

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