Chúng tôi bị xúc phạm khi chúng tôi cố gắng để có một cuộc trò chuyện hay một cuộc họp với một người dường như bận tâm, người đến không đầy đủ "có," lắng nghe và đóng góp. Tuy nhiên, chúng ta đã trở nên khá quen với việc loa lâu dài và thuyết trình không phải là người tham gia đầy đủ với khán giả và với chủ đề. | 8 The Art of Being Completely Present We are offended when we try to have a conversation or a meeting with someone who seems preoccupied who is not fully there listening and contributing. Yet we have become quite accustomed to enduring speakers and presenters who are not fully engaged with the audience and with the topic. One of the most important things to remember when delivering a presentation is to be fully present at that moment in time. A good presenter is fully committed to the moment committed to being there with the audience at that particular place and time. He may have pressing problems who doesn t but he puts those aside so that he may be fully there. When you give a presentation your mind should not be filled and racing with a million concerns distracted from the here and now. It is impossible to have a real conversation with someone when he is somewhere else. Likewise it is impossible to have a truly successful presentation when you are somewhere else. One of the most fundamental things you can learn from the world of Zen is the art of mindfulness. You may know of mindfulness in its association with meditation zazen . But the interesting thing about Zen is that it is not separate from the real world. That is Zen makes no distinction between ordinary life and religious life. Meditation is not an escape from reality at all and in fact even everyday routines can be methods for meditation. When you have an awareness that your actions and judgments are usually just automatic reactions based on a sort of running dialogue that you have in your head then you are free to let go of such judgments. So rather than hating washing the dishes you just wash the dishes. When you write a letter you write a letter. And when you give a presentation you give a presentation. Chapter 8 The Art of Being Completely Present 185 Mindfulness is concerned with the here and now and having an awareness of this particular moment. You want to see this moment as it is without your .
