Thread: Speech for Class, Would Others See me as Insane?

Some will and some won't.. but they can't complain that its a topic that they've heard about a thousand times before.

I'd say do it. Who knows, some might get interested and try it. And if any of your friends get interested you got someone to share your LD's with other than us.

And you impress the teacher by choosing an original topic!

I probably will end up doing it, so which technique do you think I should cover? I thought maybe the "Trick your body into falling asleep" and then falling through your bed etc.
I don't think I could really share what my LD's where about with my friends tho.

No one will think you're insane unless you propose it like you are.
You need to introduce it in the way we see it: a typical concept, scientifically proven, experienced by you and "enjoyed and used by thousands of people world wide", etc.
Not just explain what it is in general and move on to induction techniques.
And if anyone even asks a single question along the lines of "do you really believe in this?", you just raise an eyebrow and point out that this isn't even related to magic or any such, it's a usual concept with scientific research behind it.

Not the most open-minded explanation but it will get rid of any annoyance from those that follow science as a god and think some things are impossible.

Last year I gave a speech about Lucid Dreaming in my Speech Class and I presented it as a career! I talked about how I would enjoy being an Oneironaut and what it was all about.

A good way to describe it and get people interested in it is explain it using "The Matrix" as a reference. "The people in the Matrix realized that the world they were in was fake, so they could bend the rules. What if you could do that in real life? The closest that we can come is our dreams..." stuff like that...

And you must understand that I'm not a weird kid... I'm not into paranormal shit... I'm into neuroscience and to me, that's exactly what lucid dreaming is.

I'd say the DILD method is the safest route, for credibility's sake. At the very least, I suggest you only include techniques you personally have used. Be sure to include dream recall and WBTB technique, along with dream journals and junk like that. I wouldn't go into specific sensations, since these are impossible to professionally describe, and are different for everyone. The basics are sure to fill whatever time requirement there is. I'd not forget to explore all of the applications lucid dreaming has (changing nightmares, adventures, overcoming certain phobias like public speaking, heh, heh). If you still have time, you could talk about sleep studies.

Find sources *cough*ETWLD*cough*Dreamviews*cough*. Cite them in your speech. If your teacher doesn't require you to site your sources, you have a very lax teacher, and I suggest to cite your sources anyway. Including quotes within your speech boosts credibility immensely.

Teach them WILD, and scare the crap out of them by teacing them Sleep Paralysis

Originally Posted by Citizen

I talked about how I would enjoy being an Oneironaut and what it was all about.

what is an oneironaut?

Originally Posted by lagunagirl

what is an oneironaut?

Oneironaut is the official term for a lucid dreamer.

Originally Posted by Citizen

Last year I gave a speech about Lucid Dreaming in my Speech Class and I presented it as a career! I talked about how I would enjoy being an Oneironaut and what it was all about.

A good way to describe it and get people interested in it is explain it using "The Matrix" as a reference. "The people in the Matrix realized that the world they were in was fake, so they could bend the rules. What if you could do that in real life? The closest that we can come is our dreams..." stuff like that...

And you must understand that I'm not a weird kid... I'm not into paranormal shit... I'm into neuroscience and to me, that's exactly what lucid dreaming is.

I did that too.

Also, I did do my grade 8 speech on lucid dreaming. No one thought I was crazy ( I don't think) people were confused at the start of exactly what it was but at the end some people were interested.

Again, as I did it for my career people just found it interesting. Instead of the Matrix I used the part " Are you a dreamer ?"from waking life. because I said thats why people do this kind career because no one teaches it so no one knows it exsits.

to quote waking life.

anyway, if you haven't already I say go for it

I cant imagine anyone seeing you as insane, becoming aware in your dream is a very feasable idea even for those who have never heard of it. Plus everyone dreams so they can all relate.