Speeches

I don’t like giving them, but I rarely have a choice. Usually, I can get through them scratch-free and maintain composure. This time, however I seemed to fall apart.

I was way more prepared than my delivery showed. I knew exactly what I was going to say. It didn’t have to memorized, but I felt fairly comfortable going to sleep last night. I had my intro down and everything. (I used the Albino Skunk post.)

I thought I was ready and got in front of the class and felt sooo uncomfortable. It may have been the subject. Me. I’m fine with sharing my findings of a particular issue, but when I have to “introduce” myself, I get apprehensive. You want me to think aloud? In a public forum? About myself? I was completely removed from my element and didn’t realize it until I opened my mouth to speak. Throughout the entire speech I was shifty-eyed and awkward. I fumbled over words and made public speaking mistakes I knew I was making as I made them. It was terrible.

Ask me to deliver a speech on a someone else, a research topic, or maybe even something I’m passionate about, but please don’t make me share what I’m thinking. That’s what this is for.

Found

The assignment was to create a poem out of words we found around the room. This is what I came up with:

Expression gives way to individual thought.

Doubt can change that mood.

The Hero’s prophecy expresses passion;

A haven for thought that falls

Beautifully on his brain,

Fueling new ideas in the child’s eyes.

"The Doc in His Doc's" by Marcus Donaldson on LOOKBOOK.nu

"The Doc in His Doc's" by Marcus Donaldson on LOOKBOOK.nu: "See looks like this and more from real people around the world on LOOKBOOK.nu."

Le Roi Lion

I am a lion

Filled with a passion to serve.

I wear the armour of a warrior

Rebelling against standards and expectations.

My pen speaks the words I won't

And when my pen is silent,

My heart explores other avenues.

Movement and song are my friends.

They remain in my corner

And prepare me for the fight.