Wow!

[Ninedays9]

It's the "fun" time of the semester right now, when all the big projects are approaching due dates. Anyway... I spent a good portion of my time last week preparing for a 10-15 minute presentation for my class on Sunday.

I always speed up my presentations without trying to, so I added some videos to the presentation, figuring I'd maybe get kind of close to 10 minutes, overall. I didn't play the videos, and I ended up right at 15 minutes (for someone who doesn't enjoy public speaking that's a LOT of minutes). It was my longest presentation ever, by far.

And that's not even the coolest part. I just checked my school e-mail and got an e-mail from one of my classmates who said she really enjoyed my presentation... and she had another source of information for me to check out. I find it so cool that she actually took the time to e-mail me and say that. That most definitely made my day.

Now on to writing the paper to go along with that topic........

[gwenshack]

Very cool. I hate public speaking too, and I know the thrill you feel when you finish and realize, not only did you get through it, but you rocked it.

Great job! :)

[mitch]

Woohoo. Well done Girl. :)

Public speaking can be scary. I've done enough of it in My time and it does get easier.

[Ties-necktie]

Nice Job!

I used to be pretty shy and really hated public speaking. But this has changed over the years. Now I feel like if you have done your research on a subject, and know what you are talking about, then people are actually really interesting to hear your point of view. It is nice to open the discussion of for others to share their opinions - This is also a nice way to get the group involved, learn even more things you might not have known before, make it fun for everyone, and also to take up a little extra time... =)

[Jenna5366]

Awesome!! I think it's a human thing to speed up presentations when you're nervous.