Tuesday, October 26, 2010
News - Toastmasters
I re-joined Toastmasters this month. It really helps to practice public speaking when you're a student, and especially when you have to do presentations. I first joined a few years ago, in Calgary, but we moved, and I couldn't find a club I particularly liked until now. They meet at a convenient time for me, whereas, most of the other clubs had times either really early in morning, or lunch-time. The club I have joined meets at 5pm on Tuesdays at the university. So, that's where I'll be this evening. Ugh! I already have butterflies in my stomach. I have always wondered why some people can speak to a crowded room, with no problem, while others (me, in particular) would rather jump into a caldron of boiling water, then face that crowd ... and speak ... words ... that make sense.
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Yellow daisies
taken in Nanaimo
White daisies
field of daisies taken in Nanaimo
I was only able to give half my speech ... while reading a poem, I was suddenly hit by a bowling ball (or, so it felt), and I thought I would throw up (this is usually how I used to feel when speaking in public, but I knew this wasn't what was happening). I don't get migraines very often, but this one was a doozy ... still have the remnants. I cut the speech short, and the toastmaster was quite surprised. Next time I will take headache pills before the meeting. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI resigned from Toastmasters. I just don't have time to write and make the speeches. I had hoped I could keep up, but my age has it's limits.
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