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Monday, April 24, 2006

   Public Speaking=Death
I know there are others out there like me. You know who you are. You're the ones who fear public speaking more than death. Maybe it goes back to old Rome, when the leaders were met with bloody resistance when their political orations were not to the liking of the majority? Or perhaps it's the deep-seated fear of mass-rejection of our ideas?

Whatever it is, I can say this much: I fear public speaking. It is avoided like the Bubonic Plague. So, on Tuesday, I'll be giving a 15 minute long presentation, and fielding five minutes worth of questions. Perhaps I should crawl under the proverbial rock and die, just to avoid this?

I have gotten better. At least I can speak in front of people without saying "Um" every three seconds. Even my "um" phase was better than my first brush with public speaking. Actually, since I wasn't able to get a word out of my mouth, I suppose it would be more aptly described as Public Silence?

Whatever.

So I'm pretty nervous about this. If ANYONE has a tip, suggestion, etc. that does not involve pretending they're not wearing clothes, let me know.

Shutting up.

a/j
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