“Imagine a family of six...” There is no other feeling like public speaking. Not even jumping off a 30 foot cliff comes close to the feeling. You try to memorize the speech perfectly, repeating it over and over in your head until you think you have it down well enough to present. All that hard work disappears, even when you're in front of even a small crowd of people you know. It’s one of those experiences in life that everyone should at least try once, even if you go blank, because the best of us still falter.
The Oratorical is one of those events where you can see just how you will do on a stage. You write a 10- minute speech on an issue concerning the Constitution, then memorize it. My speech was on the debt crisis in the United States and how to deal with this issue. I hoped to show all the possible solutions then propose my opinion on the most feasible solution.
I thought I had my speech memorized pretty well, but of course, not well enough. I was picked to go third which was nice, because I had a little time in the library to review my speech one last time. I got half way through my first paragraph before I choked, and it wasn't even the biggest paragraph. After I got over the first hump, I had no problem with the rest of my speech. In the end, I am glad that I did the oratorical. It is something I will never forget.
The Oratorical is one of those events where you can see just how you will do on a stage. You write a 10- minute speech on an issue concerning the Constitution, then memorize it. My speech was on the debt crisis in the United States and how to deal with this issue. I hoped to show all the possible solutions then propose my opinion on the most feasible solution.
I thought I had my speech memorized pretty well, but of course, not well enough. I was picked to go third which was nice, because I had a little time in the library to review my speech one last time. I got half way through my first paragraph before I choked, and it wasn't even the biggest paragraph. After I got over the first hump, I had no problem with the rest of my speech. In the end, I am glad that I did the oratorical. It is something I will never forget.
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