I shared yesterday about Surviving Speech Purgatory. Well, today I would love to share my son’s speech with you: Maybe You Are Just What This World Needs by Andrew Bleakley The all-American hero. The all-star athlete. The celebrity. The A-student. Everywhere we look we see images of the ideal person we are told we should become. The one […]
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Surviving Speech Purgatory
“Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, but we are in speech purgatory…” I had typed the words in jest to a friend, however, there is really nothing jovial about seeing your kid stressed out of his mind. This week is speech week at school. The dreaded week when high schoolers must present a […]
Speeches, Manuscripts and Fears! Oh My!
My son had to give a speech today in his English class. A 3-5 minute memorized speech with proper inflection, gestures, and eye contact. To my introverted introvert this assignment has felt insurmountable. He has dreaded this day all month. I am so anxious to hear how it went, and yet, truth be told, the […]
FIGHTING GIANTS
He was terrified of the giant looming over him. “I can’t do it; I won’t do it,” he said over and over. This giant did not have a physical form, yet to my son, it might as well have been Goliath. The giant was his fear. The reason: a mandatory 3-5 minute speech he had […]