First Speech Next Week. . .

A getting to know you speech, my first assignment.  Not sure I want anyone to know me.  Do we really want people to know us?   Yes, I post a lot of things here but I see this as more of an online journal.  Sometimes I vent, sometimes I want to share something new that I have learned, and sometimes I just write whatever is on my mind.
Back to the speech; I have to talk about an item from my past, present and future.  This is a hard one.  It is 2-3 minutes in length, if you go over or under you get points deducted.  I can get long winded so I am worried about the over 3 minutes issue.  I have had a real time trying to decide what items I will use to represent my past, present and future.  I think my kids represent my present and my husband represents my future but I am not sure about my past.  I think I am more complicated than a 3 minute speech.

Public Speaking

Public speaking may be the death of me.   That is my on campus class this semester.  Yes, I get to give several speaches on varying subjects.  There is one other lady that may be my age, the rest are first year students and you can see their fear.  I did not take a public speaking  course when I was in college the first go around.  I think they should require a course like this in high school.  I know my Sprat would definitely benefit from it as well as most high schoolers these days.  
The one thing I have noticed about high schoolers,  is that they do not make eye contact when talking to adults.  If you have ever conducted an interview or have been interviewed you know the importance of eye contact.   I hope to pass along some of what we discuss in this class to my boys to help them along their way. 
My semester has already begun and the boys will start next week.  We are getting ready to hit full speed at our house.   My posting may be somewhat sporadic these next few weeks till we get into a routine again so please have patience.  Best of luck to all starting back to school and to the moms and dads behind those little buggers.