DC Speeches

My little preparation the night before was far from sufficient for this speech.  I bombed it, I knew it as well as everyone else.  I've never been one for public speaking; I'm too soft spoken and shy for it.  However getting up in front of people I knew so well should never have presented the issues to me that it did.  I didn't think the speaking presentation was incredibly helpful because it was more of a review session of what we've learned all our lives.  I also didn't visit the speaking center beforehand and maybe next time I should but with my lack of public speaking skills, I'm not sure it would do much good.  I will certainly improve from this point before the next speech, of that I have no doubts.