I have never been one to really embrace the idea of "public speaking". I am not sure if it because I am as introverted as they come, or simply because I haven't found something I am passionate about to speak freely about. During high school, I would do anything I could to get out of speaking in front of my class. I would honestly have rather done a major research paper, than get up and have to talk in front of people, even if just for a couple minutes. With all that in mind, my decision to go on the road for a year was shocking, to say the least. I would be talking, very publicly, for an entire year, and I volunteered to do it! That was so unlike me. But after getting my feet wet in the public speaking world, I realized it wasn't as bad as I had made it out to be. I still didn't love it, but everytime, I survived, and I was just that much more confident in my abilites. I also realized that it was much easier for me to speak in front of a crowd of people that I didn't know. The second you threw someone into the crowd that I was familiar with, I would go back to my shy self.
I realize I may never be very confident in my abilities to be a public speaker, but I do realize that I am getting better. I also realize that I will never be a professional public speaker, so I am okay with the fact that I might not have mastered this particular art quite yet.
I always think it is important to have a goal, so I will continue to work on my public speaking skills, and it is my hope that maybe someday I will be stronger in the field.
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