Talking to people has never really been a problem for me, especially
if I am close to you. I may mumble here and there, but that is just how I am I guess.
The whole scenario changes for me, though, when you put me in front of a crowd.
I never really enjoyed talking or doing anything in front of a crowd, I would
much easily prefer being around just a few people.
It may
seem kind of odd that I say this, because my dream job would be to one day be a
sports broadcaster on ESPN. I feel as if it would be different because I would
be talking about something I love.
Earlier
in the school year when we would have assemblies Mrs. Thompson at the last
minute would hand me the microphone and say you are talking for the school. This
would make me mad as well as nervous, but as usual I would go up there
unprepared, make a fool of myself, and go on with my day. I would be lucky if
Julian was attending a certain assembly because Julian loves to be on the Mic.
With this
coming up week I as well as some other senior boys will be participating in the
Mr. Roadrunner pageant. Watching this pageant as an 8th grader some
of my good friends Ryan Baldonado and Dylan Barela were up there on the stage
singing “Spending all my time” by Aaron Fresh and it seemed like to be pretty
cool to be a part of. Sitting here now, only two days away from the actual
thing, I do not really know how to feel about it.
Another
thing that is on my mind is that I will have to give the senior speech at
graduation. Coming into my senior year this was not supposed to be my job as I was
the VP but under certain circumstances I became the president, and with that
got stuck giving all of you a speech. Not to make that seem like a bad thing.
Speaking
in front of crowds is not a lot of people’s strong suit. Some people out there
could care less and just not think about it, I am not one of those people. I will
be still performing for Mr. Roadrunner either way, and whether I think hard
about it or not I will still have to talk at graduation. I have grown over time
to just not care as much. This pertaining to having to do certain things, the
events that happen around me and all that life has to throw at me. Although I am
not fully there, it is helping me. I hope that I can take advantage of what is
to come so that I can use it in my future.
Stop crying, suck it up bro. ;) No, I totally feel you man, I absolutely hate talking in front of crowds. But it is really weird, because I have no problem whatsoever talking to one or a two people I don’t even know about anything. I wonder why it is like that; maybe we just want to know how they are reacting to what we’re saying, and when it’s a big crowd we can’t tell. I’ve noticed that it really does help to know how people are reacting to what I’m saying. Maybe try singling someone out in the crowd and see how they are reacting, because they’ll be loving it. People like it when you talk, you can do it bud
ReplyDeleteI remember when Ms. Thompson randomly told you that you were speaking at the assembly. From my point of view, I could tell you were a little nervous, but you have the gift of playing it off with a little humor. I could totally relate to feeling standing and talking in front of a big crowd. For me, I get so nervous I could feel my cheeks get hot and my hands sometimes start to shake. I dread the thought presenting to anyone, but I always have the mindset of just doing it and getting it over with.
ReplyDeleteI think you’ll do great in the pageant and good luck with you speech!
I am so excited to hear that you are giving the speech at graduation. I know it's going to be great and probably really funny. I honestly cannot relate to being able to talk in front of crowds, honestly talking to three people makes me feel anxious. I think you should go for it and be a Sports broadcaster
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