Monday, March 12, 2012

The Joys of Public Speaking

The concept of public speaking brings me absolutely no fear, it's the memory of past experiences that does. My mind goes blank, my voice wobbles, and last time my knees were shaking. One time, when we weren't allowed notes, I said one sentence and couldn't remember anything else. It felt like I stood there forever staring at the audience, until I finally stepped back and the next person in my group moved on to their part. The standard here is much higher than back home, and my presentation is tomorrow. I feel like I know it fairly well but, as always, time will tell. I think that if I insisted I would be allowed a cue card- but I've been praying that God will strengthen my faith and figure that here's my chance to try and trust him. It's hard though... I really don't want to let my team down and humiliate myself, and the thought that maybe God wouldn't have me leave my wool out like Gideon this time keeps crossing my mind. I would greatly appreciate your prayers.

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