It's a good thing this isn't a speech

I do not like public speaking.  I don't think that I'm particularly good at public speaking.  I don't think I've even done any kind of public speaking since high school.  But today it was my turn to do our WOGIA (Word of God In Action) during the church service.  It is a representation of the Mission Committee of which I am a part.  The WOGIA brings attention to different organizations in the community that deal with the protection of children and families.  My topic for this morning was about a group called CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Denton County. 

I presented the material in a brief and precise manor (or at least tried to) but I was so flippin nervous!  I thought I spoke to fast.  I even tried to imagine my mouth full of marbles.  It does no use.  I lack self confidence and even though the information is typed up for me, I still stumble over my words and second guess myself.  But I guess I'm going into the wrong field if I don't like public speaking.  Social Work is about advocasy... speaking out for other people... making other people aware of things going on in society.  *sigh*  I guess I'd better practice more.  I've always been better at expressing myself in writing.  To bad I just can read out loud what I write.  All of this is weird, because I have no problem singing in front of people, or performing.  But talking about a topic or giving a speech... forget it.

I'm more of the "behind the scenes" person.  But I've learned that sometimes you get looked over when you're behind the scenes.  When you can't speak up to clearly express the work you've done, sometimes people tend to doubt that you were the one who did it!  Which sucks. 

Well, I need to study for a biology quiz tomorrow.  Hope your weekend was good.l

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Hey, I just became a CASA here in Indiana. It's a great program!