love you too Mary okay hi everyone so today I’d like to talk about talking
today I’d like to talk about talking
today I’d like to talk about talking more specifically I’d like to talk about
more specifically I’d like to talk about
more specifically I’d like to talk about how learning public speaking improved my
how learning public speaking improved my
how learning public speaking improved my confidence and entirely but so while I
confidence and entirely but so while I
confidence and entirely but so while I understand that what I’m doing right now
understand that what I’m doing right now
understand that what I’m doing right now probably seems intimidating and
probably seems intimidating and
probably seems intimidating and threatening to most of you
threatening to most of you
threatening to most of you it became a tool for self growth and
it became a tool for self growth and
it became a tool for self growth and acceptance when they discovered it four
acceptance when they discovered it four
acceptance when they discovered it four years ago entering high school I
years ago entering high school I
years ago entering high school I struggled to maintain a healthy
struggled to maintain a healthy
struggled to maintain a healthy self-confidence and thrive socially it
self-confidence and thrive socially it
self-confidence and thrive socially it was difficult for me to find a place
was difficult for me to find a place
was difficult for me to find a place where I felt comfortable and
where I felt comfortable and
where I felt comfortable and self-assured see I felt that my thought
self-assured see I felt that my thought
self-assured see I felt that my thought process and energy functioned at a
process and energy functioned at a
process and energy functioned at a different wavelength than other people
different wavelength than other people
different wavelength than other people and I felt isolated as they struggled to
and I felt isolated as they struggled to
and I felt isolated as they struggled to express myself what I needed at the time
express myself what I needed at the time
express myself what I needed at the time was a source of pride I needed something
was a source of pride I needed something
was a source of pride I needed something to truly excel at so that I could be
to truly excel at so that I could be
to truly excel at so that I could be motivated to do more but more than that
motivated to do more but more than that
motivated to do more but more than that I needed a voice I needed a way of
I needed a voice I needed a way of
I needed a voice I needed a way of expressing myself in a clear way to
expressing myself in a clear way to
expressing myself in a clear way to others so that I could truly be heard I
others so that I could truly be heard I
others so that I could truly be heard I eventually found this voice through
eventually found this voice through
eventually found this voice through public speaking
public speaking
public speaking after months of feeling alone and even
after months of feeling alone and even
after months of feeling alone and even depressed I decided to learn public
depressed I decided to learn public
depressed I decided to learn public speaking because I knew that I had all
speaking because I knew that I had all
speaking because I knew that I had all of these strong thoughts and feelings
of these strong thoughts and feelings
of these strong thoughts and feelings but I also knew that I had a lot to
but I also knew that I had a lot to
but I also knew that I had a lot to learn in order to communicate them to
learn in order to communicate them to
learn in order to communicate them to others while I might have been able to
others while I might have been able to
others while I might have been able to predict a few of the ways this decision
predict a few of the ways this decision
predict a few of the ways this decision changed would change my life I was
changed would change my life I was
changed would change my life I was totally unprepared for the full impact
totally unprepared for the full impact
totally unprepared for the full impact it would have
it would have
it would have I remember the initial learning curve
I remember the initial learning curve
I remember the initial learning curve vividly it was awkward unclear and
vividly it was awkward unclear and
vividly it was awkward unclear and unfocused but I was also learning and
unfocused but I was also learning and
unfocused but I was also learning and soon found that being able to stand in
soon found that being able to stand in
soon found that being able to stand in front of a crowd and share my opinions
front of a crowd and share my opinions
front of a crowd and share my opinions was a huge boost to my morale as I was
was a huge boost to my morale as I was
was a huge boost to my morale as I was finally starting to find the voice I was
finally starting to find the voice I was
finally starting to find the voice I was searching for I was starting to learn
searching for I was starting to learn
searching for I was starting to learn how to express myself and improved
how to express myself and improved
how to express myself and improved confidence as I gained my abilities
confidence as I gained my abilities
confidence as I gained my abilities a speaker I remember this as one of the
a speaker I remember this as one of the
a speaker I remember this as one of the most revolutionary and momentous periods
most revolutionary and momentous periods
most revolutionary and momentous periods of my life perhaps more importantly
of my life perhaps more importantly
of my life perhaps more importantly though I discovered a community of
though I discovered a community of
though I discovered a community of others who shared my love for speech you
others who shared my love for speech you
others who shared my love for speech you see public speaking then just give me a
see public speaking then just give me a
see public speaking then just give me a voice it also gave me access to a
voice it also gave me access to a
voice it also gave me access to a community of others who love the same
community of others who love the same
community of others who love the same things that I did since then many of the
things that I did since then many of the
things that I did since then many of the friendships and connections I’ve made in
friendships and connections I’ve made in
friendships and connections I’ve made in high school have been through the public
high school have been through the public
high school have been through the public speaking community and while I didn’t
speaking community and while I didn’t
speaking community and while I didn’t always agree with my peers of course
always agree with my peers of course
always agree with my peers of course found that I could always connect with
found that I could always connect with
found that I could always connect with them based off of our similar attitudes
them based off of our similar attitudes
them based off of our similar attitudes and mutual love for speech this also
and mutual love for speech this also
and mutual love for speech this also helped with some of the problems I was
helped with some of the problems I was
helped with some of the problems I was having in day-to-day interaction she
having in day-to-day interaction she
having in day-to-day interaction she found that I improved communicating and
found that I improved communicating and
found that I improved communicating and making sense of what others were saying
making sense of what others were saying
making sense of what others were saying I found that I was also no longer as
I found that I was also no longer as
I found that I was also no longer as self-conscious or worried about myself
self-conscious or worried about myself
self-conscious or worried about myself or what I was doing when interacting
or what I was doing when interacting
or what I was doing when interacting with others a year after I learned
with others a year after I learned
with others a year after I learned public speaking or joined it I decided
public speaking or joined it I decided
public speaking or joined it I decided to challenge myself a bit more
to challenge myself a bit more
to challenge myself a bit more competitively this was more most
competitively this was more most
competitively this was more most prominent in the public speaking
prominent in the public speaking
prominent in the public speaking competition that happened right here two
competition that happened right here two
competition that happened right here two years ago now at the time if you’d
years ago now at the time if you’d
years ago now at the time if you’d public speaking is similar to writing
public speaking is similar to writing
public speaking is similar to writing essays I focus on having formal
essays I focus on having formal
essays I focus on having formal structure and strict logical arguments
structure and strict logical arguments
structure and strict logical arguments but when I was writing this particular
but when I was writing this particular
but when I was writing this particular speech I found this technique
speech I found this technique
speech I found this technique restrictive so I went for something new
restrictive so I went for something new
restrictive so I went for something new went for a looser structure and more
went for a looser structure and more
went for a looser structure and more conversational tone brought personal
conversational tone brought personal
conversational tone brought personal examples into the speech and by the time
examples into the speech and by the time
examples into the speech and by the time the speech was done I found the product
the speech was done I found the product
the speech was done I found the product they had was incredibly powerful
they had was incredibly powerful
they had was incredibly powerful you know while winning that competition
you know while winning that competition
you know while winning that competition was obviously nice what I really took
was obviously nice what I really took
was obviously nice what I really took out of it was that public speaking
out of it was that public speaking
out of it was that public speaking binges need to be a tool for arguing or
binges need to be a tool for arguing or
binges need to be a tool for arguing or persuading people it could also be a
persuading people it could also be a
persuading people it could also be a tool for connecting with them
tool for connecting with them
tool for connecting with them emotionally since then many of the since
emotionally since then many of the since
emotionally since then many of the since then I’ve been involved in public
then I’ve been involved in public
then I’ve been involved in public speaking through numerous different ways
speaking through numerous different ways
speaking through numerous different ways early on I joined the debate
early on I joined the debate
early on I joined the debate here at Hamburg where I made many of the
here at Hamburg where I made many of the
here at Hamburg where I made many of the connections I mentioned earlier I’ve
connections I mentioned earlier I’ve
connections I mentioned earlier I’ve also been involved in several
also been involved in several
also been involved in several competitions as both an individual and
competitions as both an individual and
competitions as both an individual and team Speaker as some of you may know I
team Speaker as some of you may know I
team Speaker as some of you may know I now run the same debate while they
now run the same debate while they
now run the same debate while they joined so I’ve gone from an awkward
joined so I’ve gone from an awkward
joined so I’ve gone from an awkward younger Eider just trying to find a
younger Eider just trying to find a
younger Eider just trying to find a voice and some confidence to helping
voice and some confidence to helping
voice and some confidence to helping dozens of others find their own voice
dozens of others find their own voice
dozens of others find their own voice okay so the theme of today’s talk is
okay so the theme of today’s talk is
okay so the theme of today’s talk is momentum and I think that applies to my
momentum and I think that applies to my
momentum and I think that applies to my speech in two ways the first is personal
speech in two ways the first is personal
speech in two ways the first is personal it’s how the energy I gain through
it’s how the energy I gain through
it’s how the energy I gain through public speaking spread to many other
public speaking spread to many other
public speaking spread to many other areas of my life in ways I would have
areas of my life in ways I would have
areas of my life in ways I would have never imagined but the second more
never imagined but the second more
never imagined but the second more relevant way that momentum applies to
relevant way that momentum applies to
relevant way that momentum applies to this speech is the purpose of the speech
this speech is the purpose of the speech
this speech is the purpose of the speech itself so again while I understand that
itself so again while I understand that
itself so again while I understand that public speaking obviously isn’t for
public speaking obviously isn’t for
public speaking obviously isn’t for everybody I would like everybody here to
everybody I would like everybody here to
everybody I would like everybody here to just take a second to think about what
just take a second to think about what
just take a second to think about what they are passionate about what I’d
they are passionate about what I’d
they are passionate about what I’d really like is for everybody here to
really like is for everybody here to
really like is for everybody here to explore their own passions and what
explore their own passions and what
explore their own passions and what makes them feel like they have a voice
makes them feel like they have a voice
makes them feel like they have a voice hopefully the momentum of this speech
hopefully the momentum of this speech
hopefully the momentum of this speech can be carried out in your own lives and
can be carried out in your own lives and
can be carried out in your own lives and how you choose to express yourselves
how you choose to express yourselves
how you choose to express yourselves thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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