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Mar.03.2013
Has it ever happened to you?
I suppose it could be referred to as an "out-of-body-experience," an occasion where your eyes and brain have floated to the ceiling and gazed with wonder upon your body's current station in time and space.
Okay, that sounds a little too marijuanically inspired. What I'm...
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Feb.07.2013
Public speaking—long called the number one fear—seems to be losing ground with the younger generation. Put a microphone and a TV camera on a young person and she seems to relish giving an opinion for the world to hear. Not so when I was young. Standing in front of the class to give a book report...
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Jan.23.2013
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Nov.10.2012
My short story collection is nearing publication, the date set, only a few short months away. So how do I handle publicity? Signings? Speaking engagements?
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My publisher, a rather savvy author in his own "write," downplays the value of readings at such meet...
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Sep.16.2012
Stepping up to the podium felt like jumping into a chilly swimming pool. “Here goes nothing,” I thought.
I was pretty good at public speaking in high school. But I hadn’t done any since then. Now seventy-two people expected me to entertain them. I was scared spitless. (Cleaned that one up nicely,...
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Aug.15.2012
Who am I today? I am not the image that states back; I am not even my own voice.
I am a culmination of experience and interactions; I am constantly evolving.
Today, I am in fourth grade—Mrs. Reed’s class. I have dodged the oral book report for as long as I can. Mother reads the note, irritated with...
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Jul.24.2012
I taught my first class ever this month. It was an amazing experience. Addictive. I felt like I was able to see things about my students they couldn't see for themselves. I felt like I was able to help them. I felt incredibly honored to give them the gift of speaking...
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May.05.2012
I was sitting in a church auditorium recently, listening to a preacher talk about the power words have on us all, both written and spoken, and the great impact they convey to those around us. It was a well articulated speech, causing me to think about how large a role words play in our lives....
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Dec.13.2011
I'm so excited. A new adventure has come my way. Luck is nothing more than the meeting of a prepared life with an unexpected opportunity. Never forget this. What you dream of doing, you will do. But only when the time is right. The easterners say, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear...
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Dec.08.2011
(Following is the text of a motivational speech I delivered at the Zimbabwe Annual Cricket Awards Dinner on November 28, 2011)
Thanks for the introduction, and a special thanks to the players and staff of Zimbabwe Cricket for giving me the honor of not only attending, but participating in tonight’s...
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