Toastmasters

Feeling good today. Had to make a brief presentation at work and it went very well. The joke even worked. Toastmasters seems to be paying off. I did not even mind having my photo taken for a department presentation, which lately I really do not like to do. Speaking of Toastmasters, I am going to participate in a leadership program at Downtown Elementary, our partner in education. The plan is to go the the school and mentor the fifth grade class in their leadership and speaking skills. The hope is that this will help the children build confidence and the ability to express their thoughts in an orderly, thought out way. If nothing else, it should be interesting. They always have lots of questions and are not shy at all. If we can get them past the fear of thinking before they realize they have a fear of speaking we will have done our job.