A man stood before me as I spoke in Hyde Park today. He patiently
encouraged me to try to ignore small miscues and to focus on my over all
effort when I got flustered and stopped at one point...
How genuinely nice of this complete stranger to give me criticism to better enable me to speak. I was trying too hard to be what I am not...rehearsed in any way. I just turned to him after that, and I directly addressed him as if I truly needed him above all others to get what I was saying. I really needed that. I had never brought a film crew to video tape me speaking and I knew I was a bit off by that happening so that was why I had been struggling to get it right.
How genuinely nice of this complete stranger to give me criticism to better enable me to speak. I was trying too hard to be what I am not...rehearsed in any way. I just turned to him after that, and I directly addressed him as if I truly needed him above all others to get what I was saying. I really needed that. I had never brought a film crew to video tape me speaking and I knew I was a bit off by that happening so that was why I had been struggling to get it right.
Time and again I felt so much better because of the patience
and care shown by those around me in the park, just as this man named
Steven did for me. I love it that once again I have learned to be better
at speaking because someone had the compassion to offer me insight and
support.
I truly believe that if I get a fair chance, that I can do this well. I just need that one break.
All the best to those who were there today in Hyde Park.
Thank you,
Nick
I truly believe that if I get a fair chance, that I can do this well. I just need that one break.
All the best to those who were there today in Hyde Park.
Thank you,
Nick
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