As I was helping make sure Bryce would be able to join in today's Speechcraft, I was reminded of a saying 'just show up...'. This stems from the secret of one successful person... who, at a very young age, showed great potential and got a lot of awards. It was really no miracle or hard fought training or raw talent... all it was was about perseverance... and this starts by showing up.
Why exactly this? Today would have easily been shelved - after all, Bryce just came back from a 3-day activity filled summer camp, and I'm sure he would have wanted to sleep in late for Saturday morning. He also had little time to prepare for his next speech - and I suspect he might have crammed a bit regarding this. And even if I had to wake him up to get ready, he did not complain or give an excuse - he went with me and participated in the Speechcraft.
With regard to his 3rd speech, Bryce showed more confidence in speaking - specially in Table Topics, and likewise showed deep content in his (not so) prepared speech, enough to give him a good enough evaluation. The thing is, he could have opted not to give a speech... or simply regurgitated an older one, but he did not. Too bad it was announced that this would be their last Speechcraft, as I was looking forward to at least one more meeting... their supposed graduation speech where aside from what they've learned regarding gestures and organizing, they would have been tasked to practice vocal variety. Apparently, almost half the participants could not make it for whatever reason, so it was decided to stop the speechcraft due ot it not worth the time and effort of many people.
I would have called this differently - Bryce as participant or not, as I would feel that not to continue would have been unfair for those that took the time to practice and prepare for their speeches. Yes, even if it were just two left, I would make sure they finish the program as presented. Oh well... it's not my call, and at least Bryce got a taste of public speaking, and for that I am thankful to the Managers for Christs TMC. Deep inside though, I do hope they continue this... specially for the student scholars' sake.
Bryce will have more opportunities to do this - and at least, thanks to this and the past two weeks, he widened his horizon a bit and now has a slight public speaking experience advantage, should he opt to do so again, or should he be asked to make more presentations.
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