so, a few times in my blogging history, i have mentioned my fear of public speaking, and a promise i made saying if any opportunities were provided, i would go for it.
opportunity one was while we were in scotland, at a nazarene district’s gathering. i spoke on communication in the church, and then had a time for Q&A. pastors from england, both west and east coast scotland, and some from ireland – even ghana – were there.
me.
texan.
accent.
i say “ya’ll” a lot.
so…it was an interesting experience between them understanding me and me understanding them!
a few weeks ago, one of our student pastors over at our town east campus had been informed about my “dirty girls” article in relevant and asked if i’d be willing to be a speaker for their weekly high school program. they are doing a sex series, and wanted a girl’s perspective on porn and sex. without hesitation, i said yes…and over the last several days have been really excited about it! first, hanging out in a student ministry environment again will be awesome and it’s a topic i would love to talk about.
today, i started getting nervous. just a little. but the fact it’s in the very near future (February 21), i feel as if it’s creeping up on me!
following that, on february 25, i will be returning to powertalk live on dallas’ own 89.7 powerfm. it’s a one-hour show that discusses current issues for teens and twenties. it will be my third time on the show, but i’m not really nervous about radio. it’s never really freaked me out all that much. if you’d like, you can listen to the june 25 interview below.
89.7 PowerFM Power Talk June 25 – Women and Porn Addiction
all that to say please keep me in your prayers as i prepare for these talks. and if you are in the dallas area, feel free to come out to “the net” on february 21 at 7 pm.
don’t live in dallas? check out the radio interview. you can listen to live at 897powerfm.com at 9 pm central time on sunday, february 25.
leave me some love…i need it! :)
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You will rock!!! Enjoy the jitters–it gives energy and passion to presentation. Freaking out with the jitters-not so good.
Public speaking gets easier the more you do it. Don’t worry about it.
Plus, it’s good that you’re talking about something important.
you’ll do great!!…you know what you’re talking about…just tell your story…
pumped, for you, i am.
will your larynx be restored?
notyetprocreating
andy
when i was in a drama club my teacher told us if we got stage fright to imagine the audience naked……not sure how this would work, i never tried it but i guess it might work………..mabie……..im not convinced……..
You have something important to say. People will listen.
I just thought of this. Last Fall, my husband & I were doing a worship event at my in-law’s church. There was a 20-something girl in the congregation who sat there stone faced the whole time. I kept thinking as I’m singing, “oh man, I totally suck, she’s so bored with this. I bet you her mom made her come.” When we were finished for the evening, she approached me, gave me a huge hug and told me how moved she was by what we were doing and that she is too embarassed to sing in front of people. I found out that she gave her life to Jesus later that night and prayed with the pastor.
I say this to encourage you not to take total stock in your audience’s expressions. You never really know what they’re thinking.
dang, girl….yer gonna be busy…..just picture them all with a pig on their heads…don’t be nervous.
the last time I spoke in front of anyone, I was in college…making a “D” on my speech.
I am so excited for you….I have it written down…..and will be praying for you the days leading up to it and, of course, that day also!!!! You will do great…..and I agree….you have something vital to say….I love how God is answering your prayers…..me