There's not a whole lot that I'm adept at, but one of those things is speaking in public. Even in this I have many flaws, but I personally think that I'm a pretty strong speaker. I can't really guide and teach anything about speaking, as it's more of an innate skill than an acquired one, but there are definitely things that you can learn. However the majority of it is simply your own mastery of public speaking.
One of the largest traits that contribute to my speeches is my confidence in speeches. When I go up and start speaking, I completely throw about any ideals about myself and take on a whole new persona. I kind of run on auto-pilot and go with the flow. I'm large on improv and I find that it helps out a lot.
I believe that I know my audience and what they want to hear. By analyzing the general mood of the listeners I can adjust properly and deliver a better and improved speech. This results in an overall positive reception.
Something small that helps is my voice. My voice is not extremely pleasant to listen to, but it's not horrid. From my own point of view, it's strong and clear, which is enough when speaking. I also try to add expressiveness and liveliness to my words to create impact.
Speaking out to a crowd can be scary, and some naturally shy away from it. I've always liked meeting new people and making a name for myself, so this kind of stuff is perfect for me.
Recently I've tried to immerse myself into the world of digital art by drawing. I hooked up the tablet and found myself with my first daunting obstacle.
I had no idea how to draw.
So I ended up tracing a few screencaps from anime, and they turned out generally below average. My technique is most likely inefficient AND incorrect, and I'm just clumsy at drawing with a tablet.
Anyhow, just wanted to inform anybody who's interested, as I'll be posting a few more traces up here. I'm going to try to deviate more and more from each screencap to further develop my skills and personal style.
Sweet dreams
The year is almost over and the last big thing that I need to do is the Bio 12 final. Additionally I have to memorize a little skit that's early this week, but besides that everything else is empty. I want to close off a few things in the last month of school so that when it ends I'll feel like I have done the best that I can.
The clock has hit 11 so I'm going to retire to bed and spend the last hour of today watching anime/playing Hearthstone. I've spent most of today playing around, and I feel oddly refreshed. Ending tonight off with this seems to be the right thing to do. Sorry, I'm blabbling around. I'll get to the point. I'm an 8 tonight :) Until next time *tips hat*.
"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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