Public Speaking Blog

My name is Shane Ward from Glastonbury, CT and I am a junior here at Cheshire Academy. I've decided to take public speaking because ill admit, I get nervous when it comes to talking in front of big crowds. Which is why I took this class, to gain the confidence to do so. I am a hockey player and also play baseball in the spring on top of playing spring hockey as well. I have two sisters, one older and one younger and I live with my sisters, mom and dad in Glastonbury because I am a day student at CA. Something I really consider myself being is a hard worker, I definitely do my best to strive to be the best I can be on and off the ice. School work, grades and learning is something I also definitely take pride in and also want to do very well in. When I grow older I would like to be an accountant because I enjoy doing math and I take pride in doing it. However, to be successful in getting a good job or even just talking to someone or a group of people in general is very important. Which is why I'm here, to gain the skills to do so. Throughout the experience of taking Public Speaking, id like to develop and fix my posture when speaking, also work on my pronunciation of long and difficult words or wordings in my speeches and lastly and the most important, gaining enough confidence to do so. I enjoy learning and I think by the end of this semester my skills of being able to be a Public Speaker will increase tremendously