Confidence In Speaking

The other day my six-year-old son was asked to give a talk in our church’s children’s program. So we sat down together to write out what he was going to say. First I explained what the topic meant then I began to write. He stopped me saying, “Mom, that’s not what I want to say.” So I had to cross it all out and start over. This time he told me exactly what to write. The only problem was that he is only six-years-old and tends to ramble. So I wrote something that I thought conveyed his ideas but wasn’t … Continue reading

Speaking in Sacrament Meeting

At one time or another we will all be asked to speak in Sacrament meeting. I’ve found that there are two schools of thought on the matter: either you run screaming when asked to give a talk, or you are the kind of person that actually enjoys standing in front of all those people. Maybe you’re a little bit of both, depending on the topic. But when it comes down to it, we are all faced with the same dilemma: What to talk about? If you are lucky you are given a topic to prepare on. At least I feel … Continue reading