Friday, May 15, 2009
Public Speaking
" Good afternoon. Today i will like to talk about failure. Failure is a word that everybody shuns. Open the papers and you will see many news of people who either choose to escape from their failure, or just simply choose to deny that they have failed. And what's the most common way of escaping? The answer is suicide. It is heartwrenching to see the number of suicide cases rise. It makes me wonder, are people just too proud to lose, or are they afraid to start over?
I have had a failure in my life that impacted my life greatly. In 2006, I was a happy student in Temasek Junior College. However in 2007, I was crying almost everyday i entered those gates. I scraped through my promos in JC1, and teachers were telling me that JC wasn't for me. I took them personally, and felt that the whole world was against me. I got depressed, and started skipping school as I did not want to see these teachers that "hated" me. However one day, a teacher that i respected most told me, "Cassandra, sometimes you just have to admit that you hav failed." This struck me. I realised that all those times that i skipped school, were just a form of escapism.
I picked myself up. It was far from a smooth ride. I switched to a poly, and had to face my ego. In fact, I had to conquer it. The good thing was, I didnt have to go through that alone. My family, friends, and surprisingly, the teachers that I thought hated me, supported me all the way. Now I am a happy student again, on my way to gettin a diploma. I survived two years, and i am starting on my third. Looking back, I'd not be as happy as I am if I did not admit that hiccup in my life.
To conclude, I think that people just have to recognise the fact that failures are just stepping stones for us to become a happier and stronger person. Allow the people around you to help you brave through the night, and you will definitely see the break of dawn. Bottomline, do not give up hope.
Thank You."
this was my public speaking speech for today
Carolyn said it was good
she said i had good content
i saw the audience listening attentively
not one of them were bored
they liked my story
they bought it
but what about me
do i buy it?
i probably buy 10% of this speech
yest during the SIP interview
the lady said
life in a hotel industry is like a stage
everything is fake and you have to wear masks
maybe not only the hotel industy is like this
life is like this
we all wear masks of different kinds
just to save ourselves from the judgin eyes of others
we're all actors on the stage, so we have to be professional about itLabels: masks, public speaking
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