The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) has posted an article on their website about my speech at their conference two weeks ago.
Here’s an excerpt:
Moving with the agility of a gymnast back and forth across the stage, the athletic 25-year-old described lessons drawn from his love life, learning to ski, and even a trip to the men’s room. But the story that may have resonated the most with the crowd involved a recent speaking engagement he had in Massachusetts… [read the rest of the article]
The funny this is that I almost didn’t include that story about the speech in Massachusetts. The NYSSBA meeting was running late and they wanted me shorten my presentation. Since I’d never told that story before, I thought it might be the best part to skip.
I ultimately decided to tell it anyway and cut another section…which was apparently a good decision!
