Just posted a photo album of shots from my National FFA speech.
Archive for the ‘being a speaker’ Category
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wyoming Student Council
Topics: being a speakerThis morning I got to speak at the Wyoming StuCo conference.
Good times. Good times.
Want to meet them? Here they are: Read More
Thursday, October 29, 2009
my first virtual speech!
Topics: being a speaker
Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to students in Ohio at Kent State University… without ever leaving my office!
Before I joined the group via Video Skype, they watched my stand-up comedy movie about disability awareness, Laughing at Our Differences. Then I appeared on the screen and answered questions for about half an hour.
The students could walk up to the microphone … Read More
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
new york state school boards association article
Topics: being a speakerThe 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!
