ElleyKitten's Journal: Bah humbug

I have to give a speech in economics class on sales tax. The problem is, I suck at speaking, so I'm sad. Bah humbug, why do we have to learn how to give speeches in school? Can't we just accept we suck at it and learn stuff we can actually be good at?

Some tips on public speaking

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You're going to be fine. Remember, you'll be the person (other than the professor) there who knows the most about sales tax.

If anyone is looking to ask embarrassing questions, just disarm him by giving him what he wants (praise & attention) by responding to the first question with "That's an insightful question, thanks for bringing that up", and then smile at him -- making sure you look him directly in the eye. Then either answer the question (if you have the answer off the top of your head, or if you