Today we had our first EVER Ted talk. Each
and every one of us presented. While the first person commenced their presentation, I started to tremble with nervousness, burying my face in my hands and tugging on my hair. So I thought to myself, mostly thinking about every negative possibility that could ever happen to me while up on stage. For example, what if during my talk I blanked out and just stood there in awkward silence. What would I do then? Maybe run? But what if I tripped? I would be stuck. I lifted my head and looked for re-assurance. By watching one of my peers presentations, I realized how she overcame her nervousness. As she surpassed it, I imagined myself doing the same. I then started to think positively. Not realizing how nervous I was anymore, but how I would look forward to the presentation being over and how I would feel then. |