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The Benefits Of Stuttering
As someone who has had a lot of public speaking experience, I thoroughly believe that my personal essay was one of the worst public speakings I've ever done. With a background in SHSM, I was constantly in front of either my class, the school or travelling to different middle schools to talk about the different opportunities SHSM has to offer; to audiences of all different ethnicities, ages, and personalities. With my nerves getting the best of me, not only did I stutter, but I apologised for stuttering. I should have carried on with the presentation, without discrepancy as the audience did not know I messed up. Another way I could have improved was to move around the audience while talking. By moving around (not pacing) I would have been able
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