I do have one great thing to report though! Yesterday I presented three awards for SAE at the regional International Science and Engineering Fair...completely impromtu. I found out about 5 minutes before getting called to the stage that I should make an introduction of the award and say a few words on behalf of the organization. Granted with the place I have on our SAE Chapter's board, I should have expected something like that but I didn't. I was introduced and got on stage only shaking slightly. What's important to note is that thanks to the success I've had, how I now feel I can present myself and the attention I know I can command in any audience I felt relatively ok heading to the microphone.
And then it happened...in front of hundreds of people, two live TV cameras, and a photographer, I improvised a short speech about SAE, the award we gave, what impressed me and my fellow judges at the event, and awarded three elementary school students their special winnings. All without a single hesitant pause, need for correction, stumbling over my words or "umm...". I've felt pretty good about presenting before and don't really get too worried about being in front of people but I've never spoken, much less that unprepared, without a single studder!
Me with the three little geniuses selected for SAE awards!
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