I am NEVER a good speaker. But would you believe that the task of speaking in front of many people lands on me most of the time? Sometimes, by choice, rather than doing more crucial things.
When I was in first year highschool, we had an Elective subject. We, regular students have to choose between Business Math and Public Speaking. I HATE MATH. Therefore, I chose Public Speaking. Formal oral communication is not my thing, but what could I do? Impromptu is a no-no for me, especially when I run out of words to say and no words pop in my head to help me. Not even an Extemporaneous Speech. Memorizing is also a big nah 'cause words always hide from me. Distractions, decaying memory, strange words = enemies. We also had this Sabayang Pagbigkas during the Linggo ng Wika celebration. Our english teacher, who happened to be the judge said, nanghahaba daw ang leeg namin sa pagbasa sa idiot board. Lalo na yung mga nasa likod. Booyeah.
In my sophomore year, I was elected as the class president. In my previous school, a president's job is to represent the class, technically. He/she have to attend meetings, and then announce it to the whole class. Having classmates who are like your siblings made it easier for the job. I can speak to them without getting nervous (maybe sometimes) and we could communicate easily because I just pretend we're talking in a informal mode.
Inah Malaluan, a Junior Athenian of the school year 2009-2010 ran as the President of the LEAP Partylist for the SBO elections. Unexpectedly, she made me agree to run as her Vice President though I could barely see myself in that position (Yeah, I lack of self confidence and spirit, I know). For the first time in BCAS history, there had a meeting de avanse for the four running parties where the President and the VP represent their parties. Nervousness was all over me that time especially when I was asked a question. Another thing is during the campaign periods wherein you have to go to every classroom to seek for supporters. 4th year classes are more tensing because they have more questions to really think about when you don't expect it to come though they won't be voting. You have to say the right words for you to get their fragile support, because a candidate should be good at public speaking. That's what one should have.
Senior High had more public speaking. I represented our class as the Lakambini and Emman as the Lakan. I get embarrassed everytime I get to recall my part where candidates have to greet everyone and introduce themselves to the judges and to the audiences. Especially when I broadcasted my answer in the Q&A portion. I tend to use hand gestures whenever I can't say what I want to say and happen to jumble my words and that made it very awkward especially that time because it's a pageant. We also had this newly formed and never continued club, the shutterbugs club where in we hop in to every classroom to find more members. Thanks to Ronn Arada for the help of speaking up for the group. Whew! Last 2010, I also ran as an SK Councilor of the Team Pook partylist. We had this meeting de avanse at the Bagongpook gym and you wouldn't ask, nervousness almost killed me! I had my speech written in a piece of paper and I was really trying so hard to memorize it. My co-partylist, Kano even exchanged number for I picked the first. I spoke the 2nd. Supposed to be the 5th if he knew it first. When I went to the stage and held the microphone, I feel like wanting to make myself fall from the stage from the moment I accidentally said that I was running for SK Chairman! When I went down, someone laughingly said, "Aagawan mo pa ng pwesto si Yeye (our SK Chairwoman) eh". I also forgot to tell who are my parents and my lola. Geez, It never calms me down though someone from the other party did the same thing too.
Last November 6, 2011, I didn't know what went into my aunt's mind that she asked me to host my cousin's 3rd birthday party. My cousins and tita joan and tita tess would always tease me by the words I said during the party, "Nag-eenjoy ba kayo mga kids?", then imitate children's expressions which looked like ":|". Definitely, we'll always laugh whenever it's brought up in our conversations.
This February 6, 2012, I was asked to be the 1st reader of the Sunday Mass in Areeta, for a Filipino priest from Pamplona visited. I slowly replied, "Osige po". Before the mass started, my knees were really shaking that the whole church was almost destroyed. I don't know if it's because I'm gonna speak in front of many people that I might stammer and ruin the mass, or because it's too cold. Probably, both. Fortunately, I finished reading the whole reading clear and slow, but I never glanced at people listening. I know for sure that I'll get lost when I get back to what I was reading.
At first thought whenever it'll be offered to me, I just take it and it is so weird that the feeling on the actual moment never bumps my mind, until I'll be on it. I guess I'm just kind of socially active that I love participating. The best part about it are the experiences I get to keep in my memory chest that in the future, I won't be wondering how does it feel like doing those things that when I get older, I can't do nothing but regret. And as what the famous quotation says, "Experience is the best teacher". I know it'll always be.
Inah Malaluan, a Junior Athenian of the school year 2009-2010 ran as the President of the LEAP Partylist for the SBO elections. Unexpectedly, she made me agree to run as her Vice President though I could barely see myself in that position (Yeah, I lack of self confidence and spirit, I know). For the first time in BCAS history, there had a meeting de avanse for the four running parties where the President and the VP represent their parties. Nervousness was all over me that time especially when I was asked a question. Another thing is during the campaign periods wherein you have to go to every classroom to seek for supporters. 4th year classes are more tensing because they have more questions to really think about when you don't expect it to come though they won't be voting. You have to say the right words for you to get their fragile support, because a candidate should be good at public speaking. That's what one should have.
Senior High had more public speaking. I represented our class as the Lakambini and Emman as the Lakan. I get embarrassed everytime I get to recall my part where candidates have to greet everyone and introduce themselves to the judges and to the audiences. Especially when I broadcasted my answer in the Q&A portion. I tend to use hand gestures whenever I can't say what I want to say and happen to jumble my words and that made it very awkward especially that time because it's a pageant. We also had this newly formed and never continued club, the shutterbugs club where in we hop in to every classroom to find more members. Thanks to Ronn Arada for the help of speaking up for the group. Whew! Last 2010, I also ran as an SK Councilor of the Team Pook partylist. We had this meeting de avanse at the Bagongpook gym and you wouldn't ask, nervousness almost killed me! I had my speech written in a piece of paper and I was really trying so hard to memorize it. My co-partylist, Kano even exchanged number for I picked the first. I spoke the 2nd. Supposed to be the 5th if he knew it first. When I went to the stage and held the microphone, I feel like wanting to make myself fall from the stage from the moment I accidentally said that I was running for SK Chairman! When I went down, someone laughingly said, "Aagawan mo pa ng pwesto si Yeye (our SK Chairwoman) eh". I also forgot to tell who are my parents and my lola. Geez, It never calms me down though someone from the other party did the same thing too.
Last November 6, 2011, I didn't know what went into my aunt's mind that she asked me to host my cousin's 3rd birthday party. My cousins and tita joan and tita tess would always tease me by the words I said during the party, "Nag-eenjoy ba kayo mga kids?", then imitate children's expressions which looked like ":|". Definitely, we'll always laugh whenever it's brought up in our conversations.
This February 6, 2012, I was asked to be the 1st reader of the Sunday Mass in Areeta, for a Filipino priest from Pamplona visited. I slowly replied, "Osige po". Before the mass started, my knees were really shaking that the whole church was almost destroyed. I don't know if it's because I'm gonna speak in front of many people that I might stammer and ruin the mass, or because it's too cold. Probably, both. Fortunately, I finished reading the whole reading clear and slow, but I never glanced at people listening. I know for sure that I'll get lost when I get back to what I was reading.
At first thought whenever it'll be offered to me, I just take it and it is so weird that the feeling on the actual moment never bumps my mind, until I'll be on it. I guess I'm just kind of socially active that I love participating. The best part about it are the experiences I get to keep in my memory chest that in the future, I won't be wondering how does it feel like doing those things that when I get older, I can't do nothing but regret. And as what the famous quotation says, "Experience is the best teacher". I know it'll always be.
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