tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329843425686686021.post3519006880668021665..comments2023-10-29T11:58:38.001+01:00Comments on Welcome to the Anglo Swiss World: WordPress Daily Prompt: Naked with Black SocksPat Gerber-Relfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00309477888996997341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329843425686686021.post-72657294595943827412013-09-21T13:55:15.742+02:002013-09-21T13:55:15.742+02:00When i was young I was painfully shy and I found i...When i was young I was painfully shy and I found it difficult to even speak to someone who I didn't know, let alone public speaking...that was just not even possible. Over the years I have improved a lot, mainly by forcing myself into things that didn't come naturally to me. I became a mentor in my job, helping train people who were new to the job. This helped a lot. MitchyLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423634734890422795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329843425686686021.post-6624321888860218152013-09-20T19:13:34.716+02:002013-09-20T19:13:34.716+02:00Interesting Robert. I discovered that teaching is ...Interesting Robert. I discovered that teaching is not really my thing, although at work I cold easily explain the work process to visitors.Pat Gerber-Relfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309477888996997341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329843425686686021.post-56874509209438061822013-09-19T01:18:03.259+02:002013-09-19T01:18:03.259+02:00Pat, I enjoyed reading this blog entry and also ha...Pat, I enjoyed reading this blog entry and also had the fear of speaking. I was shy to enter discussions in classes because I didn't feel confident. I was always self conscious of my voice.It's a soft voice and sometimes I let it work to my advantage when marketing people or pollsters call home. They'll ask if my parents are available and I'll lie that they're not home or unavailable to talk. <br />I remember taking a speech class in my freshman year in college. I had to man up and deliver. My career lead me to speak comfortably on the phone and when it came to speaking with uncertainty, the persons on the other end were challenging. <br />I was promoted to management and had to present new procedures in our departments. I discovered that it wasn't as difficult. Since I've retired I became a substitute teacher. I find it easy to stand in front of a class and teach.<br />Robert's viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582396674764512992noreply@blogger.com