A time I had to speak in front of an audience

 Over marching band camp this year I had to narrate my section's skit. This involved me getting up on the stage to stand behind the podium and tell a story to 90+ people. I would like to think I do a good job speaking for project presentations and what not, but the skit was apparently way out of my comfort zone. My body had this physical reaction where my heart raced and my hands trembled, and I could hardly spit a sentence out without stuttering or forgetting what I had to say next. I still think I did okay, but the performance was a little embarrassing. My advice to others when speaking in front of an audience is to put on a persona. If you pretend your confident and know what you're doing, you'll have an easier job.

Today in class we went over formal vs informal language. There were some points about formal language that I did not know previously, such as using contractions or 2nd person. I will remember to not use these things when it is time to write my literary analysis.