I failed the first grade because I could not read. I failed algebra five times. I failed English in the first grade. I graduated high school with a 1.9gpa on propbation for bad behavior. I failed out of three different community colleges. In 1991 a college professor asked me if I was retarded — but that same year another college professor told me that I had a presence for public speaking….
Now I am a tenured public speaking professor, and the director of a nationally ranked competitive public speaking program. Public speaking is empowering!
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I failed the first grade because I could not read. I failed algebra five times. I failed English in the first grade. I graduated high school with a 1.9gpa on propbation for bad behavior. I failed out of three different community colleges. In 1991 a college professor asked me if I was retarded — but that same year another college professor told me that I had a presence for public speaking….
Now I am a tenured public speaking professor, and the director of a nationally ranked competitive public speaking program. Public speaking is empowering!
Duane Smith