Two Trophies! But Only Bridesmaid Glory.

I went into the competition last night with high hopes for top honors in at least one of the two contests, but was disappointed with not one, but two second place finishes.

I guess my role is to nip at the heels of my competitors to keep them sharp.

I take pride in my efforts, and will compete again.

In my international speech, I repeat some of the key points I have discussed here in the past. One of them is to be aware of your audience. Last night, as I gave my presentations, I felt the audience had a distinctly different attitude that was present at my club level.

People in my club are there in part because we have a lot of fun, and they were far more responsive, particularly to my tall tale. As a result I got a lot more laughter long the way.

In the more formal contest atmosphere last night, the audience was there to judge. They tended to not respond as much. That’s a lesson I will file away for the next time I am in such a circumstance.

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