For my speech, I made sure that I was very prepared in what I wanted to say.  I made sure that I had a lot of facts and answered all of the questions to the best of my abilities.  I have had trouble talking in front of people for pretty much my whole life.  Though I am getting better at it, I still talk really fast. I could tell during my speech that my voice was kind of shaky.  I knew that I talk rather fast also, but I did not realize how fast until I saw my speech video.  I thought that I explained how I wanted to have the documentary structured but it may have caused my speech to sound like just a lot of facts about service dogs.  I feel like the more outgoing and comfortable around other people I get, the easier it will be for me to talk better and slower.  I am glad that even though I had a note card, I did not read directly from it and lose eye contact with my audience.  I usually just have it with me in case I lose my train of thought and do not just stand up there with nothing to say.  I also saw that when I try to remember what I want to say, I look up at the ceiling.  I try not to stand still too much, but I realize that I was too nervous to move from where I was standing.

One group that I am a part of on campus is a sorority.  Many people know the stereotypes.  We bought our friends, we party a lot, we are a bunch a bimbos who do not care about schoolwork.  To tell you the truth, a few years ago I would have agreed with these stereotypes.  After I chose to go to a school out of state, knowing absolutely no one, I decided to try to rush because it would be a quick way to meet new people.  I never knew just how much I would love being a part of Greek life.  The main question my friends from home asked me was “Do you party a lot?”  Even though I do go out to social functions, I do not get wasted, as many people would believe.  My sorority has a high standard of keeping our sisters a good reputation.  Another question I got was, “Don’t you feel like you just bought friends?”  I would definitely say no.  Our sorority has taught us an important life lesson by this, we do not have to like everyone in our sisterhood, but we will respect them.  The payment dues are to help keep up the house for us to live in, like rent for an apartment, and also help with our philanthropy, an organization that we help raise money for.  My sorority helps those with Arthritis.  The last question I got was, “Well does it affect your grades?”  Actually, yes, but in a good way.  Our sorority mandates that we study a certain amount every week, and keep a certain GPA throughout the semester.  In fact, those in Greek life have higher GPA’s than those who are not.  We spend most of our time either doing schoolwork, charity work, or fundraising for philanthropy.  Our two biggest fundraisers coming up are Greek Sing and Dance Blue.  The main reason people think so lowly of Greek life is because of media like movies.  However, people should actually learn about it before they assume what is on TV is a true interpretation.