Returning to my inner Speechie…

Tonight I got together with a few guys from my That Man Is You! group at church.  I was asked to get up at the end of Mass and talk about the program and my impressions of the first semester of talks, so tonight was a planning meeting to figure out the structure of what we’re going to say.  Because the group focuses so much on the small group discussions and the age range is wide, we decided to do a combined talk where one of the more experienced (older) guys is going to get up with me and we’ll tag-team it.  He will tell about the overall program and how it affected him and then I will and talk about how specific sessions run and what I get from hearing the life experiences and cautionary tales of the older guys.

I also found out tonight that the older guy won’t be around the following weekend, so I will have to fly solo for those Masses.  It’s been quite awhile since I’ve spoken in front of a group of people so large, so it’s going to be a return to my high school days and the few times I had to speak in front of an auditorium full of employees at work.  I haven’t acquired enough experience at speaking in front of groups to not be nervous, but I tend to have a knack for it so I’m sure it will turn out ok.

So if you need me the next two weekends, I’ll probably be at Church.