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“The ____ is to write a speech about someone who you admire.

It could be a historical figure, a celebrity, or even someone you personally know in your life,” Ms. Harper told the ____

My classmates began brainstorming a list ____ people they might pick — mostly athletes, singers, and actors.

However, I knew right away ____ my speech was going to be about.

Grandma is the ____ I admire the most.

Writing a speech about ____ would be a piece of cake.'

A few days later, Ms. Harper ____ about how to deliver a good speech.

This reminded ____ that it wasn’t just a writing assignment,

but a speech I would have to give in front of ____ classmates!

The thought of standing in front of the entire class ____ my palms sweat.

I’m too ____ to raise my hand in class even when I know the answer.

How on ____ can I speak in front of everyone?

I couldn’t sleep ____ all that night.

____ big day for the speech finally arrived, and I felt more anxious than ever.

I had spent the ____ week imagining how my classmates would react to my speech.

____ was still mostly thinking about what my classmates might think.

I ____ putting much thought into what I was actually going to say.

I figured I could just speak ____ the top of my head.

After all, ____ was going to talk about my grandmother.

I didn’t need ____ notes. I was sweating as I walked up to the front of the class.

My heart was racing so fast ____ I thought it might fly out of my chest.

I ____ feel my face turning red. I didn’t know where to look.

____ blanked out. I just stood there silently. Ms. Harper tried to help me out.

“Start by telling us ____ bit about your grandmother, Logan.”

I spoke about what kind of work my grandmother used to do, but I quickly ran out of words ____ say.

Then Ms. Harper said, “How about telling us a bit ____ why you admire her so much?”

I barely managed to share a short story about ____

After that, ____ just rushed to my seat and put my head in my hands.

I knew I had messed up. I hadn’t said all the things ____ wanted to say.

The next day, I met Ms. Harper ____ school to talk about the speech.

I said, “I’m embarrassed about the speech. I ____ have looked like a fool.

I ____ I could have done better.”

“It’s quite all right to fall short of your own expectations as long as you learn something from it,” she ____ in a warm voice.

“What was bothering you the ____ while you prepared for the speech?”

“I was afraid the other students would ____ at me if my speech wasn’t good enough.”

She replied, “You ____ can’t control what others think about your speech.

That means you should ____ focusing on the one thing you can control — how you give your speech.”

That woke me up from the depths of despair. Of course, that ____ it!

I wouldn’t have been ____ to make my classmates like what I wanted to say.

I really should have focused ____ my performance.

A ____ of weeks later, the class was given another speech assignment.

I ____ want to drop the ball like the first time.

____ this time, I practiced delivering the speech.

I stood in front of the mirror every day for a week and went over all the ____ I wanted to say.

I used cue cards which contained ____ phrases about important facts.

I rehearsed how I would stand, how I would make eye contact with the audience, and even when I would ____

I felt nervous again ____ the big day finally arrived.

But when the teacher called my name, I noticed that my nerves had actually calmed down ____ bit.

I felt way better than the ____ time, for sure!

I walked up to the front of the class and looked out into the ____

____ heart began to race, and I took a deep breath to calm it down.

While my voice trembled from time ____ time, I managed to get my whole message across.

When I was done, I felt so ____ of myself that I barely noticed how loudly everyone was clapping for me!