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“The assignment is to write a speech about someone who ____ 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 of people they ____ pick — mostly athletes, singers, and actors.

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

Grandma is the person I ____ the most.

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

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

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

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

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

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

How on earth can I ____ in front of everyone?

I couldn’t sleep at all that ____.

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

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

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

I wasn’t ____ much thought into what I was actually going to say.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I barely ____ to share a short story about her.

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

I knew I had ____ up. I hadn’t said all the things I 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 know I ____ have done better.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I really ____ have focused on my performance.

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

I didn’t want to drop the ball like the ____ time.

So this time, I practiced delivering the ____.

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

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

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

I felt nervous ____ when the big day finally arrived.

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

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

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

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

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

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