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i got second in a speech competition! this was quite a while ago, but i found this sub recently and i thought it would be nice to share it here! i came second in a solo speech competition in my class of 26 students, tied with 2 others. second place was only one vote away from first, so it was really close (though i’m pretty glad i didn’t win - i doubt i’d be able to handle the pressure of performing again, let alone in front of a bigger crowd!) i wrote the speech i performed literally the night before, even though we’d had a month to write and prepare, so i was really surprised to place so high! i personally thought that other people were more deserving of the spot, so i thought i got more pity votes, but i got the highest grade and my teacher agreed that i performed it well, so i guess not! i’ve been stuttering for about 4 or 5 years now, and i didn’t even place in the competition last year, so this was really encouraging for me. also, big tip for anyone doing speeches: you can write about the most ridiculous topic you want (mine was about how valentine’s day is a scam), but it all comes down to how you perform it. engaging the audience and speaking loudly is the way to go! and it doesn’t matter if you stutter or not, if people are understanding, then they’ll be unbiased. as my mother says, ‘stuttering is just another way of speaking’. i wrote a lot wow