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TTOSBT · 11-24-2008, 04:22 PM

Hi there,
I spoke at a meeting for the first time last night. I was the 10 minute speaker and my sponsor was the main speaker. I only have about 6 1/2 months sobriety, bit I am chatty, hehe.
I was SO nervous and I am a perfectionist, so not being "prepared" was terrifying!
But I did fine, in fact was given rave reviews from those in the meeting

But I did speak for 25 minutes, lol. Yikes! Forgot to bring a watch, but no one told me to stop.
Of course in hindsight, there were a million things about recovery that I wish I had said.
So I wanted to hear about YOUR experiences with speaking. Did you prepare, bring notes, or just wing it?
Share, share, share!

11-24-2008, 04:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
TTOSBT To Thine Own Self Be True Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,948	Speaking at Meetings Hi there, I spoke at a meeting for the first time last night. I was the 10 minute speaker and my sponsor was the main speaker. I only have about 6 1/2 months sobriety, bit I am chatty, hehe. I was SO nervous and I am a perfectionist, so not being "prepared" was terrifying! But I did fine, in fact was given rave reviews from those in the meeting But I did speak for 25 minutes, lol. Yikes! Forgot to bring a watch, but no one told me to stop. Of course in hindsight, there were a million things about recovery that I wish I had said. So I wanted to hear about YOUR experiences with speaking. Did you prepare, bring notes, or just wing it? Share, share, share!