Personal Narrative Analysis

One of the first times that I had ever spoken in front of a large audience, was when I was six. I was the angel in our Christmas Eve nativity service at church. When someone had asked me if I wanted to do it, I was pretty hesitant, but still decided to do it. I worked really hard to memorize the lines and get into character, but as soon as I got onto the stage, I froze. I was not physically able to move. I started to sweat profusely and could not stop shaking. Today, I have grown out of sweating profusely and I have learned how to mask my nervousness and keep myself from fidgeting.
I am a fidgeter. When I am talking to someone, I tend to mess with my bracelets, necklace, phone, or whatever is reachable. When I present in front of an audience, those habits don’t go away. If I am able to hold notecards or a prop, I can contain my fidget a lot easier than with my hands-free. I also have the tendency to want to pivot my weight from one foot to the other. I don’t sway in a repeated rhythm, but I definitely don’t stand still. Whenever talking to an audience, my voice also tends to become more high …show more content…
When I asked them why it was to move, they responded, “Your information was so relatable, and it also was amazing to see how much it meant to you since you started crying.” I was not crying, but I was instead just not breathing enough to support the words that I was saying, so it sounded like I was crying. The last thing that I do a lot when I speak, is I lose my place in my script or my memory, and I stutter or mess up my words. This happened during the Rocky Mountain High reflection that I gave on a Sunday night. I meant to say something, but I said a completely different word that made the sentence terrible. The audience laughed for a good minute and when it finally quieted down, my face was so red, I could feel myself starting to sweat, and my voice became very high pitched and