Some helpful tips and tricks that I use to learn my speeches are very simple. I like to sit by myself without any distractions so I can concentrate. Then I say the speech out loud so I can hear what I sound like. I repeat this a few times, then I start to pick up on it. I then begin going through my speech and find words to enunciate at the precise time. I feel by using and practicing these few little tricks I have made a vast improvement. Whenever I speak now I am more fluent. However, I feel as if I need to be more calm whenever I approach the stand. To counter this I plan to start practicing my speeches in front of my friends.

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