Very simple solution.

--Work hard in high school...get good grades.
--Apply for lots of scholarships.
--Go to a college far far away from Boise.

well, yeah.

Yep...I'm going to send the proof back for shits and grins...it'll only cost me 37 cents.

I've never done actual stand-up before, though some folks thought I should. No thanks...I can deal with the stage, but I'm not a fan of starting at the bottom in something like that.

I really would like to know the percentage of high school students that liked their home town. I think it would probably be incredibly low. I'd want to survey the same peopl 7 years or so down the line and see how many of them wish they could move back.

I don't have a problem with public speaking, so no gunpoint would be necessary.

I did a lot of stage work, acting and singing when I was in high school, but tapered off in college. I never quite got what the whole stage fright thing was about ... you go out, you do what you've been practicing for the last n months, and for the most part, nobody really notices if you screw up — learning to cover for screwing up is also part of the process.

My job essentially involves a lot of small group public speaking ... nearly all off the cuff stuff, although there is a certain framework provided by the mental health procedures act. ;)

I haven't presented at conferences, but would be comfortable doing so if I had the opportunity. I have gotten into longish discussions with presenters in smaller (40-50 people) sessions without any hesitation.

I dislike public speaking not something I like to do, I can do it but I never like it.

The public speaking classes here are ridiculous. The amount of work you have to do finding sources rivals anything I've done in writing classes so far. We have to use 4 different sources for one 5-6 minutes speech just to get a C if you want an A it's 6. For a class that preaches speaking on a topic you know something about it seems like overkill to me.

*I* have done stand up comedy...even almost made "it" big.
I had to pass on the opportunity though. I'll always be kinda bitter about that.

ANYWAY...I also taught a course at Georgetown on that very topic (Pubilc Speaking disguised as Comedy 101).

How I got there without teaching credentials is a 'nother story.

But suffice it to say that I taught well and didn't fail anyone!
And I wasn't an "easy grader" either. I was really tough, but the subject material was fairly easy, presented in an intelligent way, and I broke them in slowly, as opposed to just dumping them in the deep end.

Brian

If you do this while you're packing is it a.....

Ya ready

Ya sure

.....Glock 'n spiel?

Oh stop groaning.:rolleyes:

I absolutely DESPISE puns.

Despite this I am still laughing!!

That's GOOOD. :D