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like “Boys have life a lot easier than
girls do.” Johnson, who is a frequent
public speaker on education despite a
lifelong public speaking phobia, knows
firsthand how well this works. “I
haven’t overcome my shyness,” she
says. “It is sitting in the corner, calling
to me. But I am passionate about changing
our schools, so my passion overcomes
my shyness once I get started on
a speech. If you find something that
arouses your passion or provides a welcome
challenge, you forget yourself for
a while. It’s like an emotional
vacation.”
But don’t risk having children make a
speech to the class unless you’ve
provided them with the tools to know
with reasonable confidence that it will
go well. Have kids practice with a partner
and in small groups, and if they’re
still too terrified, don’t force it. Experts
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