OK Speech and Debate: Come Bless our Students!

Our students have been working diligently this year on cases, speeches, and fine tuning their impromptu skills. They have done an amazing job! Dec. 18th is our EPIKOS Christmas party with a special student showcase. The students will serve as the MC's and several will present examples of their work for all to enjoy. See the details below and mark your calendar. We are going to have a great time together!

EPIKOS Christmas Party

When: Thursday, December 18^th

Time: 6:00PM – 8:30PM

Who: All Speech & Debate Families

Where: Memorial Road Church of Christ - 2221 E Memorial Road

What: Italian Potluck Dinner, Student SPEECH & DEBATE Showcase, Games,

& Silent Auction*

What to bring: Potluck Italian Themed Dishes

(bring enough for your family and some to share)

*Silent auction items generously donated by local businesses.

Proceeds will apply towards club fundraising.

We look forward to seeing YOU, yes YOU!, there!

If you have any questions or need additional information, please email Becky Brittain at rogbeckb@gmail.com

The fear of public speaking...

“Students of public speaking continually ask, "How can I overcome self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an audience?" Did you ever notice in looking from a train window that some horses feed near the track and never even pause to look up at the thundering cars, while just ahead at the next railroad crossing a farmer's wife will be nervously trying to quiet her scared horse as
the train goes by? How would you cure a horse that is afraid of cars—graze him in a back-woods lot where he would never see steam-engines or automobiles, or drive or pasture him where he would frequently see the machines?
Apply horse-sense to ridding yourself of self-consciousness and fear: face an audience as frequently as you can, and you will soon stop shying. You can never attain
freedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise. A book may give you excellent suggestions on how best to conduct yourself in the water, but sooner or later you must get wet, perhaps even strangle and be "half scared to death." There are a great many "wetless" bathing suits worn at the seashore, but no one ever learns to swim in them. To plunge is the only way.” ― Dale Carnegie

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Come Bless our Students!