Ice Breaker – Self Improvement
Each week on The Stretched Blog, I ask an ice breaker question. The questions are designed to help us get to know each other here in The Stretched Community. I’ll provide my answer to the question here in the post, and then you can leave your response in the comments. While you’re in the comments section, see how others answered the ice breaker question.
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Question: What is one thing about yourself you would like to improve in the next year? What is one step you will take to meet this goal?
My Answer: I would love to improve my public speaking skills. I was just featured in my first podcast on the Quality Living Made Simple Podcast (Click here to list to the podcast). For my first interview, I think I did okay in response to the questions from host Joshua Rivers. When I listened to the interview for the first time last night, I realized that I need to do a much better job removing filler words like “um”, “ah”, “so”, and “you know.” I expect I will have some other speaking opportunities and interview opportunities related to my job, my writing, and my other interests. I want to be prepared to bring my best whenever I speak in public.
To this end, I recently joined a local chapter of Toastmasters International. This is an organization designed to help members improve their public speaking and leadership skills. I’m looking forward to seeing how this activity will help me improve in my public speaking.
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