Simply Dania

I still remember it vividly, like it happened just yesterday. Back in 2022, I joined an English Oration Competition. The truth was my teacher asked me to. Never in my life had I participated in any competition, let alone a public speaking contest. To make things more challenging, I was only informed a few days before the competition. I had to prepare my speech by myself, but luckily, my teacher helped refine the text, which saved me a lot of time. I practiced alone in my room with the door locked, watching YouTube videos to learn hand movements and vocal intonation. If I recall correctly, I had less than five days to prepare everything. By the third day, I had memorized every word written on my two-page script. I practiced relentlessly, to the point where my script became worn and tattered. I remember changing my tone and hand gestures more than ten times to get them just right. Unlike the other contestants, I had no one to back me up. To make matters worse, two days before the co...