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"What Silence Do You Speak?": My First Public Speech

So far it looks like August has been a month for sharing YouTube videos on Keturah's Korner. I hope you all don't mind ;) Last month my dad told me I was invited to speak at a conference. Now, I love words in any shape and form, as long as they are educated and clean. Yet, I warily asked, "Why and what for?" You see, I've never actually spoken publicly before. "The conference is on journalistic ethics. And because you're my daughter." "How many people will be there?" "I don't know. Maybe a hundred?" And so I agreed. Dad asked, “What will you speak on? I need to know for the program." I told my dad I'd have to think about it. Which I did as I cleaned the rest of my houses that day. A few hours later I called him back with my title. Ready to speak ... I know when to look like a hippie, and when to not ;)   But. As all things go with my life, this speaking event didn't quite turn out to be wha...