Looking back on my life there have been more times I performed than I realize. Some performances were more memorable. Others were more formal than others. The occasions of the performances have been different too. There have even instances were the performance was similar but the occasions were different.
One type of performance I became interested in during my latter years of high school was public speaking. The summer after my junior year I had the opportunity to attend Palmetto Boys State, a camp for boys sponsored by the American Legion. Soon after the camp, I was contacted by my local American Legion post asking me to come to one of their meetings and speak on my experience and what I learned. It was a formal occasion and an informative performance.
Other public speaking performances I have given have been more persuasive. My senior year I had the opportunity to speak in front of my high school's FCA on Thursday mornings. Here my performance involved sharing something that had happened in my life, explaining what the Bible had to say about that, and then giving some sort of practical application. These performances were a little less formal than the one I gave at the American Legion. The occasion was definitely religious, as I was trying to challenge and encourage the FCA body at my high school.
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