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That Damn Speech Class

Like most kids, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up.  All I knew was that I liked to play with words.  I wrote all kinds of silly stuff, from sappy poems, to rhymy-dimy song lyrics, to corny puns.

But if there was one seminal moment when I realized the power that words can have, it came in my senior year at NYU.

I was taking  “that damn speech class.”

I was a shy kid and dreaded having to get up and speak in front of a classroom full of people.  And I just couldn’t see how giving speeches would help me get ahead in life.

This attitude was not lost on my professor.  As the end of the school year approached, he took me aside and told me that I wasn’t cutting it.  “Howie, if you don’t get your act together, you’re in danger of flunking this course.”  Gulp!

The “final exam” as I call it, was not a formal test, it was our final speech to the class — our last chance to show that we could write something meaningful and express it in a powerful way.

I needed a big idea.  But what?  I remembered the words of my professor:  “Write what you know, speak what you feel.”

Finally, I decided to  write a speech about a man who meant a lot to me and most of the free world.  I would write about John F. Kennedy, who had tragically been assassinated just one year before.

I spent quite a bit of time doing research on his inspirational messages during the “thousand days” of his presidency.  I wrote, rewrote, and rewrote again a speech that, ironically, would last only about 5 minutes.

My theme centered around a line of JFK’s that he had used to inspire change:  “Let us begin.”

I instinctively decided to repeat this line several times throughout my speech, almost like a mantra.  My ultimate message was that, now that JFK was gone, it was up to all of us to take up the mantle and work together to make the world a better place.

On the big day, I stood up and faced the class.  The room went silent, and my mouth went dry.  I looked out at all the faces staring up at me and I felt a palpable sense of fear.

Finally,  I opened my mouth and words came out.  I spoke of a man, a shining beacon, a symbol of youth and energy and hope.  “From the hallowed halls of Washington to the cheering throngs in Berlin, Dublin, and Paris, the City of Lights…your message inspired a nation and lit up the world…let us begin…let us begin…”

As I spoke, I realized that I was not prepared for the emotion that was welling up inside of me.

“And though you are gone…taken from us too soon…your message lives on in the hopes and dreams of young people everywhere…”

My voice began to quiver, but I managed to hold it together until I reached my poignant last line:  “John F. Kennedy, we have begun!”

That’s when I let out an audible sob.  I was mortified.  But when I looked up, I saw that everyone in the class had tears in their eyes, two girls in the front row were crying uncontrollably, and my professor was reaching for a box of Kleenex.

And then the room erupted in applause.

In that moment, I understood the amazing power of words to stir emotions and drive home an idea.

The following week, the professor gave me an “A” for the course.

That one emotional speech turned the tide and made up for all of the mediocrity and drivel I had spewed all semester.

I credit “that damn speech class” with inspiring me to become a writer.  All in all, I’d say it hasn’t turned out too badly.

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Time October 20, 2011 at 8:40 am

Howiebaby…. Another touchdown. Steve

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