12/10/2010

Witnessing History Up Close

At a recent Toastmaster meeting, my speech project was to bring history to life.  It was a speech out of the Storytelling Manual.

The original speech was ok at best.  After the meeting, I decided to rework the speech and record it.  Not because it was better but because I thought you may want to know about my first trip to the Congo in August 1998.  During that trip, I witnessed history taking place.  And it changed my life.

Witnessing History Up Close

 

Dec 10, 2010 7:52:39 PM | Congo, Toastmasters

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