Daily writing prompt

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

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Oh, my, too many times to count.

One of my previous jobs was training Canadian Buyers in Supply Chain Management. I did this across Canada for a few years. Being a teacher to adult government workers was quite a performance and required tact and patience. When we branched out and started offering the training remotely via webinar, it was a completely different dynamic of teaching, and the way I approached the material and spoke to the audience also changed because I didn’t have that in-person connection, so it took some adjustments.

I attended various Supply Chain Trade shows throughout the years at that job, which meant talking to multiple buyers and suppliers on the spot about our product and how best it could suit their needs and improve their in-house tendering services. It brought me back to my student drama years and the improv games where you never knew what came next. I also gave presentations to Suppliers so they would know how to better prepare their bids and hopefully win the government contracts. Those were fun because the students were attentive, hopeful, and grateful for the help provided.

For a few years, I worked in events, so again, I gave speeches before board members to get funding and approval for activities, performed with my residents in the choir, called community bingo far too many times to count, and spent time debating with council members for better health care for the elderly. What a wonderful experience.

In my current job, you can say I still give speeches since I present cases before administrative courts to defend our position on various matters concerning rentals. To the best of my knowledge, I must present evidence, introduce witnesses when necessary, and hope my case is solid enough to win.

So guess I can say, my entire adult life has been one performing role after another.