Speech Class

Thinking back to my Freshman year High School Speech Class where I was, I kid you not, the only guy in a class with nine girls and being forever thankful that our teacher, who was wise enough to not bust out the classic advice to fight fear of public speaking by picturing your audience (i.e. my classmates) in their underwear. I think it's safe to say that that would have not bode well for a 15-year-old with raging hormones. Crude nickname (barely) averted!