Writing recently about attending Aimee Bender's reading made me reflect on my own readings and how I approach them. Before I started teaching, I was deathly afraid of public speaking. In grad school, when I'd have to give a presentation to my class of just eight people—people I liked and could easily chat with while sitting—I'd freeze if I had to stand at a podium in front of them. I ...
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Published on July 04, 2010 10:05