Last summer, I have taken part in an English speaking contest. And that was my very first time I delivered speech in the public. The title of my speech was “Globalization”.

I prepared it for nearly a week, I recited it very well before the contest. The moment I walked to the stage I felt dizzy by the spotlight and I took a deep breath to felt more calm. I started to deliver my speech with loud voice and some kind of gesture. I still remember clearly that the audiences and the judges were smiling at me.

But when I still left one paragraph to finish the speech, blank hit my mind, I could not remember one word, I was anxious and almost cry, and the embarrassment lasted for nearly one minute!

I made up some sentences to finish it. But the audiences still gave me warm applause. I got the second prize that time.