Woke up at 5.30 this morning, unable to breathe because of the silly little cough I’ve got at the moment. Didn’t dare go back to sleep though because today is the day I’m presenting the introduction to Glow. Unfortunately I was also up til 1.30 am making my notes and ensuring I could access everything. Bit scary to rely on the internet for a discussion in front of the whole staff but it was really the best way show off all the fantastic things Glow can do.
I’d realised that this was the first time I had addressed all of the staff simultaneously, which wracked the nerves a tad. Why is it that I can stand up in front of a class of wisecracking teenagers without any fear, but go all dry-mouthed in front of colleagues?
The ideal would, of course, have been for someone to annoy me. I’ve got no problem standing up for myself in those circumstances. About half of the way through though, I realised I was fine, which cheered me up immensely, and I wasn’t averse to the nice things people said afterwards.
More importantly for me though, I piqued a lot of interest in Glow.
Mission accomplished! Hope the Ecoschool meeting goes as well!
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