Speeches Part Deux

Aside from the fact that after my speech, I wanted to bathe in nail polish remover and use a skunk as a loofah, today's speeches were kind of fantastic. The presentation about the Julian Center was very compelling and interesting. I liked how Elise didn't use the lectern, so she was free to move around, creating something to look at besides someone's nervous hand gestures. I also liked how Elise used the story of Grace to introduce the Julian Center's importance. I thought the facts Elise chose to use in her speech really helped to make her argument. I was especially intrigued by the fact that there are more animal shelters than domestic abuse shelters in the Indianapolis area. Henry's use of humor in his speech about Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful made his speech more amusing than others. I also liked Daniel's speech because he too didn't use the lectern, making him seem more open to the audience. After the speeches were made, I felt that several organizations deserved my money, but I ended up giving a large chunk of my donor bucks to one organization that seemed more important than all the rest.