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Awesome. I know you will be great at this. What a chance to educate and inform people on such an important issue as hospice and aging/dying with dignity.Enjoy your new adventure

This was an incredibly refreshing article to read. It's nice to read something positive for a change. I do suffer from a fear of public speaking so I would be terrified of your assignment. I'm sure, though, with the important content of your discussion and your obvious passion for the subject matter, you will do a great job. Good luck!

Here is a big attagirl for you. You will do fine, probably discover you actually enjoy the interaction of public speaking and add another skill to your professional set. Plus it is totally awesome when you have a boss who truly sees you and appreciates you. That sort of reception can be difficult to find for straight shooters/plain talkers like ourselves.

Just because a nurse spends her/his day talking, it doesn't always include public speaking as our idea of fun Good Luck all the same! You will do fine as you know your subject to speak about.

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Boy oh boy - if THIS isn't the best example ever of "when one door closes, another opens". . yeah for you. Don't know you, but while reading this, I was smiling. So happy your career has just turned so very well for you. Kudos.

I'm eagerly waiting to hear how the "public address" went....How wonderful to work for a boss who not only knows what he's doing, but actually has a great sense of humor to go with it! Sounds like he has great business skills as well....Many of our "retirement villages" have frail care units attached. Is this what you envision for your facility?

Oh, I won't be doing the presentation until August 9.........plenty of time to prepare. But knowing myself, I'll probably wait till August 7th or 8th to write it.

You go, girl!

Quote from VivaLasViejasOh, I won't be doing the presentation until August 9.........plenty of time to prepare. But knowing myself, I'll probably wait till August 7th or 8th to write it.

Thanks for sharing. I've enjoyed your articles, and I am not at all surprised you were asked to do this. Use the same good-humor in your speech as you do with us here, and it will be great.

What a great opportunity for you! It is nice to see such a close relationshipbetween the DNS and executive director.I fear public speaking as well. Just pick out someone you admire forpublic speaking. I watched weeks of Prime Ministers Question Time (BritishParliament) and focused on how they presented their speeches. It worked for me, got an A in the class assignment and my instructorthought I had a job which involved public speaking. ()