Tom must be braver than I am, cause I never liked giving presentations or speeches, evn on topics I knew a lot about.
evn= even
Talks and presentations are a piece of cake. All you have to do is pretend that you’re talking to a bunch of friends. Or that what you see in front of you isn’t real...
Besides, stepping out of your element once in a while is good for your self-esteem.
It’s important for Scouts to be able to do minor public speaking - lots of badges require a presentation of some kind. He could give a presentation to his troop, but when I suggested inviting other children from the homeschool association to come over here and see the snake and lizards (and whatever amphibians Anoreth is hoarding ...), he really liked the idea.
Other parents may not like it so much when their kids start nagging for herpets, though! Speaking of herpets, all their crickets for the next few days are chirping :-). We’ll have to put them in the garage tonight, or they’ll drive the catz batz.