My name is Colie and I am a freshman at SJSU. I live at home and commute to school. I have been juggling my time with school and work and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. In my free time I like to shop and drive around town with friends. I played soccer for seven years and danced for five. I enjoy all types of music and I am always looking for a good time. I love coffee and getting my nails done. I am interested in interior design but I am majoring in Business Administration/Marketing. I love to scrapbook. I am addicted to my iphone. It's my baby and it doesn't leave my sight!
Ever since I can remember I have dreaded presentations where I have to speak in front of the class by myself but I have always felt comfortable with group presentations. In my government class my senior year, I learned to conquer some of my fears of public speaking simply because we were always debating. Speaking infront of others in the debates helped me for my final presentation in English, where I had to give a ten minute speech on the term paper I wrote. Going into the speech, I was shaking and I was afaid of messing up and skipping my slides. However, I ended up completing my speech with few errors. Even though everyone in my class was a friend who I had known for multiple years, I still didn't feel comfortable speaking infront of them. My goals for this class are to learn how to speak loudly and at a steady pace while giving my presentations. I also want to accomplish making consistent eye contact with my audience. I am looking forward to overcoming the fear of speaking infront of others.
