My sixty seconds went well. I don't think I'm as nervous a speaker as I used to be and seem to have learned how to speak loudly. I didn't even use a mike and there were no complaints of not hearing me from the back of the room. In hindsight, I think we should have done something a little more creative and it would have been nice if I had previewed the slides. One slide was of a garbage-strewn inner city street, and while I appreciate that we were showing the environment that some of the kids we are helping through Art with a Heart, I think we could have done without that graphic.
The retreat itself is great and I'm truly enjoying it and learning a lot. We will take what we've learned here and share it with the rest of the board back in Baltimore when we have our local board retreat in a few weeks. I hope that much of what we have learned, we can put into action.
More later. Missing K and the kids a whole lot and as much fun as I'm having here, I really can't wait to get home.
Glad it went well and you are enjoying it!I'm sure the kiddos and K miss you too.
Posted by: Emily at June 27, 2004 09:33 PM