Speech Reflection:

To kick off our topic of Leadership for Social Studies. Whaea Muritere made us do speeches. Half of the reason was because she heard about English Speeches so she wanted us to do one for Social Studies. We were given the task to write a 2 minute speech about anything along the lines of Leadership. The one issue I had with this speech was time. The speeches were assigned right on the week of the kapa haka regional so time was not on my side. I had decided to have the speech in 1 week so that I didn't have to worry about it too much afterwards. So although I had a somewhat decent speech done, I feel it could've been more depth and detailed. In the end we had been given a whole extra week to get them done, so rushed for nothing but oh well. I based my speech on the 3 main attributes I thought made a true leader those being Humility, Confidence, and Dedication. Here is my speech for you... 

Leadership: 

There is a saying that goes 'actions speak louder than words' which to me in a nutshell is what a true leader is all about. Leading from the front, putting the needs of others first. When there is a problem a true leader stand us for their team and takes the full grunt of the ridicule and wears it on the chin. All of what I've shared is part and parcel of the three main attributes that signify a true leader. 

Firstly, be Humble. As a leader the achievements are not defined to the individual. But a true leader gives credit to where credit is due, that being to their group, peers, and those who have helped in getting them to where they are. 

Secondly, be Confident. Let your yes be a yes, and your no be a no. A true leader is able to stand up accordingly and be that person that people can always rely on to do what needs to be done, and say what needs to be said. 

Lastly, be Dedicated. Sylvester Stallone quotes 'It ain't about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you take and keep moving forward'. That's the dedication of a true leader, taking the hits, taking everything and still being able to continue. 

In closing this what a true leader would say "Whenever you call me, I'll be there. Whenever you want me, I'll be there. Whenever you need me, I'll be there. I'll be around." (Song: The Spinners - I'll be around)

Thank you.

Gender Equality

For our Jump start to year 10 we started our first topic 'Equality'. One of the activities was choosing an image and writing a little quick presentation about your thoughts on the picture. So I had chosen a picture of a man and women on each side of the scale, and the scale being balanced out. The hard part of it all was trying to figure out what to say. Most would say having to present in front of the class, but I was fine with that because my speech was rather short. Here is my speech for you :)

Gender Equality. The picture above shows women and men being balanced. Now is this how the real world works ? From my point of view, it is not! Women seem to struggle in big time business's, sports, construction work, and engineering couriers due to the reasons of either 'being too soft' , 'not smart enough' or 'simply just being a women. 

In terms of business, an actual fact is in 2019 38 percent of bachelor degree level, full time students were men, and women 62 percent. But my purpose today was not to degrade men, but actually enlighten minds that women can be at the same level as men and what really is the difference. Women can be as fast, as strong, as smart. Why does being a girl change that ?

Thank You :)