Talkers take to rodeo in first-ever contest (w/video) (Houston Chronicle)(public speaking)

Beltway Confidential | HandStamp | MeMo | Nick Anderson | SciGuy | Shop Girl | Sports Justice | TechBlog | More Blogs | chron. A Waco teenager didn't have to ride a bucking bronco or drag a stubborn cow around the ring Monday to take home the gold in her event at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I wasn't expecting to hear my name called," said Jackson, 15, who won with a speech defending the nation's farmers and ranchers against the perception that commercial animals aren't treated humanely. Lindsay Garrett, a high school senior from Canton, has been involved in public speaking for about 10 years, but she still gets a butterfly or two in her stomach when she steps up to the microphone. read more

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