Email to Topaz
Aug. 8th, 2017 01:58 amFrom: Abbott, Hope
To: Topaz
Subject: First day of diplomatic training course
Hi hi,
They were not lying when they said it would be an intensive course. Only just got back to my hotel room after the welcome reception. After the opening this morning we had a lecture about public speaking and in the afternoon we had various exercises and finally had to do a short speech ourselves. For later in the week we have to prepare a larger one...
Quite a bit of it was familiar from my 'public speaking' class during high school, but I learned quite a few new pointers as well as refreshing old skills.
I have some reading to finish up for tomorrow and am going to head to bed then.
See you this weekend,
Hope
To: Topaz
Subject: First day of diplomatic training course
Hi hi,
They were not lying when they said it would be an intensive course. Only just got back to my hotel room after the welcome reception. After the opening this morning we had a lecture about public speaking and in the afternoon we had various exercises and finally had to do a short speech ourselves. For later in the week we have to prepare a larger one...
Quite a bit of it was familiar from my 'public speaking' class during high school, but I learned quite a few new pointers as well as refreshing old skills.
I have some reading to finish up for tomorrow and am going to head to bed then.
See you this weekend,
Hope
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Date: 2017-08-08 12:39 am (UTC)To: Hope
Subject: RE: First day of diplomatic training course
Hope, I'm tired just from reading this. You work too hard
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Date: 2017-08-08 02:18 pm (UTC)To: Topaz
Subject: Re: First day of diplomatic training course
Today is mostly diplomatic protocol and savoir vivre so we can use it the rest of the time. Apparently they watched how we did at the welcome reception last night.
Much of this is bread and butter for me, but I see many around me who are having a harder time.
Hope