When I was in grade six, we were asked to prepare and present an oral speech on any topic of our choosing. It was also a contest. The highest mark would win a trophy. A trophy!! Now one thing you should know about me in grade 6 was this: I didn't have a lot of friends. My hair was cut 'pageboy style,' I had no curves developing whatsoever and I was the furthest from athletic you can get. I preferred to write poetry. Yup. So there I was, an introvert, and I had to give an oral