chodim uz par tyzdnov na toastmasters (public speaking, communication and leadership skills).
konecne som sa odhodlal na prvy speech, 'ice breaker'. tak sa podelim s textom, z ktoreho som vychadzal. prekvapivo to trvalo az 6m40s (limit je 5 az 7 minut). najlepsi speaker este nie som, ale zlepsujem sa (najma trochu opadol strach z public speaking).
btw, ak by mal niekto zaujem, tak moze prist pozriet. info je na stranke, pripadne mne do posty.

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Dear Toastmasters, Dear guest...

I believe that person is defined by his dreams and by his actions - our dreams give us the strength to keep going. Unfortunately, people often give up their dreams. They are told their dreams are unrealistic, they are laughed at, and they end up drinking alcohol. It makes me sad to see children that are happy, playful, active, and so creative - and their parents, teachers and society, that continuously hammer down their creativity.

When I got to university, which I realy looked forward to, there was no space for dreams and creativity. And everything that was not in curriculum was frowned upon. So once again, I've only found a place, where they tried to kill my dreams, that is, to kill ME.

In the beginning of the second semester, however, my programming experience payed off. Not in school though, they were still only after my dreams. I got a part-time job - the chance to learn from experienced people. My boss was programmer since childhood, just as me. And he was also a person with dreams, just as me. But... he was also a man of action - for the last five years he followed his dreams with actions, no-matter-what, and managed to build a prospering company.

In the second year at university, it began to be even more annoying. On test, they were asking for things they never told us about. I decided to drop out. Next day, I sent my CV to the local company that was making games - it was my dream from childhood to be working for them. The same week, on friday, I was at the interview.

I wanted a part-time job, because I liked my current job and wanted to finish a project that is to be realeased in march. They agreed that I will contact them as soon as I am ready for full-time. Fortunately, my current boss is understanding when it comes to my dream of being in game industry, and he wants me to stay at least for part-time.

So now, I'm doing my best in job, often nine to twelve hours a day, hoping, that in march my dream will come true and will replenish my strength to go even further. Few of my next milestones are to found my own games company, and to found the organization that would help people nurture and follow their dreams. Hopefully, I will talk about them more deeply in my next speeches.