1st CEF Class 2017 I just attended my first class in Certificate for Effective Fundraising (CEF) on February 2. This comes as the result of my career as a copywriter and interest in helping nonprofits.
With 13 sessions to go, it lasts until December 7. I’m in a class with 12 other people of varying backgrounds. What we all have in common is our involvement with the nonprofit sector. More than anything, it's good to be around professional people again.
With 13 sessions to go, it lasts until December 7. I’m in a class with 12 other people of varying backgrounds. What we all have in common is our involvement with the nonprofit sector. More than anything, it's good to be around professional people again.
The next thing to report is that because of this class, I feel the pressure to become a better speaker, if I'm going to make it as a fundraiser.
My aphasia got the best of me, though, during Friday's class. I could not even remember my company's name. I was on the hot seat, got real nervous, and when I had to provide the most basic information, I folded. Stuttering and stammering. Such is the nature of aphasia. It affects you at the most inopportune times.
I came home determined to not let that happen again. So I looked online for a resource that could help me improve my speaking (what took me so long?). I bought this ebook on apraxia, which is the inability to make your muscles form words so you can sound intelligible. The ebook is called The Source for Apraxia. It's full of exercises that twist your jaw up and down, then all around.
My aphasia got the best of me, though, during Friday's class. I could not even remember my company's name. I was on the hot seat, got real nervous, and when I had to provide the most basic information, I folded. Stuttering and stammering. Such is the nature of aphasia. It affects you at the most inopportune times.
I came home determined to not let that happen again. So I looked online for a resource that could help me improve my speaking (what took me so long?). I bought this ebook on apraxia, which is the inability to make your muscles form words so you can sound intelligible. The ebook is called The Source for Apraxia. It's full of exercises that twist your jaw up and down, then all around.
Benefits Then at gym, another breakthrough when I started walking on the treadmill. The first button I looked for was the emergency stop, just in case I have to stop in a hurry without panicking, too much. Somewhere in the back of my mind I can see Buster Keaton getting spit off a treadmill that was turning wildly. And when he tried to get back on, same results. So I'm glad they have emergency switches, 6 inches long and in red, so I won't miss it.
The rate I go is half a mile an hour because it's hard for my right foot and leg to keep up, with foot drop, a hyperextended knee and all. Safety, as always, is my #1 concern. My goal for the next few weeks is to get up to 1 mph. But I'm in no hurry. Just getting on and off the treadmill is the big part. From the floor to the treadmill is about 8 to 10 inches. I'm still getting used to it. Today was my second time.
But I sure like the challenge, and breaking a sweat, too. When I get off the treadmill, I feel like I can walk like my old self, if only for an instant.
There you have it. My three milestones in one week. Everyone should be so lucky.
There you have it. My three milestones in one week. Everyone should be so lucky.
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