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>What did I do wrong????

NOTHING.

Leila, I am greatly impressed by all that you covered. You will probably
never know the profound impact you have had on the outlook of those in your
audience. Because of your presentation, there will be people who will
either breastfeed or will be the right kind of support for their wives,
while they get breastfeeding off to a good start.

In case you are thinking of your grade in asking what you did wrong, I hope
that you can see that what you have done is "un-gradeable"--so far beyond
any measurable evaluation.  Just give yourself a big hug and know that you
have helped countless little babies to be healthier and happier.

>I don't know how I could've done it very much
>different.

You may find ways that you could have done it differently, but I hope you
won't waste your time doing so.  Those of us who do a lot of speaking know
that when we stopped looking back, we enjoyed our speaking engagements more
and we did a better job in the delivery.

I once read that if an audience comes away with 1 or 2 ideas that they
didn't have when they came in, you have been a successful speaker.  Instead
of thinking of what you *didn't* do, look at what you *did* do!

To give you an idea of your probable impact, my daughter, Lia, gave a
"persuasive" speech in 8th grade on breastfeeding.  She was scared to
death! She felt that it was not received very well. She is now 30 and has
had a couple of friends tell her that they breastfed their babies because
of her talk.  They couldn't remember anything that she said, but when they
were pregnant they remembered that talk and felt positive that they wanted
to feed their babies.

She doesn't see many of those classmates, and perhaps others have had a
similar experience, or the boys may have tucked away some positive memories
too to help them as Daddies.

And her talk was that of an eighth grader given to 14-year-olds.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us, and thanks for what you have
done for health.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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