Biography

Hi everyone,

My name is Sheryl I was born and raised in Hawaii. I moved out to San Jose to get away from the islands. I know everyone always ask me "why would you leave, its paradise?" Living there is a different story. I always saw the same people and did the same things; I was ready for something new. I always knew that if I left I could always go back home. I chose San Jose because my brother attended Santa Clara University and my sister attended University of San Francisco so I had family close by and it made it easier for me to fly back home when I needed to. I am a Mechanical Engineering major and currently in my second year of college.

I had many public speaking experiences while I was in middle and high school. I was always involved with student government so therefore I was expected to speak in front of the student body but I tried to avoid it as much as possible, but sometimes avoiding it was not an option. I found it easier to talk in front of people that I knew and harder to speak in front of people I didn't know. My goal for this class is to feel more confident in speaking in front of people that I don't know. I'm hoping that from this class I would feel more comfortable speaking in public.