Personal Narrative: My Experience As A Section Leader

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The one thing I believe that I need to work on as a leader would be my confidence. As a section leader in the band program I have been faced with many problems of confidence. It’s challenging for myself to try and stay confident in front of other people, especially those that I must teach. For example, with every presentation I have given this year so far I have always looked down at my paper so as to not make eye contact with my audience. I try to make an effort to gain some confidence, especially since I am a leader in the band program and have to teach my peers the music that we’re playing. One way that I could attempt to improve my confidence as a leader would be to get my eyes up and make eye contact with my audience. It’s the first step,

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