Help!! Speech class with a missing tooth..?

I'm taking speech class in college starting monday, and although i'm scared of talking in front of everyone the part that is really bothering me is the fact that i have a missing tooth in the front of my mouth. I am so self conscious of it, and now i have to be scared giving a sppech and thinking of my tooth. Should I drop the class until later or just take it and get it out of the way? Can someone please help me?

Help!! Speech class with a missing tooth..?
Take the Speech class! And for your final in the class, You now have an unfair advantage over everyone else. What an unbeatable opening line to break the ice with and establish a human connection with the audience, “You probably have heard that giving a speech ranks higher on the fears in life list than dying…pause, pause, pause, let it sink in…pause, now look them straight in the eye with confidence, Smile, Imagine doing it with a tooth missing?” Smile… You got the ball rolling keep going right into the body. If humor becomes a requirement of the speech, then a small passing tooth joke towards yourself.





They will admire your guts, strength and confidence. Tell them, I thought about it, “Smiles sell toothpaste, speeches…Ideas… I have thoughts and ideas to present!”





What is the goal the instructor wants you to achieve in a speech class? If it is to get a job as a toothpaste spokesperson – drop the class, if it is to develop, and present a well thought out presentation of your unique thinking, reasoning, and feelings – Go to class.





Let the toothless actress have an attitude towards the tooth fairy – you got business to take care of.


B.K.
Reply:Just take it and get it out of the way. No one paid any attention but the teacher in my college speech class anyway.
Reply:Talk about a serious topic, and you will have no need to smile. Nobody will notice the missing tooth.
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Reply:Don't let it stop you!!! Good luck on your speech!
Reply:You should never give up!They won't look at your missing tooth when your giving your speech.They will look at you.
Reply:You'll be alright, just jam a white chicklette where the tooth used to be.
Reply:dont let it get you down use your tooth as a tool, make it work, be confident!!!!!
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Reply:you should go to the dentist and ask them to make u a special tooth that u could put in and take out
Reply:Take it and get it out of the way. The teachers won't make fun of you they're there to help you.
Reply:The most important thing is the dental part with the repair or replacement of the missing tooth. However, don't let it bother you. Just tell them that you are in character of a person from the South or from West Virginia and they will understand. Just kidding about the south and WV
Reply:don't worry about it!





be yourself and don't look worried.... it'll be fine when you talk about something serious... they will focus on the subject more than your tooth! don't worry


and good luck!
Reply:I think you should ask for a handicap, you know , like a head start, or everyone else has to hold 5 marbles in their mouth while they speak. Do some serious practice, and I think with proper tongue control you can pretty much overcome it (audibly) then if you make a joke of it, like fighting with your tongue tied behind your back, or whatever, you should be able to get everyone on your side.
Reply:tell yo teach!
Reply:if you are self conscious of it I would say take the class at a latter time. I have a front tooth missing too, it was pulled in october and I am getting where it doesnt bother me as much, but I have what is called a flipper (false tooth) my husband says as long as I dont smile real big you cant tell about the missing tooth. I dont think people care as much and they dont notice it as much as we think.
Reply:you should get one of those tooth caps. you should have gotten it a long time ago since u are obviously conscious about it. i mean, if you aren't planning to get ur tooth fixed there's no point in dropping the class until later...because later you will still be facing this issue. i would say that if it really bothers u and u care about what these people think and YOU PLAN on getting it fixed, then take the class later if it won't affect ur grades. if u don't care about these people's opinions and u don't plan to get it fixed, then do it and try to block out the laughs and whispers....yes, i know....but people are immature and they will talk so build urself up and be prepared.
Reply:As a speech professor I always tell my students to state the obvious first %26amp; get it out of the way. Example: If you stumble %26amp; trip or fall on your way to the podium, say something like "I knew that was going to happen. I just knew it. So, now that that's out of the way, let me begin....." If you don't, then invariably someone in the audience will mention it to you as soon as you are through....as if you didn't already know. So,


confide in your audience at the beginning of your very first speech. Tell them your fears and then put it behind you. You will earn their respect, and you will never hear from them. In fact, they will begin to wonder how to confide their fear of being in front of an audience. Best of luck to you this semester.
Reply:Oh, do I ever know what you're talking about! I had four front teeth that were so bad, I never smiled. I learned to smile with my eyes, so that no one really noticed. The really bad thing was that I'm a singer, and I sing solo's in church. I practiced with my karoake in forming the words correctly, so that I wouldn't mess up the song. Then, I got my teeth fixed and thought I was on easy street. Huh! I had to learn how to sing all over again, because I wasn't used to my new teeth. It's been over a year now, since then, and I've re-learned how to sing solo's in church, and can now smile with my whole face. My suggestion to you is to practice in front of a mirror, to see what you look like as you read your speech. See if there are other ways to say the words so that the absence of your tooth isn't as noticeable. No, don't drop the class. The class will give you confidence to continue being in front of people. My chorus teacher told me that whenever doing something in front of people, just keep doing what you're doing, even if you mess up. More than likely, no one will notice, as long as you keep going. If you bring attention to your error, they WILL notice. Just do it. If your speech is done well, no one will notice your lack of a tooth. The ones that will notice aren't worthy of your concern. Those are the kinds of people that pick on someone for having too many freckles or a zit on their face. Just go for it. It will go much better than you think. %26lt;*)))%26gt;%26lt;
Reply:don't let it stop you from taking the class! it's college students, not 1st graders. College students don't really care about what people look like from the outside, but what they are in the inside. If you were to talk in front of first graders, it might be different. Go ahead and take the class and don't let anything or anyone stop you. :)



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