Feb 18, 2019
What was your best drop the mic moment?
I had someone ask what a drop the mic moment is. According to the Urban Dictionary, it's "A phrase describing the action performed after getting the better of someone, or calling someone out so hard that you just walk away indisputably victorious."
This feels like an opportunity to do a little bragging!
Now, I'm normally a quiet, reserved kind of person. But I work with a great bunch of guys who appreciate the finer points of sarcasm. And every now and then, I come up with a great retort that causes them to stop , shake their heads, and then laugh, because it's so unexpected. Can I tell you what any of those lines were? Not a shot. I don't remember the words, only the feeling of satisfaction.
So, instead, let's take a trip on the wayback machine to the year I was taking a speech class for a college degree. I was a fully functioning adult with a full time job at the time, and took the class because I figured it would be easy. After all, I'd faced down any fears of public speaking in several of the jobs I'd held. Not so for most of the college kids in the class, so I tried to set a good example.
From my point of view, the class was easy but many of my classmates struggles, even though we had a good teacher. AT the end of the semester, we had to do a 3 minute of longer reading. It didn't need to be anything we created ourselves, and I chose to present one of Allen Ginsberg's poems.
We didn't read in any particular order, and I held back until everyone who wanted to present had finished. After each speaker, there was a round of polite applause. I'd practiced the poem until I had it memorized, and held the book it came from more for comfort than from need. And I wowed the class with my presentation. When I finished, there was a long moment of silence and then the class rose in a standing ovation.
And that was my Drop the Mic moment. Let's hop over and see what the other authors are sharing.
Feb 18, 2019
What was your best drop the mic moment?
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Whoops, I don't think I've got it right this week. I thought it was any 'glory' moment, but I see from your description it has to be something said. Never mind. You have to excuse us Brits!
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best drop the mic moments are in actions vs. words!
DeleteThat had to feel so good!
ReplyDeleteIt did. I think the growing smile on the professor's face as I spoke was the best reward.
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