Ryan's class had an interesting exercise this week, they each had to give a Powerpoint presentation. (Not something I had to contend with in primary school.) They could choose any hobby or interest for their topic. (One kid chose hunting, which I can't help finding a bit startling.)
Ryan decided to do Doctor Who. (My son!) We had fun setting up the first slide, a photo of our collection (which runs to 129 DVDs, 115 books and 21 audio adventures). He got a couple of laughs from that one. ("This is our small collection..." "My dad has been watching it since he was five years old, and it's probably about time he got some sleep." Ah, kids.)
His teacher advised the class that they should prepare palm cards for the talk. Ryan planned to do his over Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Until he turns up to class on Tuesday and discovers that he's giving his presentation that day, not Thursday. So up he goes and gives his speech entirely without notes. It was supposed to go for two minutes; he did 2:01. His teacher was reportedly quite impressed, he was the only one without cards. (What impressed me: he knew not to let on that it was unintended. My son!)
Anyway, he seems to have developed a taste for public speaking. And just possibly learned to be prepared for the unexpected.