The Alzheimer’s Education Conference will address options available to sons and daughters taking care of family members with condition. Their organization (A Good Daughter) allows family caregivers and professional care giving community to come together and explore ways to be a more productive member of their loved one’s care team.

For more information about conference at Kravis Center, or A Good Daughter email e-mail protected from spam bots or call 800-963-3877.

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3.) Do not drink too much of anything. If you are already nervous, should you do anything that would require a visit to restroom at an inopportune time?

4.) Breathe! That's right. Calmly. . . In and out, nice steady even breaths. While speaking, many people forget to breathe normally, trying to complete their sentence. Relax a little, and breathe in, out . . . that's right.

5.) (This is trick) Relax yourself and your audience. And, get their attention. One of easiest ways to relax you and them is by telling a joke. But, I can never remember any. So, I take a copy of local newspaper Want Ads with me. If you cannot find something humorous in regular ads, try personals column. There is always something funny there. Just don't allow yourself to get inappropriate with your humor.

If you try aforementioned and make it through your public speaking session without wetting your pants or looking like an idiot, you have succeeded. If you haven't, I'm sorry. I wish I could have been more help. And, if you're still at podium slobbering all over yourself or laughing like a fool, I warned you not to picture them all naked . . .