Listening to myself on the ipod. I gotta improve on filler words, lol.
It's something that comes with time. Before long you're comfortable up there and you can just speak.
Note: Others will generally have a more favorable view of your preaching than you will. When people tell you that you did well,
believe them.
Some protocol that my Bishop taught me:
When you're handed the mic:
1. Thank/honor the person who handed the microphone to you.
If you're visiting another church, honoring the Pastor of that church would be #2. If not:
2. Honor the visiting ministers.
3. If your Pastor is there, honor him/her. If your Pastor is not there, give thanks for him/her. It's not proper protocol to say "I honor _______ in their absence". You cannot honor someone in their absence (though people do it all the time). You
can praise the Lord for him/her.
4. If you're married, honor your spouse.