📝 Web Transcript – Danny Introducing Sharmeka

Danny (Narrator):
*”You’re quite welcome. Thank you. And thank y’all.

Now, I do have a couple of people who aren’t here this evening—people I knew wouldn’t be—so they don’t get to share in the festivities. That’ll teach them a lesson.

But the next individual…

This is someone who showed up every single day—an hour early.

Not necessarily to study—but to make coffee.

In all the classes I’ve ever done, I’ve never had to go through so much coffee as I did in this one.

And the screener? Don’t even get me started on that.

But let’s see what all that energy and commitment has done for her.

Let’s roll Sharmeka’s video.”*

📝 Web Transcript – Danny & Shameka Armstrong

Danny (Narrator):
“Very confident. That was an excellent job. I’m very proud of you—you’ve learned a great deal.

I remember in the very beginning, I had a lot of concern about you breaking out of your shell—just like most everybody.

But you did. You have.

And there are a lot of wonderful things that are going to happen in your life—as long as you… as all of us… stay on that path.

And I’m not going to mention the four C’s, because I told Elaine I wouldn’t bring up clarity, choice, confidence, and competence…

But you’ve developed those.

So come on up here and share some of that clarity with us.”*

[Applause]

Shameka Armstrong:
*”I will trip—I’m not used to this.

I just want to say thank you to all of them.

And being here early—it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be.

They’d say, ‘Hey, come on out here early!’ and I’d end up standing in the heat an extra hour more than the rest of the guys.

But I will say this—I also want to thank my uncle for being there for me… we interpret.

And I love Karin. Karin is my new best friend.

I appreciate everything she’s done for me throughout this class.

And everybody—I enjoyed all y’all.*

Now I gotta get on my…”

[Applause]