That's what the Bishop gets when the speaker is done before the end of the meeting (We're on a schedule that gives us 10 minutes to exit the chapel as the next ward is coming in. If we're out early, then we wait for classrooms; if we're out late, then they're backed up in the halls waiting to get it). Ending on time is not optional.
Usually, I'll turn to the counselor that's conducting and say "Looks like you're speaking". Today, though, I felt like I had a few things that I wanted to say, so I let the counselor conducting off the hook. All in all, I had 15 minutes of fairly impromptu talk to give. I spoke without notes, and ran out of time before I ran out of things to say.
Too many years speaking on the High Council circuit and too many years doing scout leader training - and a lot less stress than speaking at a funeral.
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