Far off along the beach, Jack was standing before a small group of boys.

She did that recently before a group of company chief executives.

Lawyers do a lot of speaking before groups; get used to it.

"It is always an effort to perform live or speak before a group," he said.

Presentations will be made before groups of between 5-25 students from the 4th-6th grades.

But as he has in the past before similar groups, the mayor did not specifically mention women's issues.

Kerry P said this was the first time she had told her story before a group of strangers.

"You get to be a superstar by doing what she did, which is going before a tough group of potential critics."

He smiles only on command, and then just when speaking before groups of more than one hundred.

"If you're coming before a group that represents 130,000 people, you should do your homework."