Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Self Evaluation - Speech #1- Did You Ever Notice?
Our first speech is completed. A nice effort was shown in research content and delievery. Use this post to comment on your own performance. A self evaluation of your first speech in both content and delivery should be addressed here. Please do not just focus on delivery aspects and remember to discuss your content and research citations too! I am looking for you to use details here as you discuss needed improvements and actions to implement them. Don't forget to focus on your strengths as well. Be sure to discuss in what ways your strengths contributed to an overall effective message. Overall, good start today!
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Although I felt I did surprisingly well at drawing the attention of the audience, projecting my voice, and stating the facts there were some negatives. The negatives that I can work one are that I have to work on when I get nervous not to rock side to side, pausing at the wrong times, and using connectives so when it was time to move on to the other points is was a bit sketchy. Even though I did start off with an attention getter in my intro, it still could have used more work and definitely the needs of the audience also some credibility. I felt good after my speech because the conclusion was my strongest because I had enthusiasm and I made sure I projected my voice to make my final point clear. There are many things I will need to work on for the future and the best to do is that I can practice in front of an audience to get comfortable. With the help of opinions and criticism others I will begin to perfect my flaws and become a better public speaker.
Walking up to the podieum to give my speech I was extremely nervous. I thought once I went up there I did better then I expected. I know that I glanced down at my note cards more then I should have but I was happy with the way my words flowed. Without noticing, I crossed my legs so I also have to work on my posture. I know next time I do a speech I will have to use better citations within my speech and not talk so fast. For being as scared as I was I was very proud of my overall presentation.
For the first speech I didn't do as well as I wish I did. I felt that I could have been less distracting to my audience by not moving my feet around so much also by smiling and engaging the audience some more. For the next time I'm going to try to present a more developed introduction with citations. Hopefully before the next presentation I can work more on my vocal pitch and range. Although I liked the way I organized my thoughts and presented my ideas, I need to rely less on the note cards. By having more confidence and being less nervous I think I can fix the problems that I have with speeches.
After presenting my “first” speech (which was not really a speech but a stand-up in front of the class) during the first few days of classes, I truly set the bar for ones to come. My speech today was not too far from my previous presentation but lacked entities included in my first. Though I had grabbed my audience’s attention quickly, incorporated good supporting details for my three main points throughout the body and integrated my sources within the text, I forgot to include a credible source within the introduction, though an experience of mine was used as an example, delivered a weak and wordy conclusion and did not fully cite all of the sources when delivering the speech. For the next speech, I plan to improve my weaknesses by memorizing less, being more confident upon my topic, incorporating ALL of the components as described by Mrs. Mcmanimon in order to compose a great speech, and being less nervous. Even though, there were some negatives, there were also positives. I kept a good conversational tone, kept eye contact and engaged with the audience, and seemed confident in both my presence and factual support for the speech throughout the speech. My strengths made the message effective because it kept the audience’s attention focused on me. Unfortunately, I abruptly pressed the brakes with the conclusion and did not bring the audience to a gentle and memorable stop at the end. Next time, though, instead of hitting only a two-base line drive, I plan on scoring a homerun with my message!
Overall I would say that my performance of the first speech went pretty well. I feel that both my delivery and the writing of my speech were consistent and interesting. When I delivered my speech I did a good job of keeping my audience engaged while delivering my message effectively. Of course there are some areas in which I could have improved such as my movement during my delivery and stating complete citations while speaking. As far as writing my speech I feel as though I did a good job finding and using my sources to the best of my ability. The only area where my speech was lacking however was my introduction. I should have included a citation in my introduction to establish credibility. I also needed to establish a “need” for my listeners. The overall performance was strong but there is definitely room for improvement.
Tiffany Ervin (10:00 class)
I felt that I contributed to most of the aspects that needed to be included in our speeches. I thought my introduction was a real attention grabber; well my topic alone was an attention grabber, toilet paper. I tried to incorporate as much research as possible because my speech had to be interesting. No one wanted to hear facts and statistics, the whole time, about toilet paper. I felt that I engaged and incorporated the audience in my speech. I felt they enjoyed my speech and the new information that I presented. I felt that my pitch and rate were smooth; I did not speak too fast or too slow. My information was also vey current and humorous at times. I felt that my conclusion was strong. I ended briefly, while recapping my main points, and I left an impression. I need to work on shifting when presenting my speech and rocking my hands with the note cards. I should have shown creditability and need in my introduction. My citations were not that clear/correct either. I forgot to mention my first citation while I was presenting and I did not know how I missed that, but I did (no one else knew though). Overall I think I did a good job for my first speech but there is always room for improvement.
For my first speech I felt I could have done better. I don't know what happened to be honest I felt ready but as I stood there and faced everyone I guess I became more nervous than I already was. However, I don't think I did too bad but I know I need to improve on some areas. For instance, I need to work on smiling and in showing my audience that I want to give the speech. I also need to not fidget. As I was up there on the podium I noticed and was told that I was swaying a little and playing with my hands. However, I felt I had a strong voice even though it remained in a constant tone. Also, I felt that I had some good information and sources along with some interesting questions. One thing that was put to my attention and actually to much of the class was we were missing the credibility in the begining. All in all I now know what I am going to work on, which is my credibilty in the begining, my smile, my movement, and tone of voice.
For my. first time ever giving a public speech I am pleased with my performance. Although it had its flaws, they are all things that I can correct. For instance, I am going work on not looking down at my notecards as much and using more eye connection with my audience. I want to also improve on my posture and work on finding a comfortable position for me to stand and give my speech. I think I need to improve on my connectives for my speech and make it flow better. I am also going to work on the critiques I give my partner.
For my first speech, I don't think I did that bad. I do need to work on some aspects like connectives, citations, credibility and not being dependent on my note cards. I feel that my speech did not flow as nicely as I would have wanted it to. I know that for the next speech I need smoother transitions. I also need to work on FULLY citing my sources. It was brought to my attention that I was not clear on where I had received my information. In addition, my introduction lacked credibility. I should have added a quote that supported my thesis and still have gave my audience a preview of the speech. During my presentation, I looked down at my note cards more then I had expected. As I rehearsed the day before, I felt that I really knew my material but I choked when I was in front of the classroom. I feel that if I had more time to rehearse my speech I would have done better presenting my speech. However, my speech wasn't entirely bad. I felt that I had a good topic that I was comfortable talking about. I also felt that I was able to grab my audience's attention with my introduction. My speech buddy had also informed me that I had a good posture while standing up there. Now with all the helpful criticism, I plan to improve in public speaking.
10:00 am Class
Overall I think i did a mediocre job. I had good point and some negative points. I could not stop moving from the podium to the audience to engage them fully. My transitions were a little difficult to understand but I had some good points. I made the class laugh and felt comfortable during my speech. I have to start taking me hands out of my pockets though. Everyone was missing there credibility in their intros including me. My facts were solid and I felt confident about what I was saying. I needed to project my voice a little more though. My conclusion i felt was a great and interacted with the audience
During my speech I felt I did a horrible job. I felt my biggest thing I could have changed outside of the classroom is sticking with a topic. Constantly changing my topic was something that each time I did it caused less time to prepare my speech. Also I another thing would be that I it was hard not choosing exactly what I wanted to say. During my speech I did move a lot and that is because I was not exactly ready, not that I was nervous because I was not, and I knew exactly what I was talking about it just felt like I could not seem to communicate it in an organized fashion. I know next time to stick with a topic earlier and definitely give my self a lot more time to practice and comprehend. Overall I think the physical aspects would have been better if I was better prepared.
I feel as though I could have done a better job on presenting my speech. I had good research and ideas but I spoke through the speech way to fast. I also need to use credibility in my introduction. For our next speech I know that I need to talk slower. Also, I have to use more eye contact. I relied on the note cards way too much this time, and I need to improve for the next speech. I think I would have been better off if I had chosen topic I was more comfortable with. I think for my first speech I did an okay job, it showed me the improvements I need for the next one.
This was actually my first speech, and before I started my speech I was very confident and I knew my topic, however I got really nervous and this made me do some actions that were very distractive for the class. At the beginning I started off like three times and it seem like if I did not know what I was going to talk about, I kept moving around and touching and rubbing my arm which I did not realize until the professor comment of that. I should have had a more enthusiastic attention getter, but my thesis statement was pretty clear and my points where within the thesis. I just used one citation, I needed to add more citation…and I have to be confident.
Although this was not my first time getting up in front of an audience to speak about something, this was my first time giving an actual speech. To be honest I was quite nervous and felt as though I had not prepared myself well enough. However, once I got up to the podium, my nerves disappeared and I delivered my speech better than I thought I would have by speaking clearly, loudly, and not really looking down at my note cards. As for my negatives, I needed to have a source within my intro and make sure that I kept eye contact with the entire audience instead of just a portion. Other than that I felt as though my speech went really well.
10 a.m class
The thing that really messed me up with my speech was that I tried to memorize the whole thing. Memorizing it really was not beneficial because whenever I would forget something it threw me off completely--especially in my conclusion. I totally failed on delivering the conclusion. My introduction was lacking also. It did not have a wow factor and it did not catch the audience's attention.
Also during my speech I read off the note cards a little too much. I was not making eye contact with the audience and I did not engage them. I was also fidgeting too much and shifting my weight from one side to the other.
One thing that I thought I did a good job on however, was my research. I felt that I had good information to back up my topic and I also thought that I tied my sources in throughout the speech pretty well.
All in all, I think I did a good job with researching but when it came to delivering the speech I completely lost it. I know I need a lot improvement.
Laura Gomez
Time: 10 am
I was very proud of myself because of my presentation. I was extremely nervous but I don’t think that it showed very much. For my introduction, I had 3 out of the 4 components needed. The only thing that I was missing was a need of purpose. I did include this in my conclusion but over all it would have been better if I placed it in the introduction. My three main points were clearly stated in the introduction and I made sure to pause between points. I had a very good conversational voice and I varied in pitch and volume but I did say “umm” a few times. Visually, I didn’t walk around but I did swayed back and forth. This was because I wore flip flops even though I didn’t have any other choice because I didn’t bring anything else. I do see why its so crucial to wore shoes. I was wished that I moved my hands more, they were are my side the whole time. I also need more sources, I missed a source on my last point. My conclusion was short, to the point and I really liked my dramatic statement. The only problem with it was that I used the word “should” which should only be in a persuasive speech. I overall I was really proud of myself and I really don’t think it was worth getting nervous about.
Overall I am pleased with the outcome of my speech today. I felt comfortable in my delivery and believe I was able to hold more of a conversation then just a presentation of monotone facts. I am confident that I was able to provide the audience with enough evidence to prove my thesis as well as entertain them. I could have done a better job in synchronizing the use of my visual to match the key points in my speech, I look to improve on that in the next speech. Also by simply breathing between transitions I could eliminate the use of my haunting "UM". By cleaning up my introduction I could avoid the confusion of what is my credibility and what is my attention grabber. I believed my preparation over the past days had shown and I look to fine tune some of my errors in the future.
Today when I got up to do my speech I was extremely nervous, alothough I tried my best not to show it. I hardly looked at my note cards other then when I brought up my articles. I believe that I knew all of information very well and tied in my audience with almost every main point. Also, I made complete eye contact. On the other hand, a few things I would like to work on is my arrangement of words and my conclusion needed a little more to it. I also believe I did suprisingly well considering how nervous I was the day before while I practiced.
When I first began my speech, I felt confident and motivated to follow through with it perfectly especially with the visual I had prepared. However, as I continued through the speech I noticed how my posture kept shifting from one side to another because of how nervous I was. My first point I felt could have been stronger to maintain the audiences attention but after that I was confident that the remaining points had held their attention. I was very enthusiastic all the way through with a good tone of voice. My improvements mostly revolve around my conclusion, posture and referencing to my note cards which I did a little too much of. If I handle these minor imperfections about my speech than I feel my next presentation will excel above what I presented today.
I thought that my nervous energy got the best of me. I had my whole speech on the tip of my tounge but when I got up to speak, I froze. I had a contagious smile which is always on my face and along with my solid three main points, it saved my speech. I need to work on relaxing. My grandfather just passed two days ago and I'm still not talkative because of that. But overall I think I did barely okay with my first speech. I wish to improve on projecting my voice. I didnt say um and I had great posture, I was nervous that I would do that but I didn't.
I was surprised at how my first speech came out. The night before I practiced and practiced with many people and I knew I had it down packed. But going to the podium and presenting was totally different from the small group I rehearsed in front of. I made a ton of mistakes that I'm now realizing. Such as, I looked down at my note cards a lot and I didnt seem excited about my speech. I was so nervous that I allowed it to conquer my enthusiasm to present. Overall, I need to improve my tone of voice and become more confident and develop enough facts for what I'm presenting.
10 AM.For my first speech I believe that I did well. The next before I was stressing out so much that I was going to do so awful, but kept practicing my speech and did well on my speech day. The elements in my speech that I believe that I did well on was my posture, voice, research, introduction, and conclusion. When I told in front of the class for the first time in public speaking I did not know how to stop moving around. Now that I knew that for my first speech, I knew it was best for me to try to stay still instead of walking away from the podium. My voice is what made my introduction and conclusion attention getting and attracted the audience. Even though I had great qualities in my speech there is always room for improvement. What I have to improve is providing a need in my introduction, looking down at my note cards, and interacting with the audience. I need to be able to tell my audience why they should be listening to me and what they can benefit from it. Over all I think I did well on my first speech but there is a need for improvements.
For my first speech, I believed I did well. I have this problem of not performing well in rehearsal, and putting it together when the time comes. Last night when I was rehearsing the speech with Shana I stopped in the introduction. I couldn’t continue cause I was extremely nervous. Today I felt confident and determined to deliver the best speech I could. I did notice a bit of my nervous got to me, but I came through. Another problem is that I did not cite all my information, as I should have. My voice stood in a good tone, which helped me. The examples I included in my speech helped me out a lot. I felt the most comfortable when it came straight from my head. I tended to look a bit to much to my note cards, but as soon as I noticed, I let it flow. I knew the topic well and that’s one of the reasons why I felt I delivered a good speech. I have to learn how to keep a good posture and keep my feet grounded. Aside from that, I think overall I was informative as I should have been. At the end of my speech I got questions from the audience in which that didn’t happen with the other speeches presented. That showed me that I got everyone engaged and interested with my speech. Overall, I enjoyed my speech and I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I would be. Once again I have pulled it off and I am very proud of myself.
The night before I presented my speech I was really tense and nervous. No matter how much I studied my speech it seemed as though my brain could not retain the information. From the moment I started presenting in class, my nerves settled a little but i was still shaking. It was hard for me to draw my information without looking at the cards but i believe i did much better than my practice speech. In my speech I should have added more credibility to my sources and made better connections between my 3 main points. My posture could have been straighter and more proper but i do feel like my eye contact was very strong. I am very excited to work on my next speech and learn from my mistakes.
I thought my speech wasn’t that bad for the first one I did this year. I am pretty sure I spoke with conviction and a lot of knowledge. Another thing that I did well was keep the speech very conversational (Maybe a bit too conversational). On the contrary, next time I really have to think about what I put on my outline. Some of my better points came right off the top of my head, but they should have been on the outline. For instance, I brought up the movie “John Q”, and that wasn’t even part of the speech. I need to work on controlling my movement. Sometimes my movement had a purpose like when I pointed at my spine, but for most of the time it was just a bunch of body babble. My conclusion was not really up to par. I would benefit a lot next time by shorting my conclusion, and making it have a “bigger punch”. I am looking forward for improvement in my next speech.
This morning I was able to present my speech in front of my class and it was a great experience. I was not scared; however I felt as though my presentation could have been better if I had an extra day. I did not include all of the essential information that I was on my outline. I did try to include citation in my speech and I must admit that the note cards did not help. I felt pressured to use them for the simple fact that I would lose my thought or point. Overall, I think I did fine but I need more practice. I need practice with getting my thought organized, standing in front of the class, clearing pronouncing my words and using connectors. My conclusion was a little weak but I thought my introduction was strong. I really need individuals like Corey to give me harsh criticism so that I can improve on my public speaking skills.
I felt really comfortable about my topic. I felt like I touched on a lot of good points and made my speech very informative. I really knew my topic well and I used a quote from someone close to the incident, Adam’s dad, to wrap up my speech. Some things that I could improve on for next time are citing more fully and using stronger connectives. I could also work on my pitch and range in order to be able to show the difference between the important information and things that are just facts. Lastly, whenever I felt a little nervous I said ‘um’ and ‘and’ a lot so I have to work on that for the next speech as well.
Even though i felt nervous going up to the podium I did well with delivering the point. My intro grabbed the audience attention. I spoke clearly and really didn't look at my note cards that much. The things i could of improved on was organizing my speech and outline better. I really didn't make my main points clear enough for the audience to pen point them easily but i had a strong ending. Overall I think I did okay.
This morning I was able to present my speech to the class. Although I was extremely nervous I was able to present my speech; however I felt upset at the end because I could've done better. I started off good but forgot to include the essential on my outline. Also I was reading from my note cards too much. My body language has to improve I can't swing side to side, keep my hands in my pocket, and my eyes need to be looking straight or atleast connect with the audience. Overall I guess I did okay for my first speech. Thanks Prof. McManimon!
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