Wednesday, August 5, 2009
It's A Wrap....For Now
Terrific effort this semester. I am enjoying all of your speeches so much. There are some really good students and really nice people in both my sections. Thanks for making my job teaching you, so much fun! This post is the self critique post. Please use at least 250 words to address your strengths and weaknesses. I also want to read the three top areas that you will be giving extra special attention to improving this fall. It's been a really nice semester. Pat yourself on the back for surviving the last five weeks and producing your first college work! Feel free to email me and say "hi" while you finish the summer break once you return home. I am looking forward to teaching you again in the fall.
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Out of all three speeches that I’ve presented over these past five weeks I feel that my passion speech was the strongest. Not only do I feel this speech was the best overall but I feel that it was the easiest to deliver. The easiest part about delivering this speech was the genuine enthusiasm that I felt about the topic. Though there is definitely room for improvement in my delivery and presentation techniques I feel I have grown as a speaker since the beginning of the course. In the very beginning when we had to deliver our “Did you ever notice?” speeches I had some background on speech delivery but the experience I believed I had is nowhere near what I could be. The feedback and constructive criticism that I’ve received after each and every delivery have all been great contributions to my development process.
Being able to speak in front of a group of people has never really been an area in which I struggled so it was very easy to build upon the foundation I already had with the guidance of my peers and the instruction of a great professor. When I delivered my very first speech I remember being told “you moved around way too much” and “you need to establish better credibility in your introduction.” After hearing these things I took them and used them to improve upon my future speeches. I also remember the critique from my elevator speech and being told “slow down and allow the other person to speak.” Thinking back on my performance I totally agree with everything that was said because without having an actual conversation I would accomplish nothing.
I also saw an improvement in my ability to organize my thoughts both in an outline, and while speaking drastically improve with each speech process. I admit that when I was asked to prepare my first speech I struggled with both the information gathering and outlining processes. Using the databases for information was a new thing for me and I did not even know where to begin. However, after I took the time to sit down, conference, and slowly organize all the information I had things became much easier for me. If anything should take credit for my improvements over these past couple weeks it should be the conference sessions. I’ve learned that in order to create any speech that is worth listening to it is necessary to revise, edit, and never be afraid to ask for help.
During my passion speech I had a few areas that could have been better. First of I could have had a much stronger introduction as opposed to introducing my topic before my attention getter. I also could have practiced a little bit more so that I would have been able to stay within the time frame for the speech. I could feel myself getting just a little bit emotional while giving my speech and I think that affected my composure just a little bit. Although I had some areas that were not as strong as others I feel like my ability to maintain eye-contact was very strong during this speech. I also used the constructive criticism from my first speech and did not move around as much. This made the quality of my delivery much better.
I feel that the key to me improving my speaking ability in the fall lies in my ability to take my critiques in class and use them to my advantage. Learning from experience is the best way to get better at something. In the fall I will continue to build upon the foundation I have now and I know that my delivery skills can only improve. Hard work, dedication, and good listening skills are what I will need to maintain in the fall to become the best speaker I can be.
Tiffany Ervin (10:00)
Because of my personality, I'm very shy around people I don't know. I was forced out of my comfort zone which is the push I needed. I didn't realize how hard it was to get up and speak in front of people that you hardly know. During elementary and middle school, as a student I presented projects. Even in kindergarten we had show and tell. But high school deprived me from public speaking and made me weak as a speaker. My goal in life is to become a lawyer and with that career comes a lot of public speaking. Communications class opened my eyes to the reality of public speaking.
Through the course of my five weeks of attending EOP classes, I have grew a little stronger with my speaking skills. With the help of my EOP family encouraging me, I was able to progress to the point were I'm no longer shaking in my seat and feeling naseaus because "I might be next to present".
My first speech was a complete nerve disaster. I relied on my written information rather than my information I gained through research that I had knew. I failed to speak loud and proud with any emotion in my voice.
My elevator speech was not a disaster but it didnt go as bad as I thought it would. I got up with confidence and it slowly faded away. Since the elevator speech in class, I was in two eleveator speeches with sororities that I want to join and an elevator speech with Dean Cambell and all three went well. If only Professor Mcmaniman was there to see me, she'd be so proud.
My last speech was my strongest. I could have done better, no is perfect, but my whole class could agree that I have done a major improvement. I was still super nervous but I guess it's all about how you hide your nervous energy. I didn't talk too much with my hands, and I spoke with passion.
I still need to work on hiding my nervous energy and work on being more prepared on what to say especially in my intro and conclusion. I want people to always remember my main topic and purpose of sharing my information with them.
Overall I had a blast in speech class. I always enjoy a challenge. Whether it's a new game, a physical challege or a riddle, I love havung to work hard for something and achieving it. For my five weeks in the EOP program, that challenge was communications class. And I loved every minute of it.
Firstly let me address that this was by far one of the best learning experiences because I was always the person to talk in front of large groups of people. Little did I know I was doing it all wrong, but Professor McManimon was my locksmith and she gave me the keys to success and for that I am grateful. I feel as that grew so much as a person, because at first I didn’t really know that how much preparation it took for a speech and every time I did something wrong and Prof M. told me what to correct I was like a sponge her words were water and I just absorbed them and kept time for the next time. From day one the main problems were that I moved around a lot, I used my hand gestures at the wrong times, I didn’t use connectives, I didn’t smile much, and that I was nervous. After hours of practice and constructive criticism of others, I began to see a change in the way I presented. I know how to use connectives, I don’t read off note cards, I have a proper posture, I smile more, and most important I interact with the audience. Now that I have a jump start on presenting speeches I will progress not digress and when the fall semester arrives I will do the best of my abilities to instill the same great advice that Prof M. and my fellow classmates instilled in me. Once again I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for being such great pieces to my puzzle of education and life.
Public speaking is not something I like to do, when I have to speak in front of a group of people I get very nervous, even if I know every person in the room. I’m glad they required for EOP to take this course thought because I hope it can help me to improve and become a better speaker. Today, August 5, 2009, I presented my speech on my passion. I feel that I had improved somewhat since my first speech. In my first speech there was many things wrong. I had bad eye contact, I read off my cards way too much, and I spoke extremely fast for a speech. Before presenting my first speech I did not really practice that much, because I thought it would have been easier. For my second speech though, I practiced more prior to my speech. Although I did practice more I was still very nervous to present my speech. I’m not good at speaking in front of an audience and my nervousness shows through, I can’t hide it like some people can. Through my nervous I feel as though I actually did do a little better. I did a better job on my outline this time, I had a good introduction with credibility and a need and I had good connectives. In my other speeches I spoke very fast and nobody understood what I was saying. The two things I hope to improve on when the fall comes is keeping good eye contact throughout the speech, and having a body language, I need to stand on both feet and not play with the note cards. The main thing I hope to improve on is my language, I need to speak a lot slower and learn to change the rate of my voice. I feel as though the criticism we get after every speech is very helpful and will help me in becoming a better speaker.
On Tuesday August 4, 2009 I presented my speech on my passion for “Making a Difference”. I am going to be honest I was scared but not scared at the same time. This time when I went up I felt a little more confident but I still had a lot of hesitation. However, this time I felt a few things came out positive. For instance, I felt my information was adequate and that I had pretty good eye contact. I also feel I have improved because of the fact that I had used more hand gestures and a better stance. Nonetheless, I know that I need a few areas for improvement. For example, I need to work on citing and declaring my citations. Also, that I need to work on my voice variety. I need to learn how to put my voice in a series of varieties to keep the attention of my audience alive and to not sound so monotone. I also need to learn to just be more confident in myself, to just have faith in myself, and believe that I can do it. I know early I said that I had improved because I had been able to use more gestures but I felt I may have used too many gestures which may have thrown off my audience. Overall, I feel that I did have an improvement but I could have done better if I had just a little more confidence. Nonetheless, now that I have a pretty good idea of what is expected of me in the fall I am going to try and improve to the best of my ability. I want to be able to go up there like it is nothing, go up there like I was talking to a fellow peer or family. So, my goal from what I have learned during the course of these five weeks is to improve at everything even if I just do it one step at a time in the end I hope to succeed.
During this summer EOP program, I was not expecting to take a Communications course. In truth, I am not a fan of public speaking, but I surprised myself at the fact that I was able to do it. Dealing with nervousness and feeling as though I was not ready, once I got up in front of the class, everything just fell away and I was able to deliver three different types of speeches. Even though I feel confident with my speeches, there are still things that I would like to work on. I feel as though I should practice more often and work on the rate at which I speak, due to the fact that I speak rapidly when nervous. I want to work on my intro and focus on the need and purpose since I tend to leave those two important things out. Though I feel like as if my eye contact is getting better, I would like to rehearse that with myself a bit more, just so I’ll be able to get and keep the attention of the audience from beginning to end. All in all, I think that with repetitive practice, I will become an even better speaker and I am grateful that I, along with my other EOP students, was able to get a head start in our Communications class.
Eryk Harrison
In my speech today I felt I approved on some key aspects I thought were missing in my previous speeches. My attention grabber I felt was great with the help of my fellow EOP students. I thought that my introduction was good because it opened the audiences eyes to the fact that music is being used everywhere and that you have to understand music to love it. The way I integrated my sources in my speech was also good. When I got off the sources I wanted to let the audience know how music was my passion not only through my powerpoint but through my voice. I was able to utilize the powerpoint so i wasn’t dependent on it or just reading off of it. My eye contact additionally kept the audience’s attention on me. Furthermore, I think that how I used my interview with Brian Guzman at the end to connect into my conclusion was a positive also. What I need to work on though are the connectives. Some points in my speech didn’t flow as well as I would’ve have liked them to. Plus, my pitch at times was off and maybe lowered. Laura also saved me from standing slanted while giving my speech. The top three areas I will be giving special attention to in the fall are my pitch, connectives, and body movement. My pitch is definitely important because I want to be able to emphasize certain points in my speech. I believe pitch is the area I must work on the most. Connectives in my speech will prevent the audience from becoming confused because it will foreshadow what is my next point. My body movement seems to come naturally. I cant help but move when I am talking or giving a speech. I have the habit of putting my hands in my pockets because I become too comfortable. I need to start operating with my hands to put more significance in what I am saying. Working on these aspects can assist me into becoming an excellent speech presenter.
These past five weeks I feel as though I have grown tremendously as a public speaker, and I have no one else to thank for that but my very considerate Professor. From this class I have been able to learn several simple tools take have taken my presentations to a new level. The small imperfections I have been able to correct and being in an environment that promotes progress on a daily basis has done nothing but a world of good for me.
Some of the aspects of my public speaking skills I hope to improve on in the future outside of the classroom is my ability to listen before I speak. I have learned that it is sometimes more important to listen to what people have to say rather then waiting to speak. Also I hope to continue learning how to incorporate visual aids in several forms to bring my own presentations to the next level and present my information in an effective, entertaining manner. Lastly I would like to focus on staying on topic rather then straying from my main objective in order to clarify the central thesis of my speeches.
Although I will not be taking your class in the fall the things I have learned in the past five weeks have given me the opportunity to grow and continue to progress as a public speaker. The feedback I have received has been so useful in helping me achieve my own goal of becoming a speaker who can captivate a large audience. Thank you for your time, effort, dedication, and energy everyday your compassion to enlighten the minds of young individuals does not go unnoticed. I hope to take one of your classes again over the course of my four years and will most definitely stay in touch. From one jersey shore lover to another thank you so much professor McManimon.
During this summer program I feel I improved a lot. During my first speech I was nervous and I wasn’t exactly sure how to get my point across to the crowd. I wasn’t sure how to connect with my audience. During my second speech I was so much more comfortable. Maybe it was because I was speaking about my passion or maybe I just felt more comfortable with my audience. I feel my second speech was such an improvement from my first one. I was able to get my point across more effectively. After my speech, my peers told me I did so much better than the first time and I seemed a lot more comfortable. Also, I enjoyed using a power point with my speech. I didn’t feel like all the focus was on me and that helped me with my nerves also. I would still like to work on my eye contact. I feel like I used the power point for comfort too much in my second speech. I would also like to work on the way I stand and my posture so I seem more professional.
I think that my strongest ability is how I can make my speeches sound like I am conversing with the audience. I have the ability to tell when I am losing audience’s attention, and can change the pace of my speech accordingly. However, my comfortably with audience can also be a flaw. I tend to become informal with the crowd, which, in my eyes, makes me lose credibility.
I definitely can improve my introductions and conclusions. I think that I need to work on incorporating all four components of a good introduction, especially making my “thesis” and “need” clearly stated. In regards to the conclusion, I need to make my lasting impression stronger and the “summary” of my main points more obvious. Especially in my passion speech, I felt as though I would have benefited from using better connectors or transitions; they would have made the movement into my body and conclusion a smoother experience.
Although I tried to wean myself off of them, I still ended up using my note cards. I was disappointed with myself that at one point I relied on my note cards to remember my thoughts. At first, I tried practicing completely without them. Although I knew my information, I struggled to organize my thoughts without them. I would like to completely loose the note cards in the fall.
Overall, I think that I am a strong speaker. I had some background because I was the president of three organizations in high school. However, everybody has room for improvement, and I look forward to improving the skills mentioned above in the fall. I look forward to whipping my speaking skills into shape with you in the fall :)
Before this speech class I did not believe that I would be able to create and perform my own speeches. Since I have never done anything like this before, I find this an experience that I am looking forward to doing in the fall. Yesterday I made a speech on learning. My sub points were to learn how to become a great college student, wonderful pediatrician, and outstanding mother. As I began to speak I believe that I had a great introduction. I began my introduction by grabbing my audiences’ attention with a picture. The setting of this picture was in New York in the middle of central park. I believe that this was the best part of my speech because the audience communicated with me and felt that they were interested in what I was going to say next. Also I put a need in the introduction which a lot of people forgot to do. Then I started the body of the speech and found some things that I need to work on to become a better speaker. In my speech I need to cite more with the author, title, source, and date. My voice was very conversational and the audience was able to relate to the example in my presentation. For instance, an example was how being in the EOP Program gives us a head start in college as everyone else who starts in the fall comes not knowing anything at all. Another part of my speech that I have to improve on is how I kept looking at the note cards. Professor Mcmanimon helped me so much to improve on my second speech. I just want to say thank you for all the work that you put into helping me and others in my class. Can’t wait to come back in the fall.
During the past five weeks, I have learned a lot about myself and my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to public speaking. I have always had huge stage fright and refused to even read aloud in my classes. However, throughout the past five weeks I have become a lot more comfortable within my own skin. I have taken the risks of trying something that I have always felt uncomfortable doing. Professor M really helped me with my outlines and narrowing down my points therefore making me feel more confident while presenting. I believe that some of my strengths were being able to break out of my shell, learning how to hide my discomfort, being able to produce strong written outlines, learning how to adjust to my audience, and learning how to work with the criticism I receive. Some of my weaknesses were using a lot of filler words especially when I paused, my posture at times when I felt nervous, and over preparing. Out of all of these things, the three things that I would want to improve in for the fall semester is making equal eye contact throughout the room/audience, minimize my use of filler words, and having a more comfortable posture. Although I still have a lot of things that I could improve on, I believe that I have really grown over the last five weeks and I’ve learned to take risks in order to prevail and feel more comfortable and confident. I hope to see myself grow into a more confident public speaker because I believe that that is an essential part of life.
During this past five weeks in our speech class I have learned much about myself. I have learned that speaking in front of a crowd is a lot harder than it seems. I have noticed that although I have great organizational skills when putting together my thoughts and ideas, I have a harder time with the actual delivery of the speech. In my last speech I feel that I had a really strong introduction with a great home video as an attention getter, but I started to loose the audience attention as I went on and I didn’t have a great conclusion. I’ll have to work on developing stronger conclusions in my speeches to come in the fall semester. My posture also is something I know I need to work on. I move my legs around a lot and it’s very hard for me to keep still. This is something I have trouble with everyday in daily life I constantly move my legs around so this is something I really need to focus on fixing during my next speeches. Another thing is the pitch in my voice is a problem. I don’t change my pitch during my speech and I think that is something that can easily be improved as I get more comfortable with giving speeches in front of the class. In my last speech I noticed that while I had connectives in my outline I had somehow skipped over them in my presentation. The top three areas I will give special attention to this fall is my pitch in my voice, developing the connectives more fully in my presentation, and also to find a comfortable stance while giving my speech.
The past five weeks has tremendously left an impact on me. I am amazed at myself for actually pulling off all my speeches. Usually when I am up there I am extremely nervous but I have learned to overcome that. In the last speech, my passion was Harry Potter. This was my strongest speech because I love the series of Harry Potter. I felt like I gave a piece of my heart to my audience because I gave them a sense of how I view Harry Potter. My introduction was my favorite part because I was able to incorporate my two favorite worlds, the real one and magical one. I had strong points in which I felt I delivered well. I tried to visualize one of my points in the sport Quidditch. After the video, I saw that almost everyone in the classroom understood why I loved this part of the books. I am glad that I am the only speaker in the class who always has questions asked after I have said my speech. It shows me that I have the audience from the minute I start till the very end. It brings happiness to my heart. I am a confident person when I am talking about something I know well, and have a liking to it. I know I have to improve in my fillers, and say no UMMs. It's a habit I have to break. I feel utterly ready for the fall and I know I will succeed in my class. Thank You Professor McManimon for all the techniques you have shown us, and for the critics. You have molded me into a better speaker and communicator, for that I thank you. I am looking forward to the fall.
I really feel as though I have grown as a public speaker. From day one, when we were told we had to stand up in front of everyone, I was scared to death. However, over the past five weeks, I feel as though I conquered my fear of public speaking. I was very proud of myself on speech number one, as I was extremely nervous in front of the class and pushed myself to go first. My elevator speech was rather easy. Although we did research and rehearsed, there wasn't a specific outline to follow or three points in which we had to cover. Therefore, it was more easy going, which I found to go much smoother. My third speech, I found to be my best. It was the easiest one to talk about because I knew so much information about it before I even began my research process. I was also very passionate about it which made me really want to tell others about it. I believe I have come along way in five weeks on the subject of public speaking.
In the fall, I have several goals in which I hope to reach in Communications. I hope to become less dependent on note cards, powerpoint, etc. I really think that I need find a good conversational pace when speaking in which I can feel comfortable with while still allowing the audience to grab every specific detail. I also would like to find a better way of hiding my nervousness. I tend to use my hands a lot in order to release my nervousness. I am going to try my hardest to reach these goals in the upcoming semester and I truly believe that I am capable of doing just that.
Well as everyone knows I have been named the best speaker in the class, but I could not have done it had it not been for the critiques from Professor McManimon and great support system from the entire class. Even so, I feel I could improve in certain areas. First of all, I feel I can improve on lowering my level of nervousness while speaking. When I was giving my passion speech my knees were shaking so much I thought I was going to fall in my heels (even if it seemed like I was calm). Also, I believe I can improve on my visual aids because my citations were not clear enough on my PowerPoint. This was most likely due to the fact that the font was too small. Last but not least, I can improve on my impact on the audience. Though it is strong already, I can really knock the audience dead if I keep practicing!
As for my strengths, I believe I have great eye contact and am very engaging with the audience. I am also able to deliver my message effectively by using strong connectives, having great speaking points, and a strong introduction with a memorable conclusion. Even though these are my strengths, they are still my weaknesses; Everyday a strength is a weakness until you practice on it extensively to make it better with each successive day. That is just a “memorable” statement from me to you guys. It is something I live by every day, and the entire class proved my statement true with the presentations of their passion because had it not been for hard work the job would have been impossible. Good work everyone!
With my passion speech, which was about reading, I think I improved from my first speech. When I was practicing the day before I presented, I used my note cards. My speech buddies, though, advised me to do away with the note cards because I spoke better without them. So I took the advice and used my note cards only for sources. I think that is what helped me out a lot. My first speech I memorized, which was not beneficial at all. My body posture still needs improvement. I was crossing my legs a lot instead of standing straight. I was also reading a little to heavily on the power point. These are things I definitely plan to improve on in the fall.
My power point I believe was good too, although I need to also work on my introductions. I think I received a lot more of a reaction out of the audience than I did with my first speech. I, personally, felt more comfortable speaking the second time than the first. I also felt that a lot of my peers wanted me to do a good job the same way I wanted myself to. Not only did I want to improve for myself but I also wanted to make my peers proud, which I hope I accomplished.
I really tried to improve on my second speech. I wanted to practice a lot so I could really change and get better. Since I’m majoring under communications it’s vital that I become better with speaking and feeling more comfortable and relaxed when I do.
During my time in Communications I honestly can say I have been progressing. Although my first speech I honestly did not think I needed to put much effort into practicing because I felt like I was a good speaker and I rarely become nervous in front of people. I immediately took a step into reality when I noticed that it was not as easy as I thought. When I came up to the front of the audience I immediately forgot everything that I wanted to stay. Although I never noticed how much I actually moved, now that I learned about the moving, I noticed I was all over the place. I did horrible. When the second one came I put more effort into this speech. I think it was easier because it was something I loved, Cheerleading. My first topic was reality television and honestly I hate it and I do not watch television that much, let alone reality television. So obviously these aspects affected my overall speech. Its easier to talk about something I know and love because when its a topic that I am not interested in I find myself memorizing. During the second speech I also tried to keep still but although I did much better than the first I found that I still encountered minimal movements and it was hard to refrain from them. Also, although I was not nervous, my mouth began to dry up. I am not sure how I can not be nervous to stand in front of a crowd but when I did the speech happened all of the effects of a nervous person happened. So am i nervous?
My experience in the 5 week program was not the best in the beginning. Which made me extremely nervous and shaky in the first speech. I was not confident in what I had to say and I lacked even wanting to be in class. I wrote great notes and paid attention to everything the professors said. But it did not show through in my informative speech. I let me being nervous and scared get in the way of my performance. By the second speech I was prepared for what was to come. I looked at my audience and took a deep breath. I feel like I had more confidence in my passion speech and it showed because I was smiling. On the bad side I was still nervous which made me forget my connectives, I kept looking at my PowerPoint for assistance, and I was not faced toward my audience. I did have more confidence in the passion speech because I was getting used to atmosphere of speaking in front of an audience.
I never would have thought that I would become a public speaker in just five weeks. Although I need a lot of work, I surprised myself. My first speech on, "Why Wine is Good for Your Health", was a little shaky but I learned from most of my mistakes. In that speech I recognized that I was too dependent on my note cards. I realized how important it is to have good eye contact with your audience so I need to improve on that. It was also pointed out to me that I had good posture. Another strength that I possess is having a good introduction. In the first speech I did miss my credibility but Professor M, said that it had a good flow. With that constructive criticism, in my passion speech I had a stronger introduction. In addition I also noticed that I need help in my connectives. I need a better transition from one point to another. In my passion speech, instead of depending on the note cards I kept looking at the PowerPoint. In this speech I believe that I could have had a better rate of pitch. By the end of the passion speech, I realized that I enjoy public speaking. My fears are slowly decreasing with every speech. I really learned a lot being in EOP. And not just inside the classroom. I am really excited to start my fall semester. And thanks to all my professors I feel prepared.
During my 5 weeks in the Eop program I have learned many things. This was the first time I took a speech and communication class. And this course help me become not only a better speaker, but also to become more confident about myself. I learned that you experience impromptu speeches many times and now I know how to handle a situation like that. In my first speech I did not do well, but I improved a lot on my second speech. I felt more prepared and more confident. I was very nervous on both on my speeches but the nervousness was showed more on my first speech than my second one. Some things that I need to work on and improve is to make better eye contact so that I can connect better with my audience. And my body movement is very distracting, when I’m nervous I do not realize what I am doing with my hands nor my body. I also have to include a need on my outline and include this need when I’m delivering my speech. When I’m comfortable with what I have to say, I deliver my speech with more confident and this makes the speech come more smooth to my audience. To me preparation is everything, some people may just look at their topic and come out with a nice speech, but in order for me to give a good speech I have to prepare myself well before a stand up and deliver my speech. I know for sure that now that I know what are my weaknesses on my speech skills I can work on improving them and come much stronger on a next speech.
My passion speech, it definitely could have been a whole lot better. I had everything turned in ahead of time so I could practice and learn/be comfortable with my speech, but I did not do so well. What messed me up was the PowerPoint and I did not practice enough with the PowerPoint. I know that is something that I will need to work on in the fall. I felt that my information was sufficient and well incorporated into my outline, in order for me to speak to the class. When it came time for me to speak in front of the class I was struggling. I did not feel as confident as I did the first speech and my performance reflected that. I also need to work on the note cards, not having as many and relying on them. The note cards will confuse anyone due to the amount of information on them. The constant looking up and down will distract the audience from your speech, as well. Another problem was the sources. We were asked to incorporate sources into our speeches and with the sources; you have to incorporate much information. I had two sources on my first index card intertwined with my introduction and my first point and I chocked when I had to say them. I was confused and that led me to mess up in front of the audience, I panicked and blurted out, “Can I start over?” which was a mistake. I know I have good information in my speeches and I know my speeches I just need to show that to the audience. After I messed up and I stopped looking at the note cards everyone said that the information flowed really well. I need to be more confident and practice more, when needed, to help me in my speeches. These critiques will help me to become a better speaker.
Out of all the speeches I have done in this summer, I feel as though this was the best one. I think my strongest point was of course the attention getter in the opening of my speech. My powerpoint presentation was extremely well put together. I think that after you incorporate a powerpoint it’s a little bit harder to do a presentation because you have to worry about making sure that when you apeak you are able to put the pictures and the words together. I still keep on making the same mistake of forgetting to cite my sources. My body language was so good. I did not put my hands in my pocket, my eye movement was controlled, and I was able to smile throughout the whole presentation. I spoke to my audience as though I was having a regular one on one conversation with another individual. I also used the constructive criticism from my former speeches. I still felt a little disappointed in myself in myself because I tried not to use my notecards but I kept on forgetting my information and I kept on taking a pause to look down. I am proud to have done such a great presentation. I am glad that I had such a great Professor guide me through my speeches and presentations. I am also glad that I take good criticism and use it positively. I am sad to be leaving this summer class but I can’t wait until the fall semester. See you Soon Professor McManimon thanks a lot for your help.
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