Self Evaluation Research Paper

Final Self Evaluation

Establishing Ethos is one of the most important aspects of giving a speech. The audience’s perception of a speaker, is very important to their understanding and comprehension of one’s speech. In this public speaking course, I believe I have done a decent job in achieving positive ethos. Every time I delivered a speech I made sure to make eye contact with every member of the audience. This is good in establishing a positive ethos as it allowed me to make a personal connection with each member of the audience, making them feel more connected and interested in the speech. Additionally, I made sure to know what I was talking about and be prepared before presenting my speeches. This allowed me to establish credibility with …show more content…
One of the strongest elements of my personal delivery style is the ability to maintain consistent eye contact throughout a speech. I have no problem maintaining eye contact when giving a speech, and feel confident in making sure to connect with every member of the audience. One aspect of my personal delivery style that I believe needs improvement is my rate of speaking. Although I do not feel I get particularly nervous when speaking, I always talk at an increased rate of speech. This often results in my speeches coming up short in length, and audience members struggling to understand what I am saying. Improving this aspect of my delivery style could greatly increase the effectiveness of my …show more content…
As a teacher, communication and public speaking will play a major role in my day to day job. I must have the skills to communicate with parents, students, administrators, and other school staff. The profession of a teacher requires one to be skilled in various areas of public speaking. As a teacher, I will equally be required to give speeches of introduction, information, and impromptu speaking. Introduction speeches are one of the most common types of speeches I will have to give as a teacher. There are a variety of instances I will have to give introduction speeches such as when I have to introduce myself to my new students for the year, and at parent teacher conferences and meetings. Additionally, impromptu speaking plays a major role in the job of a teacher. Teacher’s deal with unplanned circumstances and need to be able to adapt and change a lesson quickly when needed. Experience with impromptu speaking can allow a teacher to change their speech or lesson, and adapt in a calm fashion that still gets the necessary message across. In order to be considered a good public speaker in my career as a teacher, I will continue to work to improve my speaking skills. I will do this through practicing the various types of speeches, and speaking in a variety of