Public speaking

Until taking this speech class, I had no idea how much time and effort great speakers put into their speeches. They must be able to immediately grab their audience’s attention, they must be able to make what they are saying exciting and worth knowing, and they must also deliver their speech in a unique way, so that they can continue to keep the audience’s attention throughout the duration of the speech. Until I sat down and critiqued my speech and realized that even though I thought I was very…

Public speaking is commonly feared by people in our society today. Individuals need to have a good understanding of the different ways in which people communicate and interact with each other. Public speakers have to be very good listeners, have adequate preparation, and be very confident in order to become an effective public speaker. President Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in 2008. Obama is a great example of an effective public speaker because his presentation…

Throughout the past two months I feel that I have grown a lot in my studies. The first week or so I was anxious about classes and meeting new people and attempting to adjust to living on my own for the next 4 or so months. But I quickly learned that once I got settled in, it wasn’t as bad, or as hard, as I thought it would be. Sure some of my classes challenge me but I knew that would happen going in and I wasn’t too worried about that. I was more worried about what I would be doing outside…

I put upon myself really hinders me. Something that I notice from my persuasive speech is different is that I have something important so share. I value my opinion as an individual a lot more and I try to make sure that people understand why I am speaking in the first place. I still see myself gazing off when I panic or lose track of my own thoughts, but I see that I make much more of an effort to look at my peers. When I do break eye contract, I try to remember that my audience wants to see me…

-Timing during your presentation: Another important aspect is timing. How long should you take to make your speech? Some think that it should all depend on the subject you want to talk about, which is true; but you should also think about the timing for the speech by asking yourself just how much is enough to inform, entertain or educate people. How much is enough for questions after the speech? How long is long enough, when you are using accessories or tools to help you for your presentation?…

I have had a speech impediment for as long as I can remember, and it has always been a point of discomfort. I used to dread public speaking and abhorred doing presentations in school, scared my classmates would mock me, or think I was peculiar for not being able to speak like everyone else. In elementary school, I attended speech therapy classes, and although it helped, the improvements were inconsequential, and my speech was still not up to par. Throughout middle school and the majority of high…

First Self Evaluation Paper In our public speaking class, I wrote an informative speech in order to inform the class about the vacation spot of St. Martin. After watching the video of myself giving my speech, I realized what I needed to improve on in my upcoming speeches. In this paper I am going to talk about my credibility, delivery, content of speech, and my goals. First, I am going to talk about my credibility. I think that I did a decent job on stating why I could talk about the vacation…

Speaking to some soldiers, a lot of widows, and a multitude of citizens is the context of Pericles, but Alexander the Great address solely soldiers. Speaking exclusively about the history of Athens, Pericles declares “Our institutions do not emulate the law of others. We do not copy our neighbors: rather, we are an example to them…

your listeners. The analysis gathered offers an insight of how to pass across your message so as the audience can respond as per your anticipation. Three phases make up a completed audience analysis; the first being adapting to ones audience before speaking. The best ways to do this is via, having a demographic analysis, environmental analysis and attitudinal analysis. Demographic analysis has gender, age, ethnicity, culture, race, education level and religion. Attitudinal analysis covers the…

Sinosauropteryx. When I was in the sixth grade, despite a constant dread around presentations, I had to give a slideshow presentation on this dinosaur. I was terrified to present because my peers laughed at my speech impediment. Joselyn, the cult leader, made me feel so alone while I was at school. To avoid humiliation, I asked my teacher if I could present just to her. She looked at me coldly and said I needed to grow up and “get over it.” But I could not just “get over” this feeling of…