Classroom Communication Analysis

Communication is so very important in every aspect of our lives, whether it be work or play. I knew when entering into this class that I had areas to improve on and other areas that I did not know were an issue. I was hoping this class would give me the tools, to include the confidence, which I would need to become an even better speaker. Little did I know about this class is that I would find out how recording my speech would affect me the way it did. At the beginning of the class, myself and my other classmates faced the same challenge of getting rid of the “ums.” Trying to explain this phenomenon is like trying to explain why the sky is blue. People that do not give speeches regularly or are not professional speakers have a tendency to lose their train of thought or are unsure where they want to go with their words. In turn, their flow of words is interrupted with the word/sound “um.” I …show more content…
I created a PowerPoint presentation that I also used during the speech. I created an outline to help formulate the structure of my speech. Sometimes I have a hard time creating an introduction, but I figured I would just give me insight to my family life to begin everything. The body of my speech was an even balance of statistics, opinions, and persuasive wording to get my point across. The conclusion of my speech brought in the idea to draw sympathy from the audience, talk about my testimony, and the idea that the audience can help make a difference. As I said before, I would lose my flow of words because I wanted them to be perfect. The question and answer portion of my speech was a very interesting part of my speech due to the questions but also my last realization about the “ums.” This last part was completely unrehearsed and I did not prepare anything. I noticed that I had way last “ums,” because I was just speaking without overthinking the words I was trying to