Self Evaluation: Speech III This last and final speech was a persuasive speech, in which I tried to persuade the audience to defend and break the stereotypes of pit bulls -because they are not violent animals. I believe that the topic and content was overall good and interesting. The audience was engaged through rhetorical questions as well as anecdotes. It was very evident that I was speaking on a topic I truly cared about and shared a great passion for. I was also able to effectively use ethos, pathos, and logos throughout my speech. I believe that my overall delivery was good. I projected my voice well, even through a video camera it was clear, and could be heard clearly by everyone in the room. I changed my body language and tone
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Some of which include stopping the use of ‘um’! I said it so many times, and I found that it made me look ill prepared and also caused me to lose my audience at times. Another thing I noticed I did was that I sometimes started talking too fast which in turn caused me to get tongued tied and twist up my words- part of that was trying to think too far ahead will presenting. One thing I need to work on is not looking at my sources so often. I understand some were long, but I used them too much. They should be used more as an assistant rather than a crutch. Nevertheless, despite the many ‘work-in-progress’ or improvements I have to make, I did some things pretty well. I engaged my audience with eye contact frequently, the whole room (right side, middle, left side, and the back). I projected my voice very well and other than the ‘ummm’ I displayed no signs of nervousness - I’m quite proud of that. Lastly, I believe that I incorporated my personal experience and anecdotes well. I have learned a lot from this final speech by watching myself present. I learned my presenting flaws and my presenting strengths. I am glad that this last paper was a self-evaluation. It is much harder to analyze one’s self than it is to analyze another. I am excited to take what I have learned and apply it to future speeches. “There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you
Some of which include stopping the use of ‘um’! I said it so many times, and I found that it made me look ill prepared and also caused me to lose my audience at times. Another thing I noticed I did was that I sometimes started talking too fast which in turn caused me to get tongued tied and twist up my words- part of that was trying to think too far ahead will presenting. One thing I need to work on is not looking at my sources so often. I understand some were long, but I used them too much. They should be used more as an assistant rather than a crutch. Nevertheless, despite the many ‘work-in-progress’ or improvements I have to make, I did some things pretty well. I engaged my audience with eye contact frequently, the whole room (right side, middle, left side, and the back). I projected my voice very well and other than the ‘ummm’ I displayed no signs of nervousness - I’m quite proud of that. Lastly, I believe that I incorporated my personal experience and anecdotes well. I have learned a lot from this final speech by watching myself present. I learned my presenting flaws and my presenting strengths. I am glad that this last paper was a self-evaluation. It is much harder to analyze one’s self than it is to analyze another. I am excited to take what I have learned and apply it to future speeches. “There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you