Last Speech Class

Considering this was the last speech I had to complete, I knew that I needed to put all of my resources into developing it. As for outside assistance, I thought it was extremely helpful to have time over the course of a few classes to develop it fully and get the opinions and advice from fellow classmates. Being able survey the class and gain their specific opinions on my topic put a lot less pressure on me and helped to be sure whatever I was doing fit the criteria. To start, because this was my last speech for this class, I started practicing early to get a head start. I studies thoroughly to have all the information I needed to use. Unlike previous speeches, I practiced for days, rather than just one day of practicing. This allowed me to memorize my speech a lot better, considering this was the biggest speech of the whole semester. I reworded this speech the most by far out of the others to be absolutely positive …show more content…
I used to have to make my speeches shorter than the time limit just because I knew my nervousness would add an extra minute or so. I consistently went over the time that I would record when I was recording at home. However, this time, I actually was so in control of my emotions that I went under the time that I had originally recorded. I was a bit disappointed that I could not manage just fifteen more seconds, but I was more proud of myself that I was able to present with a completely clear mind for once. I feel that I have come a long way from the very first presentation and found confidence and skill in the process, for which I am very grateful. Though like usual, as I progressed through my speech I had to look at my notes more since I was more practiced when it came to the first half of the speech, I found myself calm enough to look much more at the audience that I would have previously. In fact, I think the only significant flaw, in the fact that I had not intended to do so, was accidentally skipping one