My Controversial Speech

For my controversial speech I chose to argue that the TSA is terrible and should be dismantled.My opening statements were mediocre, but it was informative. In retrospect it was important to explain what the TSA was because most people have not been through the long lines of the TSA, and some people not even heard of them. In the beginning of the speech I thought I would improve with the stand the exaggerate my stance, but that did not work out very well. I leaned on it and when I did use it, it did not have the effect I was trying to show. I had all the sources that I needed and I added a few extra for because just 3 sources was not enough for me to make a full argument. For the first source I said all the information that I was supposed …show more content…
I could have done better by keeping still and scanning the room to make sure I have eye contact with everyone similar to what professional speakers do. I was too nervous for this speech. This was shown by me walking around unable to stand in one place for more than a minute. I was not very sure what to do with my hands. When I made a gestures, my hands were coordinated but following a gesture my hands just floated sometimes where the gesture ended. In this review, I understood most of the words I was saying but some words stopped me because I skipped a word or didn't know what to say. when this happens my comprehension of what I was saying in the speech went to zero for a few moments goes to 0 because I was shuddering. This is because I stop on some words and try to compensate by restarting in the middle of the sentence. One thing I've also noticed is that my mouth was open for some of the times I was not talking. This seems to be a habit that is best to minimize.
I liked my conclusion because it emphasized the key point I was trying to make, and I made simple and relatable metaphor. What I didn't like about the conclusion was the delivery. More practice could smooth that