I will be writing my report based on the professors notes as well as my peer notes since the video-recording system is not cooperating with me. As this was my first official in class speech, it was not only very nerve racking but also very enlightening, especially now as I am able to reflect analytically.
Preparation:
In order to prepare for my speech I attended the speech lab for some help as well as some tips. I decided to do a speech on my mother and I chose those reasons to speak on her, as they were the most prevalent to me. I practiced at least twice a day (for 10 minutes) at home in front of a mirror as well as in front of some friends for practice, as well as looked for their feedback. The delivery for my speech was Informational …show more content…
I think it was effective in grabbing attention since I noticed many peoples faced perked up upon hearing me quote him. I also created my credibility when I made it clear to the audience that I have known my mother for many years. I wouldn’t change anything, as it was for me to test some waters (such as beginning with a quote) and to get my feet wet, over all I would say it was successful.
Content:
In terms of content, I wanted to highlight on instances on my mothers life that have entertained me and I hope in turn entertained others as well. This not only includes the funniest times in our lives but as well as some of the darkest as well. If I had to redo the speech again, I would change the third point (my mother’s independence). I felt for the previous points I used actual experiences while the third was more of a description really of her independence rather than any solid examples. In then end, I know I did very well with my first speech and I know that I can still improve in the future. This self-evaluation has been a review of my first speech on what I value, focusing on preparation, verbal delivery, nonverbal delivery, introduction, and
Preparation:
In order to prepare for my speech I attended the speech lab for some help as well as some tips. I decided to do a speech on my mother and I chose those reasons to speak on her, as they were the most prevalent to me. I practiced at least twice a day (for 10 minutes) at home in front of a mirror as well as in front of some friends for practice, as well as looked for their feedback. The delivery for my speech was Informational …show more content…
I think it was effective in grabbing attention since I noticed many peoples faced perked up upon hearing me quote him. I also created my credibility when I made it clear to the audience that I have known my mother for many years. I wouldn’t change anything, as it was for me to test some waters (such as beginning with a quote) and to get my feet wet, over all I would say it was successful.
Content:
In terms of content, I wanted to highlight on instances on my mothers life that have entertained me and I hope in turn entertained others as well. This not only includes the funniest times in our lives but as well as some of the darkest as well. If I had to redo the speech again, I would change the third point (my mother’s independence). I felt for the previous points I used actual experiences while the third was more of a description really of her independence rather than any solid examples. In then end, I know I did very well with my first speech and I know that I can still improve in the future. This self-evaluation has been a review of my first speech on what I value, focusing on preparation, verbal delivery, nonverbal delivery, introduction, and