My second speech prompt was to introduce another person. Creating the speech was a little difficult. I was paired with Steve and getting information about him proved challenging. In the end, I did get some pretty good information and a great story to tell. As I went first the previous week, I went last for this speech. This gave me a great opportunity to observe my classmates speaking. I noted a few things and attempted to incorporate them into my speech. When it was my turn, I was still very nervous even though I had already spoken in front of this group. I knew that nerves cause me to speak too fast. So, I tried deep, calming breaths during my speech. I attempted to look around the room, but felt like I didn’t do a great job. Unfortunately
