Personal Narrative: My First Sergeant

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Public Speaking in Action
I have decided to write about my First Sergeant who will remain nameless. Since arriving at Al Udeid AB, I have had a lot of interaction with my Shirt. From one on one discussion to being a member in the audience that he is briefing, the interaction level has varied. In my opinion, he is a great public speaker and I do not have any major criticism thus far. However, nobody is perfect so I will be talking about his key strengths and weaknesses that I have noticed over the past two months. My First Sergeant has so many strengths that I decided that I would begin with those. First off, my Shirt takes control of the room when he speaks. When I say that he controls the room, I mean that he does an excellent job of grabbing
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I find him interesting to listen to and enjoy his briefings. His few weaknesses are minor compared to his strengths, but could still be fixed. Once I develop a better relationship with him, I may feel confident enough to mention the flaws I’ve noticed to him. I’m sure he’s already been told once or twice in his military career, but constructive criticism never hurts to be repeated. The one strength to my Shirt’s public speaking that I can relate to the most is the ability to command a room. The few times I have been given the floor to speak in public, I spoke with confidence and kept the volume of my voice at an optimal level while still capturing the attention of the audience. Even if I am not confident on the inside, I find that displaying confidence is key when speaking in public. The major flaw I share with my Shirt is the tendency to mumble when I get stuck pronouncing a difficult word. It doesn’t happen very often, but from time to time I come across a word that I struggle with. I know there will be many more opportunities to hear my Shirt speak and I look forward to watching him speak. I don’t consider myself a speech critic, but this assignment has opened my eyes to at least one speaker’s strengths and weaknesses. The next few times to possibly whenever I am in an audience, I will definitely be looking out for strengths of the speaker and paying attention to their weaknesses as well to

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