Delivering the Pet Peeve speech was on the whole a relaxed and enjoyable experience. When the assignment was first issued, I felt a bit reluctant to deliver the speech; I’m only friends with a handful of students in the class, and probably disliked by the rest, so I couldn’t be confident in having a receptive audience. Due to my previous experience public speaking during coffee houses however, my apprehension was easily surmountable. I believe these types of opportunities to perform in front of a crowd on a limited scale are an excellent skill builder for affairs later in life, be it an impromptu toast at a dinner party, or reciting your wedding vows.
As far as preparation goes, my approach was casual: I practiced delivering my speech two or three times on a timer, doing my best to fall within 10 seconds of the 3 minute mark. Originally I had prepared a page, instead of flashcards, with a skeleton-version of my manuscript to carry me through the duration of the speech. This type of outline proved ineffective for me though, as I found myself reading the lines word for word, rather than expanding on the basic ideas. Consequently, my speech kept ending up short. For this reason, I switched over to flash cards with bullets; this method forced me to extrapolate on my ideas, because reading of the …show more content…
I’m familiar with the key concepts of a successful delivery: a sanguine approach to the stage (or podium), a controlled pace, and eye contact. I do believe my preparation of flash cards helped me, although actually practicing with cards, as opposed to my original skeleton-manuscript, probably would have been beneficial. And, as with all my previous performances, the actual reading and speaking went by quickly and smoothly; I do think I could have benefited from more clearly outlining my specific points while talking, and using more emotive gestures, but it seems my message was clearly
As far as preparation goes, my approach was casual: I practiced delivering my speech two or three times on a timer, doing my best to fall within 10 seconds of the 3 minute mark. Originally I had prepared a page, instead of flashcards, with a skeleton-version of my manuscript to carry me through the duration of the speech. This type of outline proved ineffective for me though, as I found myself reading the lines word for word, rather than expanding on the basic ideas. Consequently, my speech kept ending up short. For this reason, I switched over to flash cards with bullets; this method forced me to extrapolate on my ideas, because reading of the …show more content…
I’m familiar with the key concepts of a successful delivery: a sanguine approach to the stage (or podium), a controlled pace, and eye contact. I do believe my preparation of flash cards helped me, although actually practicing with cards, as opposed to my original skeleton-manuscript, probably would have been beneficial. And, as with all my previous performances, the actual reading and speaking went by quickly and smoothly; I do think I could have benefited from more clearly outlining my specific points while talking, and using more emotive gestures, but it seems my message was clearly