Journal #5
Riley Parsley said “um” a lot and did not have good pronunciation or talk loud enough. I could not understand him at times and he did not have good posture. He explained the process of becoming a game warden well and he was talking to the audience, but he did not express his transitions clearly.
Heather said “um” and “stuff like that” a lot. In the beginning of her speech she was banging on the podium which was distracting. I think her transitions were rushed but she clearly stated when she was transitioning. She seemed confident and poised. I especially liked her story of the little boy because it was personal, interesting and it caught my attention. The person that talked about art had very distracting hand motions and didn’t …show more content…
I think I am able to have control over my nerves in the sense that I don’t let it become too obvious or ruin my whole speech. When I slow down enough I’m good at connecting to the audience while intriguing them to listen to my speech. I am skilled at looking at the audience and telling personal stories that are interesting and sometimes funny (on a good day). I am good at smiling while talking. When I am transitioning, I slow down enough to let my audience know when I am moving from one point to another. I am also very good at preparing for a speech and I always practice with an audience (my mom). I am capable of taking criticism and using it so I can be better the next time.
It is important that I am a good speaker because I want to peruse a career in education. Being a good speaker is essential in this field. As a teacher you are always speaking to and audience and it is very important that you always have their attention. If a teacher is a boring or monotone speaker, their class won’t listen to them, and more importantly the class won’t learn which is very bad for a teaching career. Teachers have to be good at intriguing their class while making them want to participate and
Riley Parsley said “um” a lot and did not have good pronunciation or talk loud enough. I could not understand him at times and he did not have good posture. He explained the process of becoming a game warden well and he was talking to the audience, but he did not express his transitions clearly.
Heather said “um” and “stuff like that” a lot. In the beginning of her speech she was banging on the podium which was distracting. I think her transitions were rushed but she clearly stated when she was transitioning. She seemed confident and poised. I especially liked her story of the little boy because it was personal, interesting and it caught my attention. The person that talked about art had very distracting hand motions and didn’t …show more content…
I think I am able to have control over my nerves in the sense that I don’t let it become too obvious or ruin my whole speech. When I slow down enough I’m good at connecting to the audience while intriguing them to listen to my speech. I am skilled at looking at the audience and telling personal stories that are interesting and sometimes funny (on a good day). I am good at smiling while talking. When I am transitioning, I slow down enough to let my audience know when I am moving from one point to another. I am also very good at preparing for a speech and I always practice with an audience (my mom). I am capable of taking criticism and using it so I can be better the next time.
It is important that I am a good speaker because I want to peruse a career in education. Being a good speaker is essential in this field. As a teacher you are always speaking to and audience and it is very important that you always have their attention. If a teacher is a boring or monotone speaker, their class won’t listen to them, and more importantly the class won’t learn which is very bad for a teaching career. Teachers have to be good at intriguing their class while making them want to participate and