When giving speeches most of the time the person giving the speech is experiencing Communication apprehension. The definition of Communication apprehension is the level of fear, or anxiety, an individual faces when having to communicate with one or multiple people. I have dealt with Communication apprehension for quite a while now. Although it is not as bad, as it used to be. My freshman year of college, I was actually enrolled in the COMS 130 course, but my fear of public speaking, caused me to drop the course. Now that I am enrolled in the class again, I feel much more confidant than I did last year. My fear of pubic speaking is still there, but not as bad as it was. I have given two speeches in the class thus far, and throughout this paper
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First, I will be reflecting on two strengths, I believe I had when giving my speeches. My first strength would be my transitions and second strength would be my introduction. After, watching my Informative Speech video, I feel like my transitions were pretty solid. Once, I was done with one point, I made sure to summarize that point and then give a preview of what my next point would be. My second strength was the delivery of my introduction, because I caught my audience’s attention when I stated that, “I did not have to worry about paying off my college debts.” Getting your audience’s attention is extremely important; if their attention is not captured, then they really have no interest in what you are speaking about. That is why I feel my introduction was one of my strengths, because my topic was relevant to my audience. When giving speeches you not only have strengths, but weaknesses, as well. Next, I will be reflecting on two behaviors I could improve …show more content…
You would not want to discuss something your audience does not find interesting. It is important for them to be intrigued once you’ve concluded your speech. Another, important point is to make sure you are using appropriate language use, depending on the average age of your audience. In the context of my speeches, I am addressing college students. It is important for me not to offend my audience at any time throughout my speech. My informative speech topic, was about how Ewing Kauffman, played a major role in education. I feel like the topic was quite relevant to my audience, because I was informing them about someone who played a major role in education for Kansas City. When giving a persuasive speech, for example, it is important to remember that not everyone in your audience is going to agree with your claim. This being the case, it is important to have an open mind. These are a couple of reasons on the importance of speaker-audience
First, I will be reflecting on two strengths, I believe I had when giving my speeches. My first strength would be my transitions and second strength would be my introduction. After, watching my Informative Speech video, I feel like my transitions were pretty solid. Once, I was done with one point, I made sure to summarize that point and then give a preview of what my next point would be. My second strength was the delivery of my introduction, because I caught my audience’s attention when I stated that, “I did not have to worry about paying off my college debts.” Getting your audience’s attention is extremely important; if their attention is not captured, then they really have no interest in what you are speaking about. That is why I feel my introduction was one of my strengths, because my topic was relevant to my audience. When giving speeches you not only have strengths, but weaknesses, as well. Next, I will be reflecting on two behaviors I could improve …show more content…
You would not want to discuss something your audience does not find interesting. It is important for them to be intrigued once you’ve concluded your speech. Another, important point is to make sure you are using appropriate language use, depending on the average age of your audience. In the context of my speeches, I am addressing college students. It is important for me not to offend my audience at any time throughout my speech. My informative speech topic, was about how Ewing Kauffman, played a major role in education. I feel like the topic was quite relevant to my audience, because I was informing them about someone who played a major role in education for Kansas City. When giving a persuasive speech, for example, it is important to remember that not everyone in your audience is going to agree with your claim. This being the case, it is important to have an open mind. These are a couple of reasons on the importance of speaker-audience