Ace Stallings
COMM 230
Self-Critique 1
Ace Stallings speech #2 critique Today, I gave my second speech to my COMM 230 public speaking class about Jay-Z’s “4:44” and why it should be considered a revolutionary album for it’s time. I chose this topic because since I can remember, I have always been a super fan of all of Jay-Z’s work, from the “Black Album” to “Watch the Throne”. I spoke about three main points: Jay-Z addressing claims of his infidelity, the acceptance of homosexulity in the hip-hop community, and Jay’s advice to you black men in hip-hop. During my performance, there were many flaws, one of which was being too unprepared; my speech was about 30 seconds too short. The previous night, I prepared my speech with Donald Carey; we practiced for about an hour and during that time, my speech was about 5:30 minutes in length. During my practice, I made it an effort to take a long breath after each statement that I made. Overall, my performance was …show more content…
I touched briefly on Jay’s response to “Lemonade”, his stance on his mother’s homosexuality, and his advice for young rappers in the rap industry. Most of my speech was about Jay addressing Lemonade, and I succeeded at giving ample supporting statements and facts about the feud between the couple. I used logos when I connected the references to Jay’s mysterious mistress, “Becky” in both Beyoncé’s “Sorry” and Jay’s “4:44” and connected the subliminal references. Another one of my stronger points was when I referenced “Smile”, a duet by Jay-Z and his mother, Gloria Carter where they discuss her coming out of the closet. Because the music industry can be increasingly homophobic at times, Jay-Z’s nuanced view on the matter was refreshing to hear. This was one of the reasons this album should be considered revolutionary, and the example’s weight gave my thesis plenty of
COMM 230
Self-Critique 1
Ace Stallings speech #2 critique Today, I gave my second speech to my COMM 230 public speaking class about Jay-Z’s “4:44” and why it should be considered a revolutionary album for it’s time. I chose this topic because since I can remember, I have always been a super fan of all of Jay-Z’s work, from the “Black Album” to “Watch the Throne”. I spoke about three main points: Jay-Z addressing claims of his infidelity, the acceptance of homosexulity in the hip-hop community, and Jay’s advice to you black men in hip-hop. During my performance, there were many flaws, one of which was being too unprepared; my speech was about 30 seconds too short. The previous night, I prepared my speech with Donald Carey; we practiced for about an hour and during that time, my speech was about 5:30 minutes in length. During my practice, I made it an effort to take a long breath after each statement that I made. Overall, my performance was …show more content…
I touched briefly on Jay’s response to “Lemonade”, his stance on his mother’s homosexuality, and his advice for young rappers in the rap industry. Most of my speech was about Jay addressing Lemonade, and I succeeded at giving ample supporting statements and facts about the feud between the couple. I used logos when I connected the references to Jay’s mysterious mistress, “Becky” in both Beyoncé’s “Sorry” and Jay’s “4:44” and connected the subliminal references. Another one of my stronger points was when I referenced “Smile”, a duet by Jay-Z and his mother, Gloria Carter where they discuss her coming out of the closet. Because the music industry can be increasingly homophobic at times, Jay-Z’s nuanced view on the matter was refreshing to hear. This was one of the reasons this album should be considered revolutionary, and the example’s weight gave my thesis plenty of