Speech synthesis

One of the first times that I had ever spoken in front of a large audience, was when I was six. I was the angel in our Christmas Eve nativity service at church. When someone had asked me if I wanted to do it, I was pretty hesitant, but still decided to do it. I worked really hard to memorize the lines and get into character, but as soon as I got onto the stage, I froze. I was not physically able to move. I started to sweat profusely and could not stop shaking. Today, I have grown out of sweating…

The effectiveness of a message delivered through public speaking depends greatly on the first impression the audience receives from the presenter himself. To accept a presenter’s argument requires for a certain type of trust to be established between the presenter and the audience. When given the opportunity by Durham University give a series of three-day lectures in 1943, CS Lewis first established to the audience his authority on the various subjects found through his discussion, such as…

of getting louder but I don't feel like I became more enthusiastic. I didn't achieve my goal because I didn't think about it while giving my speeches, I was more worried about getting the speech done and trying to get a good grade. To partially achieve my goal I practiced talking to other people before my speech,…

and auditory stimulation in isolation, syllables, etc. Pieretti et al., (2015) concluded that the multimodal approach, FONEMZ, pronounced like the word phonemes, tends to be more effective than traditional therapy. FONEMZ was designed to facilitate speech sound improvement in a phonological environment, however, due to the study’s ABCA design; it is not easy to conclude that FONEMZ alone resulted in success in therapy (Pieretti et al., 2015). Traditional therapy has the strong potential of…

Speaking in class has always been heavily debated throughout all of public education history. Evidently it is beneficial for all students to learn public speaking and presentation skills. It is crucial in the job market of today to be able to give public presentations and to be able to share opinions in a work environment. It is also very beneficial in social situations to be able to speak up and communicate with family, friends and strangers. Even though many people do not support this because…

I am slightly nervous for my demonstration speech. I have chosen to demonstrate how to make a dutch braid. When I present a speech to my audience I usually like to have something written down to what I might say just so I never get to the point where I stutter or use the word "um". Though, for my demonstration speech, I can't really do that because the process may not go as planned, so I might just stick to doing main points or key words to think about when presenting. That way if I lose track…

After my persuasive speech about why people should study Chinese, I felt relieved and confident. I delivered this speech within the time limits, spoke two languages in a confident manner, and engaged my audience. While I walked out feeling good about my speech, I could also point out everything that went wrong. My video link did not play where I wanted, but it did not fluster me. Then, I forgot to provide more of a background for my sources and repeat the questions when asked, but acknowledging…

On my last speech, I discussed why I believe elite college athletes should be paid. I was very satisfied with how my speech went. I was able to improve on my speaking because I worked on the body language portion of my speech increasingly, I was more confident going into the speech, and I feel I persuaded my audience to agree with me. As I prepared for my speech, I worked on my body language and vocal variation. On my last speech, I was docked points for lack of vocal variation, eye contact,…

I think my performance for my informative speech went fairly well. My very first speech was a little rough because I was more nervous, but having a speech already done helped me get more comfortable. I swayed and moved my feet more than I thought I was. I maybe saw my eyes move across the room and tried to do the same with my feet, yet just stayed in one general area. I was well prepared, considering I was supposed to present a whole seven days earlier than I actually did. When I started out…

Have I ever broken a personal record? Is it easy? But not when it comes to Public Speaking in College. I have a personal record that I would like to reach when it comes to speaking in public. I want to be able to confidently speak and use professional words that flow, instead of using the words “Uhm”. I want to be able to be the first person who wants to speak up first in a front of a crowd. The image on the right is a great example of how I feel about public speaking. In order for me to be…