As aGCCC, it was a very difficult decision to choose to enroll in a public speaking class because of my Autism. By nature, I am a very shy individual who has had to overcome many obstacles when it comes to speaking in a social environment among friends, family, and peers. Many people believe tha getting a speech class over with sooner than later, outweighs the putting it off to the very end. I agree because waiting only prolongs the anxiety. Before the public speaking class began, I was petrified of stepping one foot into the classroom. I was fearful of the past experiences, rejection, and being made fun of. However, on the other side of the coin is "if you believe that you can do it than you will...if you don't...you won't." These words …show more content…
First, I have to the best of my ability, attempted to overcome my fear of public speaking in the classroom. Secondly, I have learned about the ways to express myself through the use of verbal and nonverbal skills in creating and delivering a speech. I am now familiar with the three types of categories of public speaking; the commemorative speech, the informative, and the persuasive. With each speech, I learned there were new elements to each. The commemorative speech pays tribute to a person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea. The informative speech uses descriptions, vivid details, and demonstrations to explain a subject, a person, or place to inform the audience on a chosen topic. The persuasive speech uses words in an artistic manner for directing and appealing to the audience's emotions by presenting supportive information, argumentation, or symbolism. With all three speeches, the goal of the speaker is to reach the audience and in return, they will give you feedback. Through this process, I have learned to become a better thinker, organizer, and raised my self-esteem about myself and my disability, and I have increased my knowledge and built confidence in myself as a speaker in
Ever since I took journalism, I have realized I do not have to hide the fact that I have a speech impediment. Contrarily, I have learned that I feel more comfortable with my audience, especially in a classroom situation, if I let the cat out of the bag before I spoke. By advertising my stuttering, I no longer feel as if I am running away or trying to hide my problems, and I find that my listeners tend to be more sympathetic to my disability.
One of the biggest fears I have had to overcome in high school is my fear of public speaking. I was always comfortable in the classroom; I loved discussing current events and explaining different biology and history to my friends, but I could not stand in front of them to give a presentation. Whenever I stood in front of my classmate speak, I would begin to shake so much that I could not read any notes I may have brought up with me. I was an absolute wreck and I hated that I could not overcome my phobia; however, my fear of public speaking is incredibly ironic because my sister teaches public speaking on a collegiate level. When I told my sister that I was horrified of standing up and speaking in front of my classmates, she was surprised. My sister told me that I could not let my fear stop me from speaking because I would likely never get over it. In addition, she
Over the recent four months in Communication 1402 class, I have addressed three formal speechs and completed a number of chapters in the corresponding textbook “Communication Works”. This course of Communication aims to provide general information what public speaking is and how to address a public speaking. Recalling back the experience during the processes of completing the Speech to Imform, Speech to Persuade, and Group Presentation, I will draw a conclusion about this course and these three presentations in five aspects, comprising my previous perception of public speaking before this course; learning from the Speech to Inform; the goal and evaluation of Speech to Persuade; learning from the Group Presentation; the most important thing learned from this course.
I sensed something was missing though. This thought came in my transition into junior year. We would practice our hand at various prompts in the classroom, and even reading more sophisticated literary works, but I still found that I lacked a common adult attribute. Public speaking. Just as Sherman Alexie admired his father for his love of reading, I can relate in that I admire my father for his articulate speaking style. I spoke to him about this lingering thought and we decided to tackle the challenge head on. He made sure to reiterate the importance of confidence and preparedness as we worked. As my involvement in clubs and groups grew, as did my likelihood of speech giving. Not to say that I lacked satisfactory speaking skills, but I did notice much of speaking occurred in front of peers and teachers; a comfortable setting in which I possessed endless poise. I pondered when and where I would ever have the opportunity to practice the skills I had been striving to sharpen. Well, the opportunity came knocking one September morning. I opened my email to find an invitation to a Southern Pines Rotary Club. This was no ordinary invitation though, I would be recognized at this meeting for representing the club at a leadership program that past summer and was asked to share some of my experience there. I couldn’t contain myself and I immediately shared the news with my father. As the emotions soon settled in, I anxiously awaited that Friday. I set out to work drafting what I would share, refering to my dad for pointers and
Reading my classmates comments, it was obvious that they agreed with my observations. I looked back on my informative speech comment sheets, and noticed there was a lot more written down in the areas for improvement on my first speech, and there were more strength comments on my persuasive speech. The audience mentioned I should use more natural movements, better utilizing the stage. The majority of the comment cards asked me to use more passion within my speech.
Scott Adams once said, “We don 't always have an accurate view of our own potential. I think most people who are frightened of public speaking and can 't imagine they might feel different as a result of training. Don 't assume you know how much potential you have. Sometimes the only way to know what you can do is to test yourself.” This quote exemplifies the importance of public speaking and stresses the importance of how practice makes perfect. Without practice, we lose confidence in ourselves which prevents us from pushing forward. Therefore, this quote affirms that a speaker isn 't born, they are made. This course has helped me improve my confidence in public speaking, helped me create a proper outline in order to create a well written speech,
I did have great communication skills but whenever I had to communicate in front of a group of people for some reasons I fail miserably. My public speaking fears had become worst when I got to college. I was required to take a public speaking class which I couldn’t escape in since it was one of the required courses for my degree. My first day on that class is so far the most terrible day of my life. I was asked to introduce myself to the class using only one word to describe me, the moment that my name was called it felt like I was walking into an unfamiliar galaxy. I am standing in front of a classroom full of strangers doing nothing but looking around and
I have also learned about different types of audiences and speeches including persuasive, informative, entertaining and delivering special occasion speeches. It came to my attention that whenever I was making these presentations or speeches, I needed to do so with confidence, consistence and practice before the actual presentation and completely eliminate the element of panic. It was also clear that capturing the attention of the audience and engaging them in the whole process, it was necessary to have a very strong introduction and also try and use visuals to deliver the message. It was therefore vital to respect each person’s diversity and cultural values (Lucas, 2011).
In public speaking I learned many types of concepts, theories and terms of communication. In concepts of publicly speaking there’s, relaxation, practice, credibility, attention getters, attire, organization, volume, emotion, audience relation, and movement. In my first speech, “The any old bag speech” I quickly learned the do’s, don’ts and concepts of my speech performance.
I set myself a goal to always practice and prepare thoroughly before ever giving a presentation. I set myself a goal to always be engaged in the audience by means like speaking extemporaneously, appropriate vocalization and having eye contact. I set myself a goal to ask for help when I need especially if it was in a challenging task such as public speaking in English. In this class, I learned how to effectively communicate and deliver content to an audience. I learned about some flaws I had when public speaking like not being loud enough, and was able to drastically improve. I learned it is best not to memorize a script word for word or present without well preparing but to speak extemporaneously. Public Speaking is one of classes that I really believe that has a practical use in real life. As a college student, I’m required to give speeches and presentations in several classes. Beyond college, public speaking class will help me in giving interviews, toasts and presentations required by my job. I drastically improved my communication skills and I couldn’t have done it without the help of Proffesor
In our country, public speaking and presentation are two very important and yet overlooked skill. Like many others, I didn’t have a good presentation skill. I wasn’t a good speaker. Whenever I wanted to speak, my brain would stop functioning, mouth dried, I’d practice the whole speech beforehand and forget it when called on stage. I suffered from serious shyness, stage fright, nervousness etc. My legs would tremble when called on the stage. And whatever I managed to speak despite all these issues, things came out poorly phrased.
Nealy and my parents helped me tremendously over the years to overcome my fear. I stayed after school to practice in front of Mrs. Nealy and a small group of my closest friends. My parents recorded my speeches so that I could watch my body language and practice over and over again. My sister, although 3 years younger than I was, provided me with many funny but ingenious comments that help me to learn. I practiced in the shower, in front of the mirror, and everywhere else I could before each presentations. It wasn’t easy; however, as the years went by, I felt more confident and comfortable speaking in front of groups. I have learned the valuable techniques from Maya Angelou that said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. With each of my speeches over the years, I have tried to incorporate some funny or heart warming stories to keep my audience engaging and always remembered Mrs. Nealy’s advice that I didn’t need to memorize every word from my speech, but just to prepare an outline, be interesting, and try to have
Public speaking has never been my strong suit but with some training I managed to improve tremendously. When we first started this class, I dreaded doing speeches – they were a real challenge for me. I used to get a sick feeling when it was my turn to present. After the class, however, I became more confident in my communication, and I relaxed. Even though my nervousness is not even close to being gone, I feel like it has subsided. I attribute my new mindset as to why I improved. My teacher told me to have a discussion with the audience rather than to blurt out information. I took this to heart, and it has been much easier for me to present with that in mind. Now, I see presenting as more of a conversation with an audience – a comfortable setting for me. With my initial fears out of the way, I was able to improve in many other areas – body language, use of the voice, clarity of thought, and approach to professional communication.
With the increasing development of society, connections between people become more and more tight. Owning a great speaking skill, especially the ability to speak in front of the public, is becoming more and more necessary for people nowadays. There is a celebrated dictum that a person who is good at speaking has two times opportunities than the ordinary people to be the successful. Good speaking skills could help people to make a profound impression. In addition, making presentations are both interesting and challenging. it is interesting because it could make a person to be better than he was in the past; it is challenging for people to have to take the risk that whether they would be successful or fail in front of the public. It could bring
In order to successfully deliver an oral presentation such as a speech, the speaker must follow certain procedures to ensure his message can be conveyed clearly. Vast amounts of research are essential in order to acquire the knowledge necessary to be able to speak about a topic comfortably and answer any questions the audience might have during the course of the presentation. After acquiring such knowledge about the topic of the presentation the speaker will feel more confident, confidence is key in delivering speeches and other oral presentations because it makes the speaker look more credible and trustworthy. Lastly, the speaker must be fluid and eloquent with his words, the speaker must be able to sound clear and crisp while delivering their