Peer Reflection Paper

Following the Group speech that was given on November 15, 2013, I have been asked to write this reflection paper to address the nature of the speech and how I can improve.

Upon reading the peer review sheets we received from the class following our speech I believe that we all improved since our last speech. Everyone seems to state the most important area for improvement was using filler words too much. I think we as a group seemed to have improved as far as talking towards the audience and using less filler words. The most effective part of this speech would seem to be our elaboration and passion for the subject. Overall this seems to make sense to me. I knew these would be our problem areas and strong points going into this speech.

First we will start with the overall voice and projection. I

We worked really well setting each other up to speak and building on our group members’ points. The presentation flowed very well overall. We were very effective in gaining and maintaining the audience’s attention. We asked a series of questions in the introduction to stimulate interest early. In order to involve each group member in this early form of engagement, we took turns asking questions to the audience. In addition to asking general questions to the audience as a whole, we also engaged specific individuals in the audience to make it seem more personalized. Throughout the body, we used a series of techniques like an audience poll, maintenance of eye contact, and more questions to keep the audience engaged. During the conclusion, we passed out coupons and cups of hot chocolate to motivate our audience to come to our Grand Opening. Additionally, we realized that presenting in a monotone and unenthusiastic manner could easily cause the audience to become disengaged. Therefore, we made a point to speak with enthusiasm and passion throughout the presentation in order to capture and maintain our audience’s