My Speech On The Dutchess County Fair

1.) Were you nervous?

I was a little less nervous for this speech then I was for the personal experience speech. I think that a reason for this might be that the audience was a familiar audience which gave me a little more confidence. I was also very interested in my topic and that took away some of my nerves.

2.) How did you practice?

I practiced a lot in both weeks- the first one was the one the outline was due and the second week was the one the speech was due. The techniques that helped me the most for this speech were visualizing myself giving the speech and using the visuals to help me remember my speech. I felt confident with this speech because I was informing people about an event I had experienced already. The visuals helped me

I tried to focus on some familiar faces to help me not be nervous. I think that for this speech I tried to focus more on informing my audience about the Dutchess County Fair, which actually helped me lessen my nerves.

4.) How do you feel about what/how you did?

I think I did a good job. I felt a little crunch for time towards the so I took professors Leinwall’s advice and when the 30 seconds sign came up I quickly wrapped up my speech and said the conclusion. I also think that having a visual was a plus for my presentation. The audience could easily connect what I was saying to the pictures. I spent a good amount of time on the preparing the visuals for my presentation because I wanted it to be clear the way the pictures related to my speech.

5.) Evaluate your verbal and non-verbal delivery.

I think that I started and ended the speech with good volume, pitch, pauses, and vocal variety. I think that I also had good articulation and pronunciation. Towards the end of my speech I felt that I was speeding up because there was still a lot I wanted to say. Therefore, I would say that I my rate was a 3.5. I kept good eye contact with the audience throughout the presentation as much as I could because I was also engaging the audience with the visuals. My posture, body movement, gestures, and personal appearance I would rate as a 5. I do need to smile at least once when I give my presentation because I felt I was very serious throughout the