Public Speaking Class Analysis

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"What I Learned in this Public Speaking Course"

The last semester of our high school careers Rising Sun High School allowed some of the seniors to attend dual enrollment classes at Ivy Tech Community College. This allowed me to take this Fundamentals to Public Speaking course. This class taught me the basics of speaking in a public situation. Through this class I gained confidence in my ability to speak in front of others, and therefore confidence for job interviews and other scenarios in which confident speaking will be necessary. This class reminded me that classes can be fun, because with all of the stress that happens between school and work, this class as often a nice refresher.

When the class began I was absolutely petrified of speaking in front of a group, even if that group consisted of about fifteen people I have known for my entire life. The first day of scheduled class we had a cancellation due to the weather, so we had an online assignment. The first day we attended class however, we had to give a one-to-two-minute mini speech on a current event. The first-time having to speak in front of a class this semester and me not being prepared, resulted in myself giving a terrible mini speech about the Winter Olympics and being so nervous I couldn't hold my notes without my hand …show more content…

For example, when Jake was giving his Process Speech and spilled flax seeds all over, his consequential laughter throughout the rest of the speech showed me that it would have been better for him just to act like he didn't spill anything and continue making his smoothie. The takeaway from this is if you embarrass yourself during a speech is to just keep moving along as planned. Mistakes happen to everyone, and it is very important to be able to keep your composure after a mistake and move along to the next matter at

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