Public Speaking Reflection

Going into a communication class that had a main focus on public speaking at first made me very apprehensive. At first I had no idea on what to expect or what would exactly be required of me. I am usually full of dread when it comes to having to speak in front of a group of people, especially strangers. Usually in other classes we would do something like this but it only counted as a small aspect, not the main focal point. Automatically my mind went to all of the reasons on why I am terrible at speaking in public. There were some things that I had to work on like my posture, tone of voice, the rate at which I speak, and making sense. I tend to babble about random things when I am nervous. This class has helped me to I have learned a lot about

For example the speech that Kristine gave advocated against the idea of animal testing. She was not only able to give statistics on the negative effects of it, but he was also able to talk about her special connection with them. She shared with the audience a personal experience on how horses helped her to get through tough times. This was one of the reasons why her speech was so memorable to me and the one that immediately came to my mind. Others however either used too much logic with no emotion and vice versa. Which is not bad, but it felt like something really important was

Something that I never really thought I would be able to accomplish so fast. Both when it comes to preparing different types of speeches whether it be informative or persuasive. While also using the different elements that go into speaking to a specific audience, and how important it is to shape your speech around the people you will be speaking to. Before this class I had never really thought of analyzing my audience and how important that could be. I usually just focused on myself by making the presentation and delivering it. Now I know that I need to take into consideration who I will be speaking to and what the most important thing to say to them is. Acknowledging them both at the beginning and during the speech is also important so that they feel included and feel included. Also I learned how to incorporate and identify my sources onto my PowerPoint slides. I had previously never identified my sources that way before by putting the actual citation on the slide. It helped me to keep track of where I got it from in case I needed that information for the