Reflection Of Public Speaking As A Speech In Public

Before this class I had presented in front of classrooms in high school before and had experience delivering speeches in public. Yet I am still nervous and uncomfortable standing in front of people presenting. Through this class and the speeches, we delivered I gained more experience with public speaking. I am still not fully comfortable with presenting in public, I think I may need take more practice and experience, but I believe I did improve over the course of this semester. My first speech of the three surrounding our passion topic went smoothly, though I was nervous. Some of the comments were to slow down and pause for emphasis, to not sway or fidget so much and to stand up straighter. I was told that my eye contact was strong and I spoke clearly. I received similar comments on the second speech, again I needed to slow down. I also had a powerpoint for the second speech. I liked having a visual aid to refer to during my speech, but it also incorporated another

I think this would have been easier if I had chosen a different topic. After hearing that our three speeches would all be surrounding one subject, our passion, I left class and scratched my brain for what I was passionate about. This proved to be more stressful than was probably necessary. I chose photography, though looking back on the semester now, I wish I had chosen a topic I was more interested in. I found the persuasive speech to be the most difficult to write. I think that it is easier to persuade the audience if you are passionate about the issue. I think that its important to be aware of Photoshop and it’s uses and consequences but I am not passionate about that subject. I found myself searching for a persuasive topic when it would have been easier to persuade if I was more invested in my topic. All in all, it would have been more productive if I had used a topic that I cared more