Reflective Essay On A Speech

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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” This quote by philosopher Søren Kierkegaard explains the necessity for self-reflection to improve oneself. This essay will acknowledge my improvement in organization, my need for improvement in confidence while speaking, my improvement in delivery due to the speech textbook, and my tips for success to upcoming students taking speech.
My greatest improvement during this semester of speech is the organization of content in my speeches. Throughout the course, I learned how to succinctly organize my speech in a way that my audience can easily follow and take information from. This is an incredibly useful skill to have if you’re given a certain amount of time to instill a specific …show more content…

In order to convey this idea towards anxious students anticipating a mentally taxing course, I’ve developed three tips to prepare the upcoming prospects for a semester of public speaking. First, it is integral that the student does all the work assigned to them within the time allotted without slacking. This will give the student ample time to prepare, making room to edit last minute tweaks and changes to the speech, as well as room to practice properly. Secondly, practice the main content of your speech as much as possible and expect to forget minor details. Once you have the important points memorized, you can always adapt on the fly to external and internal distractions. Also, try speaking aloud to a corporeal being, an audience of one is always better than an audience of none. Lastly, design each speech around a topic that you are passionate about. If you are truly interested or connected to your topic, the passion shows to your audience. Your speech will flow better when the audience believes that you believe in what you are saying. These tips will definitely guide a student to success within Speech 301 or their university

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