Senior speech night at my old high school Ragsdale was very significant. I knew that it could either make me or break me. If I did not complete the speech I could possibly not pass English 12, meaning I did not meet the requirements to graduate. I had already had an A in the class and I wanted to maintain my average by making an A on my speech. I had worked so hard on my speech; I had practiced it several times prior to my speech night. On speech night I was very nervous; in fact, I had never been as nervous as I was this particular night. I had not eaten since breakfast my nerves had really got the best of me. Before walking into the school I had held my hand out and it was shaking out of control and my knees began to get weak. I am a very …show more content…
I did not want to potentially get penalized because of my appearance. I choose to wear a nice pants suit with a comfortable wedge heel. This way I knew I could not get point taken off for having clothes that revealed my knees or exposed parts of my body. I was very comfortable and ready to begin my speech. When I first walked into the room I was under the impression that there would be three judges. By my surprise there were five. I was not sure if that would help my score or perhaps hurt it. My nervousness went to an extreme level. All the judges looked at me with a blank stare showing no emotions at all. All that was in my mind was completing my speech that I had worked so hard and studied days for. I had worked very hard on my display board and brochure. From collecting important materials to choosing the proper diagrams to parade them. My display board had pictures of me and my mentor, and my brochure contains information about the benefits that social services had to offer to families. As I began my speech I was worried that I would not meet my eight-minute mark. For every minutes I was under was certain amount of points off, and I could not risk having points taken off. As I had practiced my speech that morning in class I could only make it to seven
Eidenmuller, Michael E. Great Speeches for Better Speaking: Listen and Learn From America’s Most Memorable Speeches. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2008. Google Books. Web. 4 September 2010.
I did not want to sound too nostalgic since I’m not the emotional type, but I also did not want to come across as indifferent. It was a difficult task, but I knew I could accomplish it. A week before the banquet, the senior cheerleaders were given the task of writing speeches about their coaches and their teammates. I am not the kind of person to voluntarily put myself in a situation where I have to speak in front of others.
Having never done this before, I really didn?t know how long my speech should last
Over all this speech went relatively well but there is always room for improvement. I believe that the three most important aspects of this speech that I would need to improve and implement into my next speech would be the verbal citations, keeping my flashcards in order, and making sure that I plan out the time I need for my speech more carefully. I believe that improving these three things for my next speech would make a great
The introduction mentioned this as I stated this is how I would prepare someone to go skiing. By including my own experience, I gave myself credibility and brought attention to the topic by saying I had been skiing ever since I could walk. It also prepared the audience for what to expect from the speech. The first transition was smooth because it went from overview to the first topic, but the next few transitions could have been improved. I wrote what I wanted to say on the notecard, but when it came time to conclude the paragraph, the transition did not sound as good as I would have like it to.
A powerful speech can leave a huge impact and create a lasting memory, either good or bad.
I believe I am a strong leader and I use my leadership abilities to improve the school as often as I possibly can. One of my strongest leadership skills is communication. I believe that it is vital to talk to others and get others input before making decisions. In the school, I ask other students their opinions on different events and I bring them back to the council frequently. Another leadership ability I possess is creativity. I always attempt to come up with creative and unique ideas to contribute to the council. For example, in meetings I always attempt to share new and different ideas to benefit the council. An important skill for leaders to possess is organization. I show this trait by using a binder to organize my agendas and showing up to every meeting.
A good speech, they say, should be like a mini-skirt - short enough to be interesting, yet long enough to cover the essentials! So here goes........
University 101 has helped me acclimate me to college life at Northern Illinois University. When I first started here, I was extremely nervous for the new environment I was going into rather blindly. However, after taking UNIV 101, I learned some valuable information to better myself for my future college endeavors. Thanks to my professor, peer educator, classmates, the novel, and the text book, I will be able to continue throughout college with confidence and stability.
My project that I will be doing for my Senior project is helping out the Swan Falls Assisted living center here in kuna. I would be playing games, helping them get around, make cookies, and anything else they need. I want to give back to my community and help others out as much as I can. I also would like to donate blankets and warms socks to everyone that lives there since it’s winter and its cold. It’s a very nice and generous thing to do and some of those people in there don’t get to see their family since they live out of town, work, or medical issues.
Over the course of the semester I realized I’m very far from a perfect public speaker but I can aspire to become one. With the feedback I have received over the semester and from evaluating my strengths and weaknesses while looking at my delivery, content, and overall assessment, I can become a better public speaker and a better speaker overall. You words are valuable in the world of academia and even more valuable when you know what you’re doing with them.
The class helped me learn how to overcome fear of public speaking which was brought about by anxiety and fear which was mainly contributed by lack of exposure. During this class I learned many ways of overcoming this menace, the class groups that served as the audience helped in practicing and getting over the anxiety and fear I also got positive critic...
January 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2016 are the days that I want to remember for my senior year. Those few days were the 2016 unitown and Leadership Camp. This was my second year going into unitown, but this time I was going in as a counselor rather than a delegate. Going into the camp I already had an idea on what I expected because of last year but well. I was emotionally drained.
Picture this. It's your senior year of high school and you’ve been given the opportunity to give a speech to your underclassmen. Feeling pretty confident in your ability, you begin to jot down your speech and practice. After all the hard work you put in, you deem yourself ready.
I had a lot of information on my mind, but the tension obstructed the flow of my words. Therefore I could not speak continuously, and accurately to the point. The fact that English is not my native language might have also been a reason for this. Therefore I was not satisfied with my performance.