Speech Experience Speech

While waiting anxiously in front of my speech class, I counted twenty-six pairs of eyes staring at me as the professor took a long amount of time getting ready to critique my presentation. I inhabited sweaty palms, weak legs, a rapid-beating heart, and felt like I could not breathe. Even though my friends gave me great words of encouragement before my speech, I could start feeling the anxiety of speaking in front of all my classmates. My biggest fear has always been speaking in front of a crowd of people because I am afraid I will be judged of my opinions, my mind gets the best of me, and I do not want to disappoint anyone. My thoughts became blank when my professor announced that I could start my presentation. I looked around the room took

The more I thought of speaking in front of a crowd of people, the more I started to feel uneasy. My legs began to feel weak, my palms were sweaty, and my breathing was irregular. This all began when I was little, I would always get this nervous feeling in my stomach when talking to anyone. I felt that every time I would try to talk to someone, I was afraid of saying the wrong thing. I developed this habit where I use my hands to express my feelings and I sometimes stutter. I would always have my hands in a snapping motion and I would sometimes talk too fast, at some point I get lost of what I am trying to say. Although I cannot do anything about my small stuttering problem, the movement of my hands gave me a sense of calmness and made me feel less anxious; however, during my first speech, my professor told me that the movement of my hands became a distraction to the audience and unclear vocal output would result in a deduction of my grade. If I wanted to get an A in the class, I had to abstain from presenting my bad

I kept looking through my notecards,and tried to remember what I am going to say in front of my peers and instructor. Deep down in my heart, I knew I could remember my speech. I stood in front of my classmates and my professor, took a deep breath, and started my hook to catch the audience’s attention. Once I finished my introduction, I had this small feeling of being comfortable with my atmosphere. It looked like I knew what I was talking about and like I had done this speech before. At the end of my speech, my professor told me that I had done an excellent job on my speech. I engaged with the audience, was not using my hands, and looked composed. I did not realize how calm I was during my speech and was very amazed that the hard work really payed off. Now, I am very comfortable with engaging with a crowd of