Reflective Journal 1
1. Over the past four weeks I would have to say I learned very much about public speaking. I am rather shy when it comes to public speaking. However, the exercises and the lessons that we do on a daily basis are making me more comfortable with the idea of speaking in front of the group. It was brought to my attention that it is very important to rehearse your speech several times until you are comfortable with the topic that you will be discussing with the class. This makes sense, because what audience wants to listen to a speaker preach about something they don’t seem confident about. I also learned that it is very easy for an individual to make an informative speech into a persuasive speech. By just adding your opinion in the slightest way, it can turn a speech quickly. I also learned that eye contact, positive body language, and appearance is very important when it comes to the delivery of your speech. Aside from the delivery, I also learned of the importance of citing your sources during a speech. Not only does it give the source credit, but it also makes yourself look educated and not just made up. Even though we are only four weeks in I feel as though I have come a long way, and have learned very much over the past few weeks. Thanks for all your help!
2. Over the past few weeks I fully believe that my attitude to public speaking has changed. Before the class I swore I was never going to be able to get up in front of everyone and talk, but I now believe it is possible. I’m creative and typically a decent writer so I hope that my creative style will come out through my speeches.
3. I feel as though the instructors teaching style is rather effective. I really like the way we watch previous speeches. It gives me an idea of what I’m expected to do in the future. She is also very clear about what she wants us to do, and I don’t feel intimidated by her teaching style.
2. Over the past few weeks I fully believe that my attitude to public speaking has changed. Before the class I swore I was never going to be able to get up in front of everyone and talk, but I now believe it is possible. I’m creative and typically a decent writer so I hope that my creative style will come out through my speeches.
3. I feel as though the instructors teaching style is rather effective. I really like the way we watch previous speeches. It gives me an idea of what I’m expected to do in the future. She is also very clear about what she wants us to do, and I don’t feel intimidated by her teaching style.
Reflective Journal 2
1. After delivering my speech I felt rather confident about my speech delivery, however after watching it I found things I could improve on. I believe I could have enunciated more. Between topics I could have paused more, and possibly slowed down and talked a little bit louder. I felt as though this could have been a thing to do with nerves. On the positive end I felt as though I cited properly and tried my best to not speak down to the audience. I believe that citing your sources is one of the most important things you can do when it comes to your speech. I also think that after evaluating everyone else’s speeches, voice projection is another thing that everyone should be conscious of. If you are very quiet it’s easy to lose interest from the audience. Another point to watch out is length of the speech some people’s speech was far too short and it did not touch on enough information to give you enough detail on the topic. On the other hand some people went too long that it almost beat the topic to death and made you bored with the topic we were learning about. Overall I think evaluating other peoples speeches really helped me more than others because I got to see what made up a good speech.
2. I believe that Nikitas speech stood out the most. I thought that she seemed very confident up there and it was almost as though she has done it a million times before. She had good citations, and she also followed it up with a good citation page. I thought that she also intrigued the audience and didn’t make us feel as though she was talking down to us. She also had very good eye contact and body language. Overall I thought Nikita had the best speech out of anyone’s delivered.
3. I felt that Steph has strong leadership skills that she displays during the speeches.
4. I fell as though Nicole has very good collaboration skills. She’s very put together and when she is speaking she seems very professional and organized. She is also a good resource if you are ever confused on something.
5. I feel as though Nicole’s evaluation was most helpful because she is my friend and has no problem telling me how I really did. She was okay with telling me that I could work on some areas, where other people held back.
2. I believe that Nikitas speech stood out the most. I thought that she seemed very confident up there and it was almost as though she has done it a million times before. She had good citations, and she also followed it up with a good citation page. I thought that she also intrigued the audience and didn’t make us feel as though she was talking down to us. She also had very good eye contact and body language. Overall I thought Nikita had the best speech out of anyone’s delivered.
3. I felt that Steph has strong leadership skills that she displays during the speeches.
4. I fell as though Nicole has very good collaboration skills. She’s very put together and when she is speaking she seems very professional and organized. She is also a good resource if you are ever confused on something.
5. I feel as though Nicole’s evaluation was most helpful because she is my friend and has no problem telling me how I really did. She was okay with telling me that I could work on some areas, where other people held back.
Reflective Journal 3
1. After I delivered my speech I noticed I felt a little more nervous up there. I did a topic that was very close to my heart and almost teared up. I practiced as much as I could, so I really don’t think any more preparation would have made talking about it any easier. However, even though it was hard to talk about I realized that having a topic that may be close to your heart may actually draw other people in. for the most part I thought everyone seemed somewhat interested in what I was saying. I also feel that if people can tell your passionate in what you speak about it makes others passionate also. Overall I still think choosing something hard to talk about was difficult but I learned many important things.
2. I thought Kyle Mordans stood out the most. He was very confident up there and he didn’t get nervous in any way. He liked what he was talking about and when it came to voice projection he was right on it. He also had interesting facts and videos to draw you in.
3. I thought Carmen has very strong leadership skills. She is always happy and you could tell during her speech she was happy. When someone has a good attitude it makes you want to listen to them. I think she makes a great leader.
4. I think Nikita has very good collaboration skills. She is very confident and she makes you want to listen to her speech. I really enjoyed all of nikitas speaches
5. I still believe that Nicole is most helpful when it comes for help with my speeches. Since she is my best friend she has no problem telling me what to improve upon. I really like having her in that class because she is an awesome critic.
2. I thought Kyle Mordans stood out the most. He was very confident up there and he didn’t get nervous in any way. He liked what he was talking about and when it came to voice projection he was right on it. He also had interesting facts and videos to draw you in.
3. I thought Carmen has very strong leadership skills. She is always happy and you could tell during her speech she was happy. When someone has a good attitude it makes you want to listen to them. I think she makes a great leader.
4. I think Nikita has very good collaboration skills. She is very confident and she makes you want to listen to her speech. I really enjoyed all of nikitas speaches
5. I still believe that Nicole is most helpful when it comes for help with my speeches. Since she is my best friend she has no problem telling me what to improve upon. I really like having her in that class because she is an awesome critic.