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Keep it short. Previewing should not take longer than 5 minutes, especially if a teacher has limited time with students.

(Q.2.) In comparison to my demonstration speech, I believe the introduction to my informative speech was much stronger, because I told a story instead of asking a question. My story allowed for my audience to have a mental picture of what I was talking about. How I related child development to my audience was much more effective in my informative speech than my demonstration speech. In my demonstration speech, not everyone raised their hand when I asked my question. In my informative speech, I related it to my audience by saying everyone has went through child development. I felt more confident in my informative speech because I practiced many times in front of my family and friends. I got marked points off for being too read-y in my demonstration speech, so for my informative speech I worked on not memorizing the whole thing. By not memorizing my informative speech I felt more confident while presenting.

My visual aid was the strongest part about my speech. I brought in the ingredients to make Tiramisu to show which brands I like to use for the recipe. I also prepared Tiramisu for the class as my hold interest technique. To relate the topic to the audience, I told them that they could make this recipe when they want to impress someone. My credibility was also convincing as I informed the class I had researched and compiled the best recipe. My introduction in general was concise and convinced the audience pay attention to the rest of my speech. I also thought my tone was conversational and not too formal.

In order to prepare your presentations, you should use the following questions and references as a starting point. You may also want to look for additional references. In preparing your slides, please remember your presentation should take a maximum of 5 minutes and leave at least 10 minutes for an interesting class discussion.

The topic of my essay was shoes, shoe culture and its relevance in my life which in my opinion was a solid topic to present on because it is a material object that has really shaped me & my life. It was very appropriate topic as it all related in one way or another. The effectiveness of the speech in my opinion was minimal but I also don’t believe that my topic was one that could be made very compelling because that was not the mood I was going for. I didn’t want to instill any one specific emotion in the audience, I even tried to employ comic relief when I discussed my object.

One of the things I noticed in my speech was how many times I looked at the screen. I didn’t realize how many times I looked at my prop until I watched myself on video. It was distracting and took away from what I was saying to my audience. Additionally, I feel like I could have improved speaking about the different experiments performed. I feel like they were rushed and I should have stuck to talking about only one or two experiments instead. With my time being rushed, I feel like I couldn’t explain as much of the experiments as I wanted to or as in depth. Lastly, I should have worked on the conclusion for my speech. I wasn’t able to come up with a good conclusion, so it felt as if I left some of the speech left hanging. I mentioned ethical issues performed in the experiments without actually going over it in the speech. Next time, I know I will come up with a solid ending and just wrapping up ideas I already went over in class. I know that for my persuasive speech, I will work on my eye contact, slowing down, and coming up with a solid ending.

Sarah began with a quote which made her speech become very relatable and personal, I liked this because it showed that she truly cared about the information she was about to share and really got my attention. She then used this information to introduce her topic and the points she planned to cover. Sarah used her transitions very effectively throughout her speech and never lost her place while speaking. Her conclusion adequately summed up the entirety of her speech and even included another quote about dealing with poverty stricken children in the classroom.

I gave a speech about making a strawberry-banana smoothie. Overall, I feel as if I did a good job on this speech. It was an informative speech. Therefore, my goal was to teach people how to make a strawberry-banana smoothie. I feel like any person who saw the speech and the related demonstration would have been able to make a strawberry-banana smoothie. In addition, I feel like I kept the speech simple, so that someone could replicate the process at home without having to refer to notes or any written materials. My peer critiques agree with my self-assessment that the speech was good, overall, but highlighted an area for improvement.

D. Purpose – The purpose of my speech is to inform the audience on how to make the perfect pan of Baked Macaroni and Cheese.

3. Was the speech well-organized? Did it have a robust introduction, a solid body with specific main points, and a conclusion? How was the time allotment for each section (too long, too short?) Were the times dedicated to each section appropriate? (Introduction and Conclusion: between 45 seconds to1 minute; Body: main points each 1:15 – 1:30)

Catharine’s speech on Sugar: The Masked Villain, was both very provocative and illuminating. Her delivery with an air of confidence seemed effortless and very knowledgeable as she used many relatable comparisons and visuals to create her point that sugar is an addictive hazard in our food. While the delivery of the speech was overall wonderful, the wordiness of the powerpoint and her first hand account of withdrawal from sugar made the speech less effective and appealing to her audience. The first thing I noticed about Catherine’s speech delivery was her effortlessness.

This week, and all the assignments and reading it entailed, will be extremely vital as we look more into future assignments and quizzes. After our first quiz, which allowed us to establish some fundamentals in public speaking (ex. types of anxieties and the canons of rhetoric), we had a thorough in class discussion and were given the rubrics for our next assessment. Whilst analyzing these two topics I’ll be discussing how they could positively impact one’s readiness for the upcoming speech.

After performing my informative speech, I immediately felt relieved. Mainly because I finally completed the assignment. I felt a little nervous and shaky, but I practiced so I knew I wasn’t going to mess up that majorly. I went over it several times and changed a variety of things. I couldn’t really think of any visuals except for the video. So at first I had music behind every point I had. Each song was planned appropriately for the topic of the point. Then, though, I knew that would be a hassle to deal with between points, especially because I was already over on my time. I estimated that I was around seven minutes. That was only in the beginning. So after that I apprehended I could do something from Jim Carrey’s movie Dumb and Dumber. The extra gloves act is really funny and everyone knows

After re-watching your speech, do you think you clearly explained a complex idea so that a non-expert audience could understand it? Was this a topic that will help your audience in some way? Why or why not? How could you have done this even more effectively?

The first speech was the Most Embarrassing Moment speech. I honestly was still so nervous to record this even though I would just be looking at my computer screen. It felt kind of weird, almost as if I was video chatting with myself. After I memorized my speech and sent in my recording, I immediately assumed that I failed because the professor would think that I was too close to the screen or I was too loud or I moved my head around a lot. Then I ended up getting an A on it. Everything I thought that I did wrong was either irrelevant or did not distract from my presentation as a whole. Since I only missed one point, I can say that what I did well was all the