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Essay On Speech Class

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After presenting my impact speech, I felt a little disappointed with how it went compared to the way I’d been practicing it. I felt that my thesis, writing having an impact on people, was very clear. But, the way that I got there was not. In this speech, I could have done a better job at making all my content relate back to the thesis. When I write the rest of the speeches for this class, I need to keep my thesis in mind for me to improve the effectiveness. I believe I had an effective introduction because I captured the audience’s attention as well as informed what I would be talking about. I loved asking a question to begin with and getting the audience participating and engaged from the start. I knew going into the speech that my …show more content…

Because I already do this, it is going to be the hardest habit to brake. Before and during my speech, I must remind myself to keep my feet planted when I stand. I need to evenly disperse my weight 50/50 on my feet to eliminate my natural lean. One of my least favorite things when watching speeches is when people simply stare at their notecards. Although I am not a terrible culprit of this habit, it is still one that I want to brake. When I practiced at home I often did not use my notecard and was easily able to get through it. Yet, when it came time to deliver my speech I kept looking at it like I needed it. In the future I want to set my notecard down and only pick it up when I need it, it is not something I want to keep in my hand throughout the speech. I felt that the voice projection I used thought my speech was very fit, using my diaphragm to produce a louder deeper sound helps immensely. I naturally talk with my hands which helps me do it in my speeches, but I feel that I can improve even more. Using more relevant hand gestures would enhance the clarity of my speech, as well aiding me in looking professional and distinguished while speaking. One of my internal issues while speaking is getting distracted. When I saw the time giver hold up the signs I would start thinking about the time and completely lose my place in my speech. The only way I can think to avoid this problem, is making sure I know my speech forwards, backwards, and every other way, so the simple

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