My Grab Bag Speech

organizing the body of the speech; more specifically, the use of main points, supporting points,

There are six elements or “common characteristics” (Connelly, 2013, p. 55) that make up an effective thesis statement which include one sentence, a viewpoint, be specific on your viewpoint, be able to backup it up, be organized and use distinct words. One sentence for your thesis statement should “summarize the main point of the essay” ("Thesis Statements," n.d., para. 1). You want the reader to read in this statement why it is important and if it’s worth reading. Grab the reader’s attention. Make them say, this is interesting and I want to read more. Everyone has an opinion and your thesis statement is your opinion or viewpoint. Since we have a wide-range of opinions make sure you

What organizational method might you use to arrange main points for speeches with the following specific purpose statements

One of my more vivid experiences of public speaking was when I was taking a class at a community college. While taking this class I would often have to give speeches and demonstrations in front of the class. As I was waiting for my turn to give my very first speech, I was very certain that I would have no problems at all, it would a piece of cake, or so I thought. All of a sudden, I hear my name being called as it was my turn to deliver a knockout performance, but as I stood in front of that small class of people I just blanked out. An overwhelming amount of anxiety came over of me. I could feel my heart beginning to race and my hands starting to sweat. I could not for the life of me remember what I was going supposed say. In addition, the

As I walked out of my dorm that morning for my 9am class, I checked my schedule to see where I needed to go. My first class was public speaking in room 232. My stomach instantly dropped. The calmness I once felt left my body in a rush. Public speaking was my worst fear. I stuttered and mumbled and shook each time I entered a crowded room. Speaking in front of a whole classroom has never been on my bucket list. I fretfully continued my journey to room 232. I attempted to give myself a pep talk along the way to help calm my nerves, but nothing was helping. I told myself that this was not

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I always stress myself out before, and during these experiences. I'd love to say that having my first oral-only presentation got me over my fear of public speaking. But it didn't. Today, though, I can say that I remember the days leading up to the presentation much better than I can remember actually presenting. While this experience didn't change my fears, it did change the way I will go into future presentations or public speaking requirements. Maybe the nerves going into something like this will die down slightly if I think about how short the thing I'm dreading will actually be. I think that this presentation experience sort of sums up my first semester of high school. I came into this school terrified. Even though there have been struggles in the time I have been here, they haven't been nearly as bad as I initially

In the first speech for this class, my main goals were to gain confidence to voice my ideas and use speech to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and to practice overcoming my speech anxiety therefore be able to use my nerves to focus myself. Overall, I believe that I did improve in both of these areas as a result of information from the book, mini speeches, and the larger speeches.

When I was young, an English class wasn’t necessarily called English. In my elementary years, English was split in two: Reading and Writing. Throughout those years Reading classes is mostly reading, and Writing is mostly writing. Then a new chapter of my life started, the day I found out about literacy, it leans more towards reading than writing. Literacy is just, old or new stories, poems, folk tales, and letters. My two artifacts are from English 10. The thesis is the main part of an essay; it sums up the whole essay in one sentence. Both of my artifacts has to do something about thesis statement.

THESIS STATEMENT (A single declarative statement that captures the essence/theme of the speech): Surviving from a major earthquake can be rather simple if you prepare.

intramurals game. This may be merely a fair loss, but some players suspect foul play. In their game of Trash-can Ball, you were not supposed to step in a certain square, and an anonymous witness says they saw a player stepping in about two or three times. Every time, the witness would tell the player they cannot step in, and all the opposing player would do is look at them and smile. In Trash-can Ball, we all wore belts with strips of yellow-- or red-- coming from them, also called a “flag”. If a player had the ball, an opposing player would be able to pull their “flag”, and get the ball. Other witnesses claim to have seen players on the other team with their flags tied on themselves,

This really helped me to find my confidence and taught me how to get rid of the nerves that comes with public speaking. There is always room to improve and through the speech classes I took throughout high school I feel like I improved in my speaking skills. One of my strengths is being good at preparation. Preparation is a very important factor in making a good speech. Knowing your audience, your topic, and knowing how to organize a speech properly is something I find to be a strength. Another strength of mine that I previously stated is knowing how to get through any nerves that I have. My weaknesses of public speaking include my newly developed stutter, talking too fast, and not speaking super clearly. With speeches I am much better at putting the speech together rather than actually giving

Your chest is tight and you feel like you’re on fire. Your chest is tight ant you’re burning up. The flash cards in your hands are crumpled from you squeezing them obsessively. You look up and see dozens of eyes staring at you, waiting expectantly. Taking a deep breath, you stumble through the speech. When it’s finally over, you practically run back to your seat, cheeks flaming bright red. You slump down, already dreading the next time you’ll have to deal with your upmost fear: public speaking.

Speech preparation is the most important element to a successful presentation, and also the best way to reduce nervousness and combat fear. Some of the steps I follow are choosing a topic,

I hated the tooth fairy. Okay, I still hate the tooth fairy. But I mean come on! A small, winged person comes into your room while you’re sleeping and exchanges a piece of your body for money. I’m pretty sure that’s only legal in Nevada.