To prepare for my shield speech I had my dad help me by painting my shield. However, for the actual speech I made my outline and then made my note cards. One thing I did was practice going over my cards a couple of times for my dog the night before my speech was due. The next time I practiced my speech was the period before I gave it during study hall. When I was in front of the class before I gave my speech I was very nervous, and could feel my face starting to get red and my hands were starting to get shaky. I knew that I was going to get super nervous in front of the class because that's how I always get for speeches. According to knowing that I would be nervous, while I was giving my speech, I could feel myself starting to sweat and get …show more content…
Mr. Stauffer also mentioned after my speech that keeping my eyes up was something that I needed to work on. I relied on my cards too much which is something that needs working on. Something that was unexpected that happened during my speech was my brain went blank for a quick second while I was on my second point, to get my thought back together I had to look down at my cards for a while. I think next time I give a speech; I am going to practice more. For the shield speech I just practiced the night before and the period before I presented. Next time I give my speech, I want to be able to practice my speech for a couple of nights before I present, that way I can have a lot memorized. Having the speech memorized will make it easier to keep my eyes up and looking around the room. A situation where I might need to introduce myself would be at a new job or at the interview for a new job. When you are working at a new place with people you don't know they might want you to introduce yourself and get to know you more. At a job interview the person that is interviewing you might ask you to tell them stuff about yourself. Another place you have to introduce yourself is in
As the famous Spartan King Demaratas said, ‘Because the latter they put on for their own protection, but the shield for the common good of the whole line. I am here to persuade you, that you have to have a Spartan shield in your exhibit. After my speech, you will be begging me to let you have this shield in your exhibit. Firstly, this very shield won the Peloponnesian War with Sparta, without the shields, Sparta definitely would have lost. Secondly, this shield is different, history usually focuses of the brave and bold, however this shield would have been owned by a coward.
The days leading up to my group presentation, my confidence was soaring in regards to my defense. I had practiced my lines and put in the effort to ensure my presentation would go off without a hitch. However,
Also try to not sound so panicked and nervous because I really don't like public speaking. As I was speaking the while time I was trying to use my self right in order to get the audience to pay attention and really get interested. I would use facial expressions to show them how i felt about and get a feeling for my emotions. I would keep a good tone of voice by using different tines of voices to not sound boring and monotone and also to set the mood of where I was going.
I am fairly nervous for my speech today because I didn’t get to prepare as well as I would have liked. I got called into work last night and had to work with a new person and they had no clue how to do anything, so not only did I have to train them, but I didn’t get to practice my speech as much as I would have liked. I almost guarantee I’m going to talk too fast and not make the time limit. I’m also a little apprehensive just because of the type of speech this is, and I have never actually done a toast before. I have spoken in front of many people before at a ceremony in my high school, because I was a board member in National Honor Society. I had to speak on behalf of my fellow members and honor the new inductees. I am really hoping, and
Three (3) techniques are ideal for practicing your speech and memorizing it very effectively. The first one is called the mental crowd simulator. To explain what it is in a few lines, we can say that it can be compared to daydreaming. You know, just like when you daydream while your favorite song is playing and at the same time, you are imagining yourself singing that song in front of a huge crowd? Well, this technique works the same way, where you have already memorized your speech, and you imagine yourself giving that speech to a large audience.
When preparing for my informative speech I really put it off for the longest time. A few days in class I worked, but not very hard. It took 4 topics for me to finally decide. I started with Ford Trucks, then moved on to Polaris off-road vehicle. I then changed the subject to Siberian Huskies, and on from their finally chose parts of a truck. I changed my mind the final time on Friday, and I had to present on Tuesday. I had almost my entire outline done for Siberian huskies when I switched. I then tried to start my speech outline but never got around to doing a whole lot, until Monday night around 8. I then figured I better type my speech so I was able to present on Tuesday. I typed my speech until around 12:00 that night, and I still was not quite finished. During 1st Period on Tuesday I then finished my concussion, wrote out all my notecards and began to practice. My first time was almost 9 minutes long. I then decided to cut out a whole section of my speech. I then was able to get my speech down to around 6:30, then about 6:10. I figured I would go with it. I was then nervous all day because I didn't know how I was going to do.
Public speaking used to be a daunting task that I would try to avoid as often as possible, often I would be the last to present a project and would refrain myself from having to read outloud. When I would speak my head would fill with thoughts of how other were perceiving me and how easy it would be to mess up. With this nervous mentality my speaking was stuttered and confusing.
This year I decided to not hide and write a speech on the fear of public speaking to inform everyone of my fear. I worked extremely hard on it to clearly express by phobia, I even asked the Mrs. Carmen for tips. While working on the speech I kept having flashbacks of grade 1, I was frightened it was going to happen again. Instead of focusing on the structure of my speech I decided to pay more attention on getting over my phobia. I began reading aloud and practicing my speech in the mirror. After two weeks of learning and developing my public speaking skills I attempted to say my speech in front of my parents. Surprisingly I read my speech fluently to my parents, I started convincing myself that I could do
It is a tough speech for me to introduce myself clearly in a couple of minutes. The only way to improve is to rehearse a lot and refresh the resume. After I research the elevator speech, I find out elevator speech is a unique tool which is not only for present interview, but is also for future careers. Professional use elevator speech to introduce their products, and services to the customer. This research turns the issue back to the communication skill, and it adds confidence and enthusiasm. I should plan to improve my communication
In public speaking of any form to a diverse group of individuals, my main consideration as the speaker is my concentration on the audience that I am speaking to. In starting an effective presentation,
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
There is no question that after giving about four speeches, I have become a much better overall public speaker. In the beginning of the semester, I would tend to get nervous during some of my speeches and consequently the delivery of my speech would be greatly affected. If I had made a mistake, my level of nervousness would drastically increase and I wouldn’t know how to correct it. Although today I have improved on these aspects. Normally in order to control my nerves I try to think as positively as possible. This is critical because when I start to think even a little bit negatively then I severely hurt my chances of giving a good speech. Instead today, my main priority is to stay very confident and tell myself that I’m going to perform fine.
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.
Furthermore, the speaker is visually boring because of they are lack of confidence and fear of public speaking. Effective speakers use visual language to engage the audience. Your hand gestures, facial expression, posture, movement and eye contact are critical components of your visual language. When you take the stage, always maintain eye contact with the audience, not with the screen behind you. Make sure you are appropriately and professionally dressed for the occasion. Make sure your appearance is neat and clean. You don’t need to have a 1000 dollar suit but you need to be dressed appropriately. You don’t want the audience to remember you because your slip was showing or because your shirt was wrinkled. Don’t wear anything that is distracting and takes away from your message. For example, 20 bangle bracelets that make noise every time you gesture is not a great idea. Practice your hand gestures and body movement when you rehearse your speech. Your hand gestures should complement your language, not
You don't want to feel scared, you want to feel super confident, that's why most people want to memorize their speech. It is possible to make a fantastic speech that people will admire you for.