Personal Narrative: Genesys Work

The first time I had to do an actual speech in front of the class my mind went blank. I had studied the speech for a couple weeks and thought I was going to blow it out of the water. As I began to walk up to the front podium, I felt like my stomach was forming into a twizzler as I looked back at all

As I watched my mom cultivate relationships that were real and substancial to her well being I quickly realized that these were also the kind of relationships that I wanted. I think that the reason these relationships where people are real can be so growing for both sides, being real with people can be hard sometimes, but in the end both people can come out better. As I look at the life that Jesus lead I am convinced that Jesus was the kind of "keep it real" guy. A prime example is looking at him the night before he was crucifed, he sat in the garden and asked that if at all possible that God would take away what he knew was coming. That is real, and that shows us how he was human. There are so many other examples how Jesus' life was

After completing the speech, I thought I did good in some area and can improve other. While giving this speech I was able to focus on my topic and utilize given time. I thought I won’t be able to stand in front of the class and speak for that long, but I went over the time limit. I’m sure I was able to explain the subject matter and entertain audiences. I also believe I speak with a voice that is able to reach all audiences.

I did a lot of preparation before my actual speech. First, I planned the outline several times and made many changes to it. Then, I would look at myself in a mirror, and started talking about the topic. I simply divided the speech into three parts during my preparation; intro, instruction on how to set up a skateboard and conclusion. I practiced each part several times, and I would try to present the whole speech again and again. Also, I presented the speech to my

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.

Today I gave my informative speech and I think it went pretty well. To prepare for my speech I did numerous things. The first thing I did was I started researching the history of Alton. After I had researched I decided on what I wanted my points to be over bases off what I found out. After that I began to write my speech. I changed things and re wrote things a few times because my first version didn't make a ton sense. When I was up in front of the audience I felt nervous. I wasn’t as prepared as I wanted to be. I wasn’t expecting to go today. There were six people in front of me and when four of them were gone or not ready to go I panicked a little bit. When I was done giving the speech I was glad it was done, but I wish I had done better.

Later that day, we all gathered at the chamber, some of us were apprehensive to be on the stage to present our speeches. All too fast it was my turn and I got to say that I actually did a great job. I was a nervous wreck but managed to present my case with a calmness in my voice. I could feel everyone’s eyes on me as they listen carefully to what I had to say. Surprisingly, I didn’t fail, though I didn’t get to say all of what I had on my paper since there was a time limit. I still ended at a good part, it even sounded like it was supposed to be the end of my speech.

As an overview of my speech, I didn’t put enough effort on my speech that I would liked to have done. After finishing my outline I only look at my paper a few times just going over what I would be saying for my speech. The reason that I didn’t spend too much time practicing with my speech was because I was very busy where as my other classes are demanding when it comes to time manages meant. As a result for not practicing, I have notice a huge difference on my second speech in comparison to my first. Whereas my first speech I had spent the proper amount of time going over the material and practicing my rehearsal with my girlfriend (Cassie). Conversely to my first speech I felt confident on what I wanted to talk about, but one huge difference was that I didn’t practice my rehearsal. As a result of not putting the time to practice my speed I had verbal clutter and not being

Since I had the opportunity to record my speech, I was able to point out the strengths and opportunities for improvement more easily. One of my strengths is that I managed to speak at a normal pace. I tend to speak faster than usual when I am nervous because I want to finish in the shortest amount of time possible. In this speech, I was able to maintain a normal talking speed which helped to make my speech more listenable. I also used stimulus through my hand motions. It was not overbearing which can often happen but it was enough to make the delivery of my speech a better one. An opportunity for improvement that turned into a strength was the pause in my speech, I forgot what I was originally going to say but, I managed to

I don't speak fluently and I have lost a lot of my former vocabulary.That makes it hard to speak spontaniously since I have to stop to think all the time,in order to find the right words and not make so many gramatical mistakes. I also experiance some sort of confidence barrier that is hard to cross, it may also have something to do with the meeting of new people, new teachers and a new course, that sort of thing. I have the weakness of being a little bit shy when it comes to speak in front of a whole new croud of adults. I am aware though, that the only way to improve is to practice talking, so that is what I'm going to do. I think that it's going to be a lot easier when we get to know each other, at least in our groups. I still have some of my pronunciation skill left so it doesn't sound too terrible but I'm sure it could sound much

So today I gave my third speech in class. It was my persuasive speech,which is a little harder than the rest. Simply because with the informative and bibliography speech I didn't have to convince or persuade the audience of anything. Therefore the  pressure was on, not to mention I had some errors that occurs in my last speech I didn't want to occur in this speech. I managed to talk for seven minutes ,which was a great accomplishments since I've always been a couple minutes short in my last speeches. I wasn't nervious this time around, because  I almost didn't get a chance to go. It was 11:44 and I had two people in front of me,therefore I was happy when I heard my name. I guess at that moment I wasn't worried about screwing up, I was more

Another interesting experience that helped me gain confidence was my speech communications class with my professor, Mrs. Larson. I knew I didn't have any trouble with talking to a group of people. I love to tell jokes and stories to many people at one time, but I was nervous and somewhat embarrassed about preparing some boring speech and making everyone else suffer by listening to it. Mrs. Larson explained that we all have problems with this and that it can be overcome. I remember something simple she said that stuck in my mind: "The only way to get over the fear of something is to just do it." She was right. As I had to go up to give the speech, her words constantly kept running through my mind. After the speech, I realized that we were all in the same boat suffering from the same seasickness- nervousness, We all had to give speeches. No one was out to criticize anyone else and we all ended up supporting each other! I learned that I could make a "boring" speech interesting if I have fun with it and feel comfortable as the speaker of the moment.

For as long as I can remember, public speaking has always been one of my greatest weaknesses. Whether it’s a simple in-class presentation or a speech in front of an auditorium filled with people, I can barely get my words out from the anxiety and

In my school life I really was unconfident or shy in speaking. But after joining my Degree Entry Program (DEP) and learning this skill I myself improved the way and became confident to share my idea or to carry out my presentation in front of many people. I learned this skill by the assignments given to me in my DEP by my teachers. These assignments included individual presentations and group presentations. Firstly it was my individual presentation at first I was nervous but after watching my classmates presentations I got motivated and carried out my presentation. From that day onwards I felt that I am starting to learn this skill. Then after the group presentations I believed that now I have totally adopted this skill and it was totally fun and interesting for me to go and do more and more presentation. This skill taught me to be professional speaker and also taught me the basic elements needed in speaking or the structure of speech. It improved my speaking skill and took it to a whole new level. Throughout my DEP I noticed a great improvement in my speaking skill; therefore I got better grades in my presentations. So I went on and used this presentation during my DEP and am ready to use it in my future. Now I believe I am ready to face future challenges in my life and become a perfect speaker in my

As I indicated earlier, I was confident before my speech and that was no different for the way I felt during my speech. This speech was a little odd for me despite the content. I didn’t have any notecards so if there was a time when I would forget a word or a line, I would have to make it up on the spot which I did several times. Furthermore, despite the number of times I have presented, I was a little nervous this time when I was speaking. This was evident by the delivery of my speech. I spoke clearly but there would be times when it didn’t flow. However, for the most part, I felt a great level of comfort. I began to look at people I feel extremely comfortable with when speaking, which