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Public Speaking Reflection Paper

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I was never the talkative type nor was I was never a social butterfly. Most importantly, I was not a public speaker. Since I could remember I also despised talking in front of people. I don’t know what it is that makes hate public speaking so much, perhaps it is my shy nature or my awkwardness in social scenes. Whatever it was, I am glad that I took a Speech class during my time at GCC. Seeing how much I progressed from my first day in your class made me realize that public speaking is no more difficult than proving the linear independence of a set of vectors; that’s supposed to be an easy task. Of course, I will admit that transition from my initial state of mind to the point that I am now did take some getting used to. The first step in this transition was the first speech. The informational speech was the one I dreaded the most. Waiting for my turn to arrive felt like waiting to for my own funeral to start. Once I got up there, however, it felt easier than I initially anticipated. Having practiced the night before, I felt confident in what I was going to do and say. I rehearsed my speech multiple times, memorizing it to the letter and repeating the same motions. Looking back at the film, I saw that I was struggling to organize my thoughts and say them in a cohesive way. Furthermore, I notice that my hands were visibly shaking when screwing in the screw. Lastly, I caught myself saying informal words such as, “like”, “umm”, and “yeah, so”. I attribute my first mistake to

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