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have to deal with your upmost fear: public speaking. 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

level of commitment. Once I began applying myself, the grades earned reflected that. This concept coincides to my public speaking ability. Many students, including myself, walk into a speech class thinking that it will be the Easy A of the semester and quite frankly I devoted a good amount of time and hard work to earn my A’s and B’s for this course. Overall, my public speaking growth in terms of listenability were influenced by the following: the strategy keys in correctly engaging

Public Speaking Goals I chose to take this course because I have enjoyed previous units I have had about public speaking in high school English classes and it is a requirement for my major. As a pre-pharmacy major, public speaking does not seem like a necessary class, but the more I think about how often public speaking is used, the more I understand the reasoning for public speaking as a required course. Public speaking is a major foundation for everyday communication. Growing up, I can recall

starts her day by speaking to her publicity team on some new marketing strategies. Lisa then spends time on the phone talking with all of the editors she represents. At a lunch meeting Lisa talks to the executive board on a couple of manuscripts she has been championing. Would one think that Lisa is a public speaker? Most people would say no, but after reading Stephen Lucas the Art of Public Speaking, I have learned that Lisa is a public speaker and is using her public speaking skills to inform her

1) During my introduction speech, I was able to find out both my strengths and shortcomings, in regards to public speaking. My strengths during the intro speech were in keeping eye contact and a natural ability to hold the attention of the audience. My shortcomings, however, were much more pervasive, ranging from bad timing to using filler words. Most noticeably, was my lack of timing, since the speech I gave lasted roughly 8 and a half minutes. The other noticeable crutch in my speech, was the

Public speaking is an activity that many induvial fear and prefer not to take part in. Public speaking is very important in the United States, gaining ground as a key attribute for people of all professions and disciplines. Many schools and colleges in the United States require public speaking for completion of degrees; many bosses consider it a great skill for interviewers and employees to have. But why is public speaking and mastering how to do it well so important? Public Speaking is a type of

An important aspect of public speaking is appearing confident. Through my use of hand gestures and eye contact, I feel I got sense of confidence across to the audience. By using appropriate gestures that corresponded to the topic or sentence I was addressing, it made the speech feel more active and less stagnant. In combination, by using eye contact and switching being the different people in the audience, this was able to make everyone feel like I as truly addressing them. As a result, the speech

An effective speech is one which manages to leave the audience with a lesson for life. After thoroughly analyzing Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech at the 2005 Stanford graduation, I would say it was, in fact, highly effective. Jobs managed to summarize his life in three short stories that taught the audience some very valuable lessons. There are various things that separate Steve Jobs’ speech from any other and one of the most important might be his success in life. This can be the factor

authorities on the topic that they are speaking. Consequently, the speaker should not rely on the content of their speech to gain credibility with the audience. Self-presentation is important too since the public will start judging the communicator before the speaker begins to communicate verbally. Establish the authority to the public by speaking about the topic by stating the source of where the knowledge: experience, training, or research came into perspective. When speaking to a skeptical audience, begin

One of America’s biggest fears is public speaking. Public speaking is one of everyone’s biggest fears right there with death and skydiving. It was also one of mine, and yet I have come to love it. My first experience was in front of my ag science 1 class, just like most I failed the first time and have continued to use that experience to grow as an individual and grow to love the idea of public speaking. Every once in awhile you are given a chance you think that you could never make it through. I