Thursday, September 13, 2012
Ch 5 Speech Buddy Videos
I can honestly say that I somewhat enjoy watching these speech buddy videos.
They show me what I need work on with my own speeches and I learn something
from each and every one of them. I feel that the speeches that we watched this
week were not as exceptional as the videos in previous weeks, but I also feel
that this makes them more relatable to myself and how I feel when
speaking in front of the class. The speech
about alcohol was very interesting because I feel that students in colleges can
really relate to what the speaker was talking about. I do feel however that the
speaker did not seem very confident in either his topic or his speaking
abilities. This shows me that the audience can really pick up on whether or not
you are confident in your speech. The speaker for the light pollution speech
also did not seem as confident as she could be, I feel that she was speaking
very rapidly, and also somewhat quietly (which may have just been my computer,
I'm not sure). This shows me that I really need to practice my speech multiple
times and feel very confident in my material and ability to present it, in
order to keep the audience fully engaged.
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Hi Taylor,
ReplyDeleteI too thought that Matthew, the guy who encouraged responsible drinking, did not present his speech with much gusto. He seemed to lack in confidence, like you said, but also did not seem to really mean it. The audience can most of the time tell when a speaker means what they say and he didn't seem to. Perhaps he did, but he didn't appear to have an emotional or expressive connection to the material he presented. I agree with you on how we have to show that we are confident in what we present, especially in persuasive speeches. How else will we persuade others if we don't seem to believe it ourselves? Anyway, great post.