entry 6
I feel pretty confident in my informative speech yesterday. There were certain things, like losing my voice and slight stumbling, that threw off my pace, but for the most part, I think I did a much better job than on my narrative.
Other things that I think I could have worked on were in the speech itself. I probably could have added more about her photographs themselves and explained a bit more about her death. I wish I could have integrated my visual aid into the presentation more, because it is truly her photographs that make her so amazing. I encourage everyone to go look at them.
entry 5
Everyone did such a great job on day one of the informative speeches. I am quite nervous to have to go today and follow them.
One thing that I really liked about today's speeches was I believe Noelle's, when she mimicked her infomative topic. She fooled her audience, just as the author in her speech had. It was also a very interesting subject topic, but I really liked the organization of it best.
entry 4
Well, I'm pretty happy that the narrative is over with. It wasn't as hard as I expected it to be. I am a bit afraid that the topic made some of the class uneasy, but everyone needs to understand that I am pretty comfortable talking about it and I am O.K.
My biggest problem with the speech was my nervousness, which caused me to fidget a lot. It is something that I can definitely work on for my next speech. I just hope it didn't take away from my speech.
Also, I need to practice having a better tone during dialogue. I was just so focused on speaking in general, that I kind of forgot about dialogue voices.
Everyone did so well on Monday. I'm excited for today's speeches.
entry 3
Everyone did such a great job on Friday and I really feel the need to push myself to do as well as all of you.
One thing that I really enjoyed was the opening of the speech about a friend being pregnant. It captured the audiences attention immediately and it really felt like we were experiencing the story first hand.
Also, I really like when people would smile or laugh in their speeches. I hope that doesn't sound weird, but it really made it seem like they were reflecting on the story and it let us see a little bit of their emotions.
I'm actually going in 40 minutes and quite terrified! I've changed the perspective of my speech. I have decided to go personal with it. After hearing Friday's speeches, I feel that having my speech be personal will get the message/moral across better. Also, I feel that the class is very accepting.
entry 2
I'm actually not THAT nervous for my speech on Monday. I think the outlines and practice have really eased some of my worries, but I'm sure when the moment comes, I'll be a bit scared. I feel that my main problem with the speech is going to be my tone. When I was practicing in class, it sounded more like a report than a narrative. That means that I'm really going to have to work on my dialogue this weekend. Because I'm so shy, I'm going to be very embarassed when doing voices for dialogue, but I guess if everyone has to do it, it won't be too bad.
Also, I'm apprehensive about the topic itself. Although I purposely strayed from telling a personal story, some aspects still apply. I don't want the class to think I have a problem or become worried. I could have done a different topic, but I really feel that I can speak openly about this and have the words flow easily. It's a personal subject, but I know that I have the strength to talk about it.
Overall, I just need to practice my speech a lot over the course of the weekend and realize that there's no need to be embarassed because the rest of the class is doing the same thing.
