I personally found that the personal speech was easier to do than the monologue. I find it very useful to have personal flash cards in front of you in order to help yourself remember all the main point you want to address during the speech. In this aspect, you can write down key ideas on the flash cards that will help you transition to the next idea during the speech. However this can be a disadvantage as well. I noticed, while watching my own personal speech video, that I sometimes overused the flashcards to my advantage. For example, my eye contact would be constantly glancing at the flash cards in my hands. In my next speech, it’s essential that I use more eye contact with the audience, as well as having a looser posture. In the video it seemed as if I was stuck in one position, so next time, I would like to see myself move around more, with the use of more hand gestures as well. I am overall happy with my loud tone of voice during the speech, but at some points my voice was trembling. This diminishes my convincing arguments if I do not have a confident voice. Therefore, I need to work on improving my confidence level during speeches. I noticed that a lot of my fellow students used questions in order to grasp the listener’s attention and get them intrigued to listen on. This is a very efficient way to begin a speech strongly. However some things that does not help contribute positively to a speech are vocal filler such as “um” or “like”, as well as speaking in a too fast manner. These things cause the listener to not want to listen on.  Lastly the image below that I have included shows that it is essential to get over any stage fright fears and to present your speech in a confident and professional manner.