This blog was very different from our assignment, the monologue, one because obviously one was my own words and the other was not and two because with the Personal speech i was able to be much more flexible and it was much more natural because it is something i experienced.  I was able to be more extemporaneous and i didn’t have to try to remember my lines because it was something that happened to me.

When i watched the video of my presentation, i saw for the first time how i speak in front of an audience, i saw how i use my hands and how i sound when im up. Watching it the first time it was funny to see myself and i was a pretty harsh critic. Although after taking in the information and watching it again, I feel i didnt do as bad as i thought. If i used more eye contact and talked to the entire room instead of one part it would have been better. Also, a breath here and there would have been very helpful when my voice was breaking up. I can tell by my voice i was kind of nervous but as i speak more that will go away. Overall, i feel watching myself really did help me in knowing how to do a better presentation for future assignments.

What my peers did that got me really engaged in their personal speech was when they got really into their story and got emotional. When the story got personal and they were passionate about what they experienced it got me very into it. Also the use of humor had me engaged with the speaker as well.

This picture represents my speech because going up i was very nervous, and i didnt think i was very well prepared and knowing that a video camera  was recording me added to the pressure, but during the speech i got a little more comfortable and although i stumbled here and there it looked like it went better than i thought it would.