- Before presenting my personal speech, I thought that it would be much easier than the monologue because it was my own story. However, I learned that this was not true. In the end I actually found the monologue to be somewhat easier because what we had to say was written for us. Where the personal speech, we had to think of everything to say, ourselves. It was also much more nerve-racking to present the personal speech because I didn’t want people to think that I was telling them to look for sympathy.
- After watching myself in the video I learned that I need to make certain parts of my speeches more interesting and enthusiastic. I was extremely monotone and didn’t move very much. My nerves certainly took over and that is something that I would like to improve on.
- When comparing myself to my classmates, I noticed that mine was average. There were some speeches that I found extremely engaging because the way that my classmate conveyed the story was either done enthusiastically or just made you want to listen for more. Where some of the speeches I felt were extremely dragged out and I was bored half way through, so I didn’t want to listen any longer.
- This image shows how my nerves get the best of me during my presentations and that I would like to work on this.