I want to improve my communication skills in a classroom environment. It is extremely nerve racking for me to stand alone in front of a number of students to present. Anxiety builds up and I start to get sweaty palms and get sweaty in other body parts as well. It doesn’t get any easier when every student in the class has their attention and eyes on you. It makes me feel as if they are observing and critiquing every mistake I make.

It is important to be good at presenting in front of a class because it helps us learn how the real world works. We will encounter projects and other assignments that will require us to be capable of presenting confidently. I, however, need a lot of improvement. I move around a lot, stutter words, and get tongue tied.

I want to become a confident speaker. I want to be able to confidently speak to my audience with a persuasive tone that grabs their attention and draws them into what I’m presenting. I want to learn how to get rid of my anxiety and be comfortable of standing in front of a class of 30+ students.

In order to become a more confident speaker, I definitely need to present more in front of large audiences. Practices makes perfect. I need to learn how to prep for a speech/presentation so that on the day of the presentation, I am well prepared and confident. I also have to learn to not be so self-conscious of making mistakes because we are not perfect, we are all humans, and humans make mistakes.

In Oct ,2013,there is a meeting in Baruch College at library at 7th floor, which attracts many students and professors.Gish Jen  is an America born Chinese, She loves both American and Chinese culture. In her speech, she  did a short instruction about her new book, Tiger Writing: Art,Culture, and the Interdependent Self. The most important part in her speech is talks about how she get some good ideas from her life. When she talks about her family, audience seems can feel her feeling because her emotion is positive.
From this picture of her speech, we can see that when she speech ,audience was close to her. Although her dress is  informal,but very clear. Her speech is more like a  professor teaching, that is good way for her to catch audience’s attention.During her speech, she use soft voice and friendly tone talk to her audience. Even some real stories happen in her life is good example to explain what she wants to talk to audience.
Maybe because she is special from others, basic on her own experience of life, she says she love the NY city, it ‘s melting pot of many kinds of culture.Accoding to her speech ,I get an idea that  nothing was forever. In my opinion, even I have never read her book, she is a good story teller. From her speech ,I realized that she is a women with lots of stories and those things influence her for long time even future. When she finish her speech, she always answer audience’s questions with patience.

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Often times people overlook and disregard the importances of public speaking. Public speaking is one of the most critical skills we can learn as an individual and improve along the way. If the speech is delivered correctly to an audience, it can be powerful, compelling and a beautiful piece of art. Those speech are often delivered by the distinguished figures.  

As you can see above, this particular picture of Barrack Obama was taken during the 2008 victory speech in Grant Park Chicago, Illinois. The speech President Obama gave that night for me is one of the most memorable, and powerful speeches I’ve ever heard. In front of thousands of Americans in the audience and millions of people watching all over the world from their media outlets. He was able to captivate these people by his public speaking skills. Firstly he demonstrated a perfect posture by standing tall among the people and using hand gestures when needed.  Second the “three C’s” means, concise, confidence, and clear speech. Throughout the speech, his message was concise, clear and he delivered with confidence. Finally, although his speech was scripted without practice he would not be able to deliver the speech well. As a result of a proper amount of practice, the audience and the people all around the world were able to feel the magnitude of the speech. President Obama not only change the history that night but also touched and captivated millions of Americans and non-American hearts and minds everywhere. As we progress in life, I am learning more about the importance of public speaking. From communication class, I m hoping to learn crafts and techniques to overcome the fear of stage. In addition, study and master in becoming a great speaker like President Obama.

Michelle Phan is definitely an inspirational role model for many people. Her success is largely due to her ability to communicate well with others and motivate females to strive for happiness. She speaks with a friendly tone, maintaining an amiable ambiance with the audience, and as a result is able to impact each individual in a positive manner.

She herself can be used as an example for many aspiring makeup artists. Her work is used and displayed for others to follow her tutorials for many different purposes, ranging from everyday casual looks to wedding looks. I have attending one of her many presentations which have been held in the States and can definitely say that her personality and talent are what truly attract the audience.

While she is introduced as a high end artist, she remains humble and amiable to the audience. She remained calm yet displayed her appreciation of her fans. She spoke with positive words such as “do” rather than “don’t”. Little details in the vocabulary she used along with her tone created a combination which portrayed a good sense of manners and style.

The picture displays one of her presentations where many people attended in order to learn more about her story and success. Her past and the way she managed to climb to a higher career allowed others to remain optimistic about their own situations. She describes the struggles and obstacles which she had to overcome to get to where she is today, thoroughly encouraging her audience to strive and chase their dreams. She uses her own personal experiences to motivate others and lift their spirits in their times of doubt.

While much of her presence is through Youtube videos, she also takes time to meet fans in person and attend event where she can share her story. The picture displays her big impact from her videos (which is resembled by the large size of the image shown on screen), at an event she attended in person as well. This portrays her status both on a social media and personal level.

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Communica tion skills is indispensable between people in this society. Everyone is inevitable to communicate with other people unless they live in mountain by themselves. A great speaker ususally get more advantage than unskill communicater. I would like to improve my communication skills in any kind of situations. I wish i can communicate with americans without any difficulties.
As an non-native American, English is my second language, my communication skill is terrible. Sometimes I am afraid to talk with other people.I am afraid that I might say something wrong and stupid and got taunted. In the class, every time that professor asked me to answer question, i was nervous and sweated and my voice was shaking most times.
I couldn’t even know what i was saying. I only got two presentations in classes. I wanna change this situation. I wanna talk with my friend normally. I wanna get better life by the communication skills.  I can’t live this world just by myself and without communicate to other people. So this class is good opportunity for me, I can get a lot practices in this class. Enough practices can make myself bravely, make my communication skill get quite great progress, make my public speaking as normal talk and make myself confidence. A good communicater can grab audiences’ attention. There is no worst topic of presentation exist but a worst communicater.

One speech that had a powerful and positive impact on an audience or an individual listener is “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.  “I Have a Dream” speech calls for equality and end of racial discrimination. One powerful message that Martin Luther King Jr. convey to the audience is that no matter what skin color a person has, it does not make them less of a person. What makes Martin Luther King Jr. speech powerful is that way he was able to connect to other people on a more personal level. The tone in Martin Luther King Jr. voice would set the mood and bring the passion out in the speech. When Martin Luther King Jr. started the speech it was moving at a slow pace. As Martin Luther King Jr. was drawing more and more people into the speech, the pace of the speech and voice would get more fast and louder as if he was speaking at the bottom of his heart. Martin Luther King Jr. speech contains lots of repetition, which allows him to make his point across more clearly and for the audience to go along with him. Martin Luther King Jr. often used and spoke with vivid and descriptive words to help bring images and emotions into the audience and ultimately draw them in.

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