Part 1.

Simpson finally has made a drastic improvement in his presentation skills. He was a kind of a nervous and a shy person before but now he has gained more confidence. Simpson said that all the credit goes to his professor because the way she taught was very practical and effective for him. He now is not afraid to give eye contact to the audience anymore. He knew how to get the attention of the audience while presenting. He always felt that his voice was shaking while giving a speech but that does not happen to him now. He use to speak very fast so that he will get over with the speech but now he goes into more detail so that audience can understands his viewpoint. Now he knew how to have a good standing position in front of the audience. He never thought that he could change his presentation style from being in a nervous stage to being more confident.

Part 2.

A.                   There are several important characteristics that plays significant role in having effective public speaking. In my understanding, first thing to do is to get familiar with the topic. If you know your topic very well then you won’t be reading too much from the index card or slides. Next thing is vocal delivery. Audience should hear you voice and your vocal variety so that there will be more clarity. Eye contact is definitely important. It shows how confident are with your topic. Always have a good standing position in which you are more comfortable and use gesture that shows you are actually explaining with all your heart. Use attention getter which will make the audience feel more interesting in your topic. Do not forget to rehearsal before your speech.  Build confidence in yourself because it’s not end of the world, it’s just a presentation and that presentation will help to develop your public speaking skill.

B.                Eye contact is one observation about public speaking that I developed over the course of the semester that really surprised me. Usually when I do presentations, I do not look at the audiences. I alway look at the powerpoint or read from the index card and that’s it. But after taking this class, I do not feel uncomfortable giving eye contact. I now know that giving eye contact is not a big deal because it actually gives you more confidence.

C.                I will definitely be using the skills from this course in the future because after the graduation, I have to look for a better job and that is the time to show my public speaking skill. I will be using these skills in my job interviews. Not only that I might have to do a presentations at the job so it help me a lot.