Public speaking has never been something I thought I was good at, but it was all because others said I was. Seeing myself in tape was definitely changing because of many mistakes I was able to pick up. My posture, my tone in the classroom, my swaying around, my pauses, and my eye contact was  something I didn’t expect to look not so great doing it. My presentation definitely got the message across, but not in the ways instructed. It was a very direct messages with short or almost no transitions.

As of how my physical stance was, I definitely need to stop moving around and playing around with my index card when I get nervous or don’t recall what my next point was. Take longer pauses instead of saying “Ummmm” or “Ahhhhh.” I made eye contact with everyone  in the audience, although my speech could’ve definitely gone smoother.

I can tell that I have a lot of work to do in order to have a successful speech. But I’m willing to work hard and dedicate more time to my speech preparedness and my outline prior to my speech. I’m not the worst, but theres definitely room for improvement.