After reviewing my video I believe that on a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest) I should receive between a 7 and 7.5 on achieving the purpose of my speech. Although I think I made some good points that were targeted towards my purpose, my delivery and clarity of purpose needed some improvement. Also when giving my speech I was somewhat comfortable but my confidence drifted a little each time I looked at the facial expressions of the audience. It seemed like they possibly weren’t interested in the topic and that could have been because I did not have a PowerPoint prepared.
If I had to do it all over again I would have definitely made some changes in my preparation and delivery. I did not start on my outline until a few days before it was due and also I did not practice my speech as much as I was supposed to. If I had the opportunity to do it over I would definitely start my outline earlier and practice multiple times a day. Delivery-wise, I would have looked up more at my audience and talked with more passion rather than making it appear as if I am just going through the motion. The goal I have for improving my content in my next speech is to have a better visual more than likely a PowerPoint presentation.
My delivery could have been a lot better so in my next speech my goal is to look at the audience more and memorize most of my speech that way I will not be looking at the index cards, as much and I will be able to smoothly speak on my information. After watching the video the first thing I noticed about my delivery was that it was mediocre; however if I really want to leave an impact on my audience and be sure that they gained something from my speech, next time I am going to memorize my speech and possibly make it interactive.
On the tape I noticed that I kept saying “uhh” and “umm” which was probably distracting to my audience. Also, I looked at my index cards, a few times too many which could have also been a distraction from my speech. From a scale from 1-10 I think my eye contact was some where between a 7.5-7.9. I looked at the index cards a bit much however I still think my eye contact was a lot better than I initially thought before watching the video.
My citing of sources need to improve in my next speech however in this one I cited two sources. That is not good because there were two other sources that needed to be cited and would have made my speech a bit more credible. On a scale of A-F I believe I should receive a “C+” or “B-“. I believe I should have gotten that because I think I was pretty clear on my main points and I did give good details about each point. For example when I would go from one topic to the next, I stated what I would be transitioning into. But because I needed improvement in distractions, preparation and delivery, I think a low “B” or high “C” would definitely do my speech justice.
Although my speech was no where near perfect, I believe it was a fair/good speech and I now realize that I can improve on several things that will make my speech outstanding next time. I definitely am going to put the time and effort needed to perfect the next one.
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