Speech 6 Reflection Through making this speech, I realized how many improvements I’ve made this semester in my public speaking ability. I am proud of my accomplishments, and I think that showed in my speech through my words and delivery. This speech was structured and organized, yet I think it had more of a conversational element than my other speeches. Although I have improved in this aspect of public speaking,…

Chapter 23 Takeaways Chapter 23 is about persuading an audience through public speaking. Changing listeners’ views is a challenging task, but this chapter explains the use of persuasive appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos. Appealing to emotions, credibility, and reason is key to successfully persuading the audience’s opinion. I found these appeals to be useful in starting an outline for my speech this week. Before I prepared the speech, I brainstormed…

Speech 4 Reflection Preparing this speech made me a little more nervous than the past speeches because I wanted to show how amazing my mom is and treat it like a real introduction at an event.  I had to put a lot of thought into which qualities of my mom make her my biggest role model and provide meaningful examples. I wanted to make my speech powerful and emphasize how…

Chapter 25 Takeaways: Chapter 25 is about speaking at special occasions. Toasts, eulogies, acceptance speeches, introductions, and after-dinner speeches all have distinct qualities. The timing, tone, and content of speeches must be appropriate for the event. This chapter goes over the general content of each type of special occasion speech, which is helpful because I’ve never thought of how to prepare a speech for a special event. I think it’s…

Speech 3 Reflection I think this speech was a little more difficult as it was longer than the first two. Although it was still a short speech, it’s challenging to remember all of the main points and supporting points since I’m used to reading off script-like notes. I am relieved that I have been able to stray away from relying heavily on notes, but I still need to work on…

Chapter 13 Takeaways The main takeaways from chapter 13 are the importance of preparing an outline and the different styles of speaking outlines. I found this chapter extremely helpful because I think a good outline is essential for delivering a successful speech. I struggle with making outlines too detailed, and then it ends up being more like a script. However, I had never heard of a speaking outline versus a…

Speech 2 Reflection I think receiving input from peers definitely helped me improve this speech. I incorporated my group’s advice by adding some more detail about my dogs and using more emotion in the delivery of my speech. Their advice made me realize that including more information on my dogs may help me explain the significance of the paw print molds to an audience. I think I organized my thoughts…

Chapter 11 + 12 takeaways Chapter 11 is about organizing a presentation in the most effective way. The biggest takeaway is creating a speech that will keep the audience’s attention. A presenter should begin with an introduction that states the thesis, followed by the body of the speech with a few main points, and end with a conclusion to wrap up the main points and thesis. The author explains that…