First Three Weeks...

For the past three weeks our class have gone over many topics that deal with introductions, habits while talking, and no and intro into speaking in front of big crowds. one of the first things we did was being conscious of our speaking voice. We introduced ourselves in a normal voice then a louder voice (but without screaming). We highlighted on control of our volume and how to sound loud without being hard to listen to. Next we learned how to talk as if we were being interviewed on live television. We worked on answering questions thoroughly and slowly with the appropriate tone. Next we ventured into getting to notice certain habits that people have when they talk. Whether it is swaying, standing in a weird position, or moving around too much we got a better understanding of what looks good and bad. We then covered TedTalks and the ones we liked and why we liked them. We used them to show good habits and what it looks like to deliver a good speech or pitch. Then we viewed bad TedTalks which showed us the exact opposite. All of these activities has shown me what makes a good public speaker. I think what comes easiest to me is answering questions on the spot and general conversation. I need to work on vocal fry and speaking in patterns sometimes. I want to use my senior speech as a motivation to learn the best way to deliver a speech especially one as important as that. I feel that sometimes I need to work on speaking clearer and a little louder. I feel it is different to speak on command especially in a public speaking class, than to talk normally with your friends. I hope to learn speech delivery for that is what i'm most concerned about.