I first viewed the "Intro to Jessica" Video first. I must say, she looked very well prepared to do her speech. She looked confident and her face wasn't "beet red". What I liked from her speech was that she incorporated great hand movements while talking. What I learned from this speech is that hand movements are great in giving your speech. Jessica pointed to different things and herself to point out things about Helen Keller. I learned that it's good not to focus all your attention on the podium. She only looked down not more than 3 seconds, actually, it looked like she didn't look down more than 2 seconds! I would love to do that when I give my speeches.
2.1 taught me on relaxation, visualization, and relabeling. I do practice visualization in that I like to be alone in order to prepare myself for things. For example, when I had to present and analyza a poem this summer in English Class, I practiced in front of my mirror without anyone in the room to see myself presenting. I learned that I need to stand up, analyze the room and use all your senses. I learn that I need to pause when I'm feeling nervous and I need to relabel.
2.2 I learned about overcoming my fears. I will not comment on my nervousness! To alleviate my fears of my audience, I need to research on my audience and how it will be graded.
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Hey! you can get to the point of not having to look down, its all about practice. The more comfortable you get about speaking, the better your speech will turn out! I use my hand when I talk all the time, I feel that it gives more meaning to what your saying and makes it more entertaining. Next time you deliver a speech try using your hands :) Practicing in mirrors is what I always do, its perfect because you get to see what you really do look like when talking. Hope you get more comfortable with speaking!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and I like your views. Jessica did a good job with her presentation. She was very confident and focused. I think you're right that it’s a great idea to use your hands while giving a speech. I think it would keep one more focused on their topic and would grasp the attention of the audience. Also, she didn't look at her note cards much,which was something to learn from. It's great that you practiced for your poem in front of a mirror! I have never tried that before, but will now. It definitely gives you more confidence as you can see and imagine yourself from the eyes of the audience. You made a good point that before a speech, one should analyze the environment and use all of their senses.
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