Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Impromptu Speaking.
I find impromptu speaking very interesting. I find it interesting because when going into this public speaking class, I have heard from friends of how their public speaking classes would go and they had told me of doing impromptu speeches that were fun and right on the spot. What is impromptu speaking you may ask? It's speaking without preparation. It's completely flexible and spontaneous. Although it may sound like an easy task, there are disadvantages to it. Having an impromptu speech can be disorganized because of doing it on the spot, no research or preparation has been done. I honestly wanted one of our speeches to be an impromptu because for all of us going into this class and even taking it as an online class shows how much we really don't like speaking in front of the class and maybe doing it on the spot would be easier because then we would have people just speaking and having a friendly conversation, where as in a prepared speech, we are told to say this and that, but this speech can be done anyway you want it to be.
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My friend has also told me about his impromptu speeches. He's not a great speaker because he's shy, but he said that he liked doing it because he got a lot out of it. To me they sound pretty fun but also hard. I'm not sure what I would say if I only had minutes to prepare a speech and depending on the topic. I also agree with you about having an impromptu speech in our class, but only if I'm not graded. It would probably be a good experience for anyone who has never done one. Having to give a speech right on the spot sounds pretty exciting.
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