Overall, I feel like I did well presenting my Informative Speech on American Sign Language (ASL). While I tried not to rely on my on my index cards, I believe I gave an adequate overview of the purpose of my speech. It was important to me to make my power point presentation “real” and include pictures of someone I personally know who is deaf rather than show a power point presentation of someone I don’t know. I felt extremely comfortable and confident while delivering my speech. It is extremely important to me to use as much “improv” as possible and not rely on note cards; however, the note cards would have kept me more organized and I will definitely use them as an aid in my next speech. Showing the class how to say a specific phrase such as “How are you,” may have added more substance to my speech. I was not aware that I said so many “ums”! For my next speech, I will definitely practice more so there will not be an opportunity for me to say “um…” There is no comparison to this speech and my last speech (pesto demonstration) because I was much more familiar with ASL. I’ve worked with Christy (in PPP) for three year, and I am very familiar with her struggles as a deaf person. I also was not ill for this speech as I was for the first speech. In my first speech, I could not find enough information during my research on pesto so I wasn’t as confident. I believed that my eye contact was great and gave myself a “7” rating. I recall comfortably glancing at the class rotating from side-to-side; however, lack of eye contact was noted on my critique by the professor. I rate my grade for this speech as a “B” because I did not rely heavily on my note cards; I had an interesting topic and used a co-worker in my PPP; I started with an attention getter; continued with the purpose and thesis; established credibility; and previewed main pointes. I expressed 2 main points and supporting subpoints, and concluded with a review of my main points; reinforced my purpose, and provided closure. I used only a couple of my citations, and actually had more on my outline. I can improve on my next speech by practicing my speech more frequently with my note cards. In addition, I must list all of my citations on my note cards. I do not believe all of my citations were listed on my note cards for this speech. This speech was much better because you learn by doing. I’m more comfortable with the class and the professor. I look forward to my tribute and persuasive speeches. I plan to list citations on note cards, keep main points simple, and practice more. As I stated earlier, I was not as familiar with my last speech topic as I was this one. It is best that I stick with a topic that I have a strong passion for and interest in. I doubt I will be making pester anytime soon!
Cheryl D. Davis
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