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All of the different types of speeches and how to prepare for each type was extremely helpful. Organization in any speech is “key” to a successful delivery and was equally important to me. Learning full-sentence outlines were extremely beneficial to me. The demonstration speech taught me to start from the beginning of a process and end with a final result. Informative speeches are simply just that – to inform your audience. The tribute speech was fun and useful and can be used in a variety of settings. The persuasive was one of my favorite speeches because people persuade others throughout the day and don’t even realize it. I is important to “think-through” the steps before you begin your speech whether it is to one person or a large group. I realized that “speaking” to one person must be organized and presented the same as if you were speaking to 100 people.
Learning full-sentence outlines was one of the most beneficial things I learned this semester too. I was always terrible at outlines, and was never able to do them in an organized fashion. But something about this semester, and learning more about how to organize a speech helped in creating a solid outline. Besides using an outline for a speech, I feel like it will help me even when it comes to research papers. Once there is a solid foundation to build from, the rest will fall into place. Another concept I learned was how to adapt to the audience and to the building itself. Many concepts learned during this semester will be used in the future. And having that knowledge will be beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI also agree about the outlines. That was the single most beneficial thing that I did for each speech. It helped me to organize my thoughts and the facts and stats that I found. It also helped with the flow and direction that I wanted to go with my speech. It was interesting to me to adapt to my audience. I am used to talking to doctors and other medical assistants, so to change that to an audience that may not know all the medical terms and understand my topic, was a little difficult. I'm glad that I had to learn this skill.
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