The self introduction speech was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I thought that I would be struggling to meet the time requirement. I thought that I would be too nervous to speak, but I did. I went up and gave a speech about myself. At times, I thought I messed up, but I just kept rolling with it. I was impressed with myself because I did not do as bad as I thought I would do. Overall, I think that I did pretty well for my first speech.
There is always room for improvement, but I feel I did a lot of things well in this speech. I made strong eye contact throughout my speech. I thought I would be mumbling and looking down at my notecard the whole time, but I proved myself wrong. I had a pretty clear voice and was not speaking too fast or too slow. I was not mumbling at all, which I had been doing while practicing my speech. I feel like I had strong main points and supporting evidence as well.
There was a lot I could have improved upon with my speech. I did cross my feet a few times, and I am glad I did not pass out. I think that the movement from one point to the next did throw me off a little bit. I also played with my hair a lot. I tend to do this when I am nervous. I used a few “ums” here and there because I had forgotten what I wanted to talk about. I definitely could have had a better introduction. I practiced it one way and then blanked when I got up to deliver it. If I practiced it a little more, I might not have forgotten what I was going to say.
There are lots of steps I could take to improve my next speech. I plan on practicing in a mirror this time. I feel like I would be able to catch myself slouching, crossing my legs, or playing with my hair. I also might write my speech a few different ways so I can see which one sounds the best. The night before my speech, I am going to practice 100 times. Maybe not exactly 100, but I feel I need to practice a lot more than I did for my self introduction speech.
I feel like I deserve a B for this speech. I do not believe I did well enough to deserve an A. I used a lot of “ums” and played with my hair quite a bit. My introduction was not great and neither was my language. I feel like I did well, but I did not ace my speech. There were speakers I felt did a lot better than I did, but I still feel my speech was good. I did not go over or under the time limit. I do feel my organization and supporting materials were good. Overall, I believe I gave a good speech and deserve a B.
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