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Having more confidence
- In my speech, you could tell I wasn't confident enough which lacked how much I persuaded not only Tim Cook, but also the audience. I was fidgeting around too much and talking nervously. I could have stood differently giving myself a more confident look and talked as if I was talking to my mom instead of sounding like I'm talking to the President of the United States.
- I need to start learning how to control my fidgeting and stand with good posture instead of looking like I'm a complete nervous wreck. I need to stand straight up and look presentable and really emphasize I am prepared and ready to talk to this person. It would come off so much more convincing.
- I need to start memorizing what I am going to say a bit more as I overlooked my notecards too much which made me look bad. I need to remember what I am going to say ahead of time so that the notecard is only there for me when I am really struggling and can't think of one of my points. This is because if it were real life, the person I'm trying to convince wouldn't be too thrilled I can't even think of it on the top of my head and need a notecard to help me get by to prove a point.
- I told Tim Cook to create a indestructible phone, or an unbreakable glass screen, but gave him no tips on how he could do so. Next time, it'd be better if I gave him an idea of where to begin or start. For example I just looked up a type of glass that doesn't break easily and could have told him to start with that.
- I should start including what the opposing side has to say and thinking of their perspective. I didn't do this enough in my speech and lacked on trying to show this. I need to get more information on the opposing perspectives and rebuttal.
- I need to look more into the audience then the note card. I felt like I looked down a bit too often and need to start looking at my audience that I am talking to more. Even when I did look out to the audience I found myself more looking at the back wall of the classroom than peoples eye's.
Blanking out
- I need to stop blanking out. This is a huge issue for me and I need to control it. I need to stop getting myself so nervous that when I get up there, I freeze. I forget everything I was about to say, but I think if I practice enough in front of others, this issue will go away.
- When watching myself in the video, I thought to myself why am I fidgeting so much! I am never standing up straight and tall because I'm constantly moving my hand or touching my hair or itching my nose. This brought down my confidence level which needs to stop.
- I felt that when I was up in front of the class performing my speech changed than what I had rehearsed. I got so nervous that I started out of order and found myself repeating some things over and over where it almost sounded too repetitive.
- I noticed I was insanely shaky due to being nervous. I need to control my nervousness and realize everyone is in the same boat as I am and you always get through it. Being nervous only destroys your performance but I know overtime I will gain more strength to not be so nervous.
Showing the purpose of my goal
- I did really well on explaining what my goal was and how effective the goal will be if we achieve it. I need to continue being very clear on that because I think it's a good quality for a speech to have.
- In my speech I was happy with how well I transitioned from point to point. I made a little story line so it would flow well and easily, which I hope in my future speeches I continue doing.
- I had lots of points to get me to not only convince the person in the elevator with me, but to reach the time limit that was assigned. I talked at a good pace as well where it wasn't too slow or too fast.
Conclusion: I am very proud I got through my first speech. I didn't think I'd do as well as I did, but I could improve a lot. I was so nervous and I am hoping as time goes on that goes away and I become more comfortable with the class and talking in front of others.
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