Self Evaluation #3

My last speech I think went very well. While I knew it was my last speech I was relieved and nervous at the same time. I was relieved because I knew this was the last one but I was nervous because I knew I had to apply everything that I had learned into this speech and that this was going to prove how well I did in the class. The purpose of my speech was to persuade the class to want to lower the drinking age to eighteen. I believe I accomplished this very well. Many people felt that it should not be lowered but once I gave reasons why, some people changed their mind because I caused them to see a side they had never considered before. Before I went up to do my speech I was nervous but not as nervous as I have been in the past. The last two speeches that I did I was really scared. This time around I was not that scared. I think I started to get a little comfortable with my class. When I got up to the front of the class all the butterflies that I had went completely away. I was very confident because I was more prepared than I have been with any other speech I have done. I knew what I was talking about and that gave me a lot of confidence. If I had to make any changes I would only make a few like I would have gone over my speech more times so that when I went in the front of the class I would not have needed my note cards at all. I think that my delivery could have been a little stronger too. I wish I would have looked at the audience longer than I did. There were some things that were different from my last speech that were both good and bad. I improved a lot in this speech however; I believe I looked more at the audience this time then in any of my other speeches. Also I was more prepared this time than I have been in my previous speeches. The bad thing is that I used more note cards this time than I have before. I think I could have used less note cards in this speech. I don’t think I did anything distracting in this speech. Overall I improved majorly in this speech. On a scale of one to ten I would rate my eye contact an eight. I would give myself an overall grade of an A-. I believe that I improved very much since my last speeches and that my overall presentation was very persuasive. It was far better than any other speech that I have done because I took all of the information that I have learned and incorporated it into the preparation of my speech. I mentioned four sources in my speech. The persuasive speech was by far my best speech. I really think I improved as the class progressed. I learned a lot and this class really taught me much. I think that this class was helpful and because of it I will be a better presenter.