Speech Critic

Honestly I am surprised that I wasn’t shaking. Giving speeches is something that I hate doing because I get really nervous in front of people and freeze; just completely forget everything I was supposed to say. I am not a shy person, but standing by myself in front of people is one of my biggest fears.

The things that I noticed that caught my eye were how much I move, like rock back and forth. I also tend to move my hands a lot and not have control over that. When I was giving my speech I didn’t think that I was doing it at all, but after watching it, it really annoyed me. I also wasn’t comfortable when I was up there, I didn’t really think about what I was wearing to class that day, but standing up there I kind of looked like a bum, which made me self-conscious too. Other then that, just practicing more would help and make me more confident in front of everyone.

Things that I did well on were probably my pictures; I think they really captured who I am and where I want to go in life. I really do things for others that something I love doing and my pictures showed all of my friends and family, how important they are to me. I also did well on eye contact, I didn’t look at the board too often and I didn’t read off of my notecards, I may not know exactly what I want to say but I didn’t read straight from anything, which I thought was a good thing.