Thursday, November 1, 2007

Reflection on Your Personal Experience Speech

Once you've completed your Personal Experience Speech, please respond to the following questions:
  1. What did you think you did well?
  2. What could have been better?
  3. On a scale of 1 to 3 (1=Not Fearful At All, 2=Somewhat Fearful, 3=Very Fearful), how fearful were you before giving your speech?
  4. What, if any physical fear reactions (butterflies, heart beating fast, etc.) did you have?
  5. In your opinion, did you feel that what we learned about dealing with fear was helpful in this public speaking situation? Why or why not?
Please put forth honest answers and genuine effort during this reflection.

89 comments:

caitlin r-lrt 7/8B said...

1. One thing that went well was that I wasn't really that nervous. I was nervous in the introduction, but after that I was fine.
2. I could have been calmer in the introduction, I think you could tell that I was nervous in my voice.
3. I was a 2.
4. My physical fear reactions were that I had butterflies and my heart began beatting faster.
5. I think that leaning about fear helped a little bit, especially right before I went. I was more prepared to deal with my fear and use it to my advantage.

Svea!!! said...

I think I made very good eye contact and projected my voice well. I would rate my fear probably a 1.5 because I was kind of nervous, but I love the adrenaline rush so it was a good kind of nervous. In my opinion, it didn't really help at all because I had already developed a techinque to get over that fear.

Camille P 5/6B said...

1. The thing that went well was that I got 98 out of 100 and everyone liked my speech.
2. It could have been shorter.
3. I was a 1.
4. I had butterflies.
5. Learning about fear was good because It was nice to know how things work.

Morganf said...

1. One thing that i think went well was that I new my speech and I didn't read rigth from the note cards and i didn't sway back and forth
2. One thing i could have done better would be to make more eye contact with the audience.
3. I was a 2
4. I experienced butterflies in my stomach
5. In my opinion, our fear unit did help me beacuse I learned to face my fear and fight it and thats what i did during my speech.

Edie O. said...

1. I think I did well at making eye contact because I knew my speech pretty well.
2. I could've been a little calmer, but I dont think that you could tell how nervous I was when I was talking.
3. I was a 2.
4. I had butterflies, and my heart was beating fast, and my hands got cold.
5. Learning about about fear didn't help me much, because I was already able to keep my fear down enough so that I could perform my speech well.

ashley e said...

1. I think that I made good eye contact most of the time.
2. I probably could've talked louder and been more calm, because my voice was kind of shaking.
3. I would say I was a 2.
4. My heart was beating faster and I had butterflies.
5. I think that it did help me give my speech, because I knew more about fear and how to deal with it. Even though I was nervous, it wasn't as bad this time, because I used to be terrified to give speeches. Now, I don't fear it as much!

Joey said...

I think I remembered to use details, so that it wasn't too short. I should have looked up more. I would say that I was somewhat fearful. I think that I had a few butterflies. I forgot most of the helpful things for dealing with fear. But if I had remembered them they would have helped. They would have helped because most of the fear topics talked about speaches.

Mike H-LRT 1/2B said...

My speech was pretty good. I should of made it longer. I was not fearful. If I was doing my speech infront of a lot more people I would have been nervous. Learning about fear had almost no impact on my speech.

Sarah S-LRT 5/6A said...

1. I think that I wrote my story really well and that I wasn't very nervous about giving it.
2. I could've been calmer because I think that you could tell that I was a little nervous during the introduction.
3. I was a 2.
4. I had butterflies in my stomach and my heart was beating fast during the introduction, but then it calmed down for the rest of my speech.
5. The things that we learned helped mostly when I was getting ready to give my speech, but they didn't really help while I was giving it.

Unknown said...

1) I think that i had a good visual for my speech.

2) I think that i could have had a better stance whiel presenting.

3) I think thata i woul give myself a two )somewhat fearful). While giving my speech i encountered butterflies in my stomach and i was shaking.

4) I think that the fear unit did elp us, i kept thinking of the staement" everone is in the same shoes." and it really helped me.

~Griffin Chin

Unknown said...

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Tara G-LRT 1/2 B said...

I think I spoke clearly and wasn't nervous and made eye contact.
I could've made my speech longer.
I am a 1.
My heart was beating a little bit faster before my speech, but I wasn't nervous.
I don't think what we learned helped in this public speaking speech, because it wasn't really 'public' we were just talking in front of our classmates which we do a lot anyways.

Caroline W-1/2 A said...

One thing I did well was not swaying and moving around during my speech. I could have made my speech a little longer. I would give myself a 2. My heart was beating faster before my speech. I think this speech helped with learning about fear because many people are nervous when they give a speeh or presentation.

Samantha K- 1/2A said...

I think that I projected my ovice fairly well. The speech cold have been longer because it didnt quite meet the time limit standard. Before giving my speech I was probably about a 2.One of the physical fear reactions that I experienced were butterflies. I think that what we learned about fear was helpful when giving my speech because I sordove knew what to expect.

Emily said...

1 I think I did well not talking to fast. Generally when I get nervous I talk to fast and this time I didn't.
2 I could have done better by not loosing my place. A few times I forgot what I was going to say next and had to pause to look at my note card.
3 I would say I was 2, somewhat fearful.
4 I got butterflies in my stomach before I did my speech but during the speech I didn't experience any.
5 Yes it was helpful because it helped me to be calm and know that everyone experiences fear. It made me more comfortable because I knew that other people understood what I was going through.

Bridget! said...

1. I thought i did very well on my personal experience speech. I dont get nervous in front of just 20 some stundents when i'm speaking.
2. I would say i was at a 1. I really don't get nervous in front of so few people.
3. Before my speech, my heart rate sped up, but that happens when i get exited, i wasnt nervous.
4. I think it was cool to learn that everyone gets nervous, but i think for me personaly it didnt do much because i wasnt nervous in the first place. I bet it did wonders for people who were nervous before though.

Carly C-LRT 7/8B said...

1. I thought that I did a good job of making eye contact and not using notecards.
2. I could have had a better stance when presenting.
3. I was probably a 1, because I was not nervous.
4. My heart was beating a little faster than it normally does.
5. Learning about fear did help in this public speaking situation because it told us that the reactions that we were having were normal.

Maria S-LRT 1/2B said...

I think I did well with the actual outline. I could have had more eye contact.I would say I was a 2 in fearfulness. When I was giving my speech I couldn't control my hands. I think the speech just proved that I need to work on this problem. I don't think I learned any thing.

Hannah S- 7/8B said...

1. I think that I talked at a good speed because sometimes when I'm nervous I talk really fast and quiet.
2. I could have moved around less
3. 2
4. I had butterflies.
5. In my opinion, what we learned wasn't very helpful DURING my speech because I wasn't really thinking about it.

Ryan G-LRT 5/6A said...

Something that went well was that I wasn't nervous during the speech. I could have looked at the audience more. I was a 2, and had butterflies nad my heart started beating fast. Yes, I beleive what we learned about dealing with fear helped me because I knew how it worked and how to control it.

Leah S-LRT 1/2B said...

(1) I that i didnt move around to much.
(2) i could have talked slower.
(3) I think i was a 2.
(4) My heart was beeting faster and i was nervis.
(5) i think that learning about fear helped me be less nervis for my speech.

Catherine C LRT 1/2B said...

1. I think I did good because I kept a clear voice and kept eye contact as well as I could.
2. I think I could have been less tense and just concentrated more on the speech. Also just add a little more effort to everything about the speech.
3. I was a 2.
4. My heart beated faster.
5. I think so because you could know why you feel like you did if you had any fear reactions.

Bevlin J.-LRT 7/8A said...

1. One thing that I think I did well was that I made good eye contact for most of the time.
2. Something I could have done better would have been to speak slower.
3. 3, I thought that it would be really bad but then after I did it, I realized that it wasn't so bad.
4. My physical fear reactions were butterflies in my stomach and my heart was beating really fast.
5. I don't think that learning about dealing with fear was helpful in the public speaking situation.
6. I think that because giving a speech after I learned about dealing with fear was exactly the same as giving a speech before I learned about fear.

Danielle S-1/2A said...

I think that I was confortable enough to make the speech. I made good eye contact, and I think that everyone was able to understand me.
I think I could have kept my consistancy in my voice and my body a little better.
I would rate my fear a 1.3 because I was a little nervous when I started, but I was ok after the first minute.
I hade a little butterflies, and my plams were a little sweaty but I was ok.
I think it was really good to learn about fear befor the speech because I was perpared to face fear symtoms. I was also really pepare before I gave my speech, and I learned that in the fear unit.

Kimberly L-LRT 5/6A said...

1.One thing that went well for me was my use of note cards and eye contact.
2.I think I could have done better with my stance.
3.I was a 1.
4.I have done performances like this in front of poeple before so I don't think that this time I had any fear reaction.
5.I think that this fear lesson will help people with the fear of speaking in front of others so they can become better at speaking in front of people.

Alyssa E-LRT 5/6A said...

1. One thing I think I did well was speaking loud enough.
2. I think I could have made better eye contact.
3. 3, I was very fearful but once I got started it wasn't so bad.
4. I had butterflies in my stomach and my heart was beating fast.
5. Yes because I knew I wasn't the only one feeling the way I felt.

Kalyna R-1/2A said...

1. One thing that really went well was that I talked with a lot of expression. I also had a good story to tell that captivated my audience.
2. I think I could have not moved a lot. I feel like I was kind of rocking back and forth and looking at my feet a lot.
3. I would say that I would have to be a 2. I was a little nercous at first, but then I when I started talking, I wasn't really nercous at all.
4. My heart was beating really fast.
5. Yes, I did think the things we learned in class were useful. I stretched in the hallway before my speech, which made me feel more prepared.

Phil D-12b said...

one thing that went well is that i stayed calm, and was abel to speak to the class easily
i could have made my outline much better.
i was a 1, not nervous at all!
i guees my physical fear was a little faster heartbeat.

Celine H-LRT 1/2B said...

1. One thing that I did well was I was really confident
2. I could have been a little louder.
3. I would probably rate 1
4. My phyisical fear riactions was that I was sweting.
5. I think learning about fear helped you face your fears in the futur.

Hannah B-LRT 1/2 B said...

1. I think i did well on my speech
2. I could have done better on my outline
3. 1. not fearful at all
4. i wasn't fearful at all before giving my speech
5. Yes i think it was helpfel because you know that its normal to have fear reactions before doing a job that really matters.

Lauren S-LRT 1/2B said...

One thing that i did well was not talking to fast because most times when I have to do speeches i talk really fast because I'm nervous but this time I wasn't nervous! One thing I could have done better is standing still.Out if three I would give myself 2 bacause i was kinda nervous in the beggining but was better at the end. One physical reaction was getting butterflies before I presented. I think I learned a lot about fear because mpw i am not as scared to talk in front of others.

Jake B-LRT-1/2B said...

1. One thing i did well was i kept a good pase but a little fast.
2. Well i could have gone slower and reached the time limit.
3. I was a 2
4. i really had no physical reactons.
5.I think learing about fear helped me bacaue I became a better speaker and I was nervous when I went outside. I thought I was somewhat prepared.

sara M-LRT 1/2B said...

I don't think I did very well but I didn't get a bad grade so that's okay. I definitly could have relaxed a lot more. I probbley give myself a 3 honestly because it scared me as soon as I got up there. I wasn't scared before at all. I started to tighten up. yes.

Sam W-LRT 7/8B said...

I think that my tone of voice and my story were very well set up. I think I could have had less reliance on my notecards and looked that the class more. I was about a 2. I was somewhat shaking but otherwise I was generally ok. Yes I very much believe so. Because some people have a very hard time with talking infront of people and now it shows that everyone is somewhat in the same boat.

Aria S 7/8b said...

1. I think i did tottaly awsome and i coulda done nothing better cause it was good already...
2.1 almost definetly
3.cant remember except my hands got warm...
4.yeah cause now im not afraid of people when they're all looking at me.

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McKenzie L said...

1. I think that what went well was that I told all of what I remember about my story even if I didn't make the time limit.

2. I think that what could have gone better is that I talked kind of fast... says steven, and that I was kind of shaky and nervous.

3. I would have to give myself a 1.5. I was just more worried that if something went wrong, how many points would get doct.

4. The phyisical fear reactions that I got were shaky and butterflies... I really didn't get too nervous. When I get really nervous, I get really bad stomach aches. That didn't happen this time.

5. I feel that what we learned from the fear unit and others was very helpful and I think that when you get nervous, you are over estimating what is really realistic.

KirstineNN-lrt78B said...

1. One thing I think I did well on not moving from side-to-side, back-and-forth, ex.
2. What could have been better, was the fact that not all of my speech was explained. For example, I didn't say why I sprained my tailbone or my wrist, but just how I hit my head. I also forgot to tell about how i was put into a wheelchair because of my tailbone, and a brace because of my wrist.
3. I think for my amount of fear that I was a 2=Somewhat Fearful, because I wasn't so afraid that I wanted to run away, but I was kind of fearful.
4. The physical fear reactions I expericed were sweaty palms, starting to fear warmer, and butterflies in my stomach.
5. I think that yes, what we learned about fear did help us with the public speaking, because people seemed to be more calm during their speeches then I thought they would be, and people didn't really look afraid of it all! Also, what we learned really helped me, because I felt like I was safe speaking in class because we were all going to have to go through the same thing, and that getting reactions from fear is perfectly normal!

Steve P-LRT 7/8B said...

I think I did well expressing the idea of my main topic. But because of the nerves i think my talking was a little hard to hear. I think that I was a 2. I experianced actually no buterflies in my stomach which I usually do. I also get a sickly feeling in my stomach but I didn't feel that either. I think learning about dealing with fear helped me because my body relized there was a job to do and it didn't waste time thinking about it I just got up ther and did it.

EmmaC-LRT 7/8 B said...

1. Something that I thought went well was that I spoke loudly and clearly.
2. I think I could have slowed down my speaking a little more.
3. I am a 2.
4. My physical fear reaction were that my face turned a little red.
5. In my opinion, it somewhat helped. I tried to think of a technique we learned in the unit to help me get over that fear.

Nikki L-LRT 7/8B said...

1. I think i did really well with eye contact. i purposly didn't write alot on my notecards so i could just tell the story.

2. i could have practiced

3. 2

4. heart beating faster

5. yea because when i got a little scared i realized that everyone is feeling the same way

T Moor said...

1)i think i was good at speaking loudly.
12i think i could have looked at the audience more.
3) i was about a 2.
4)i had the butterflies.
5) in my opinion it didn't really help me because all i really learned was that public speaking was the #1 most feared thing in america.

Micaela C-LRT 7/8B said...

-I wasn't nervous when i gave the speech.
-I could have made it longer and made better eye contact.
-1, I was more of excited to get it over with.
-I didn't have many fear reactions

BrynM-LRT 7/8 B said...

1. I think that something I did well was having my speech prepared before I had to present it.

2.I think that something I should have done better was use more eye contact.

3.I think that I was a 2.

4.My physical fear reactions were that I had butterflies and I could feel my face get warm.

5.Learning about fear helped a little bit cause I knew that everyone has fear.

Julia H-LRT 5/6A said...

1. I think I did well looking at the audience and not my note cards.
2. the whole subject could have been better, and i could have slowed down.
3. I was a 2 because I was very prepared mentally.
4. I definitely had butterflies but other than that i don't remember.
5.I think its great that we had i chance to practice and start giving speeches at such a young age. My mom said that she didn't give her first speech till she was in collage and was very unprepared.

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steven D LRT 5/6b said...

1 i got 5/5 on my presentation so im happy.
2 i think i REALY needed it to be longer.
3 1 no prob
4 i had to pee >.<
5 i think it got us ready for when we have to do this in life.

Maddie D said...

1.I thought that I did well in saying my words slowly, and used good diction.
2.I thought that I could have made it longer and have more detail.
3.(2)
4. My hands kept shaking a little bit and I could tell I was a little nervous.
5.I learned that if something matters to you, you will have fear even if it is a little,little bit.

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Paul B-LRT5/6B said...

1. i thought my notecards were well done, they helped me a lot.
2. I could have made eye contact bette.
3.i was like a 1.5
4 i thought that i learned to practice before you give a speech

Natalie D-LRT 7/8B said...

I think that i was loud and clean and i think that my story was easy to follow. I could have been a little more prepared. I was about a 1.5 before the speech.
I got lots of butterflies before the speech! Yes becasue for people who get scared before a speech some of those things that they told you that would help before a speech {i.e. streching, knowing the room and audience, those things}

Austin W- 1/2A said...

i dont know i haven't done it

Natalie W- 1/2A said...

1. one thing that was good was that i wasnt very nervous.
2. i could have have not said "like" as much as i did.
3.i was a 1
4. my physical fear reaction was that i had butterflies but not to bad i wasnt really nervous.
5. our fear unit did help me beacuse I learned to face my fear and thats what i did during my speech.

Katybeth B-1/2 A said...

1. I think that I got my story across clearly which was good.
2. I could have taken more time, I felt like I was talking really fast.
3. I was probably about a 2.
4. I had some butterflies before I gave my speech and I was shaking a bit during my speech.
5. Well I didn't really think about what I learned at the time that I was giving the speech. It probably helped a bit though.

Ariel L said...

1. I made some people laugh.
2. notecards and maybe not shaking so much.
3. 2, somewhat fearful. shaking a bit.
4. yes. i learned that i'm a little overconfident when dealing with fear, and that i should think about being in a situation in a more realistic way.

Renee J said...

1. I did well in looking calm when I presented my feet. Even though I was nervous, nobody could tell because of my stance.
2.I could have written more details on my notecard because I left a lot of important parts out.
3. I was a 2.
4.My fear reactions were my heart beating faster and I had butterflies in my stomach.
5. Learning about fear was good because I knew to take depp breaths and tha wasn't the only one experiencing the fear reactions.

Jacksonc said...

1. I thought I did well on eye contact.
2. I should have used my hands some more than I did
3. I was a 1
4. I had a bit of a tremor in my hand, but I wasn't really nervous.
5. I felt that what we learned about dealing with fear didn't help me on public speaking because I'm not that scared of public speaking, but the ways of dealing with fear apply to all fears, so it helped in that way.

Jeff s said...

1. that I was not at all nervous
2. i could have prepared better
3. 1
4. i was swaying side to side.
5. i think it helped me a ton.

lucas-bjorlie-5-6B said...

1. had a good confodent speach.
2. i forgot to say a part of my speach which put me 20 sec. behind the time limet
3. 2
4. stuttering
5. knowing others had fear to help me

crystal said...

I think i did well and telling my classmates what happened.I could of looke dat the class even more.I think i was a 2. I had butterflies when I was getting ready to present my speech.I think that we learne ddealing are fears bcause it help us overcome what we thought that was going to be the most challenging.

Joe N-1/2 A said...

1. I thought I did well at keeping eye contact most of the time.

2. I could have done a lot of things better, and one of them was not swaying. I also left out an important detail that I added at the end.

3. I was a 2.

4. Before the speech, i had butterflies and my heart was beating fast, but those things got better as I got into the story.
5. I think what we learned did help me. It helped me because I knew that everyone else was experiencing close to the same thing as me.

Jenny W said...

1. I think i was focused on the speach and not on other things.
2. I could have not moved as much well presenting my speach and could have practiced more.
3. I was probably a two: somewhat fearful
4.Before giving my speach i was very fearful, for me anticipation is worse.
5.I felt faint, and i had butterflies in my stomach.
6. I think it did help, it made me less fearful knowing everyone is feeling some degree of fear.

David F.lrt7/8A said...

one thing that I thought that I did well was that I was very prepared. One thing that I can improve on is that I need to make more eye contact with the audience. On a scale of one to three I would say that I was a 2. I sort of got the butterflies, and my heart was beating unusually fast. I don't think that it was that helpful. But I didn't watch dead poets' and I missed a bunch of class because of cross country. So I didn't really discuss it in class much.

BradyD said...

I think I made my speech interesting and funny for the audience.
I think I should have followed the rubric more clsely and I would have gotten a better score.
2 because I was shaking a little and in the begining i was studering sometimes but I became comfterable quikly
No I was thinking about finishing the speech and I wasn't really thinking about anything else.

Jane D-LRT 7/8B said...

1. I think I did ok. I could have practiced more but I did fine.
2. I would give myself a 2 on a fear scale because I felt like I was first because I was second and didn't get to watch any speaches.
3. My physical fear reactions were heart beating, red face and warm.
4. I do and don't think we learned about dealing with fear very well. I mean the speach kinda helped but some tips on what to do to prepare would have been nice. From the packet I learned a few things to do be forhand but other wise I think we should have talked about it more.

Elena T - LRT 7/8B said...

1. I think that I spoke clearly.
2. I think I could have slowed down during the introduction.
3. I would rate myself a 1.5
4. My physical fear reactions was butterflies in my stomach, and my heart was pounding.
5. I think that learning about fear was somewhat helpful, but not a major turning point. It did let me realize that my fear wasn't going to go away unless I conquered it.

Ivan L-LRT 5/6B said...

1.I think i did decent.
2.On a scale, I think i was not that fearful, so a 1
3. I couldnt think on a couple of my sentenses
4. Yes i think we did learn something, but it wasn't extreme enough. I mean in life, we have to give speeches, so this wasnt a real biggy.

mike m-lrt 1/2 B said...

1. I think I presented the speech very well, and I wasn't really nervous
2. I would give myself a 1, because I wasn't very fearful, and I didn't have any physical fear reactions
3. I think what we learned about dealing with fear was important in this public speaking situation because it helped me write a good speech.

Kathleen O said...

1. One thing I think I did well was that I didn't move around.
2. Something I think I could have done better is I could have spoken slower.
3. I would rate myself a 3!
4. Some physical fear reactions that I had while giving my speech were that my voice started shaking a bit, and I had butterflies in my stomach.
5. I don't feel like it really helped me in this situation, because I still had the same fealings that I usually do when speaking in front of a crowd. Although I did know that it was just me who was having these feelings, and it made me understand the concept a little better.

Unknown said...

1. I think I did well on my voice
2. I could have not dropped my notecards
3. I was a 2
4. My hands were sweating
5. Yes, I think it taught us that everyone has some degree of fear in public speaking.

Izy M-LRT 5/6B said...

1. I think I stayed planted on my feet well.
2. I could have depended less on my notecards
3. I was probably a 3 before my speech.
4. My heart was beating fast, I got really tired, and my legs were shaking.
5. Yes. Personally, i got a good score so it was a confidence boost and I learned that I could do it even if I was scared!!!

James L. LRT 5/6 said...

1. I made incredible eye contact!

2. I could have held my ground better, so to speak.

3. 1

4. My heart was beating faster and I was sweating, but I really wasn't that nervous.

5.I really don't have a fear of public speaking, so this didn't help me learn to deal with fear.

Anna L LRT 5/6 B said...

I think that I looked up at the audience a lot.
I could have talked a little slower.
I was a 3(very fearful)
Before my speach, my heart was beating fast, I had butterflies in my stomach and I had to go to the bathroom.
I think that learning about fear helped. Right before I went, I was a little more prepared.

Nico A 5/6B said...

1: I thought I gave a lot of detail and had a good storyline.

2: I said "like" a lot and didn't talk with much conviction

3: I was probably a 2, because I didn't have many fear reactions but I did have lots nervous energy.

4: My heart started beating faster, I was kind of sweating but not really, and at some point I got kind of shaky. Overall, not that much.

5: Knowing that everybody felt like that really helped me feel like everything depended on me.

Ian AK-LRT 7/8 B said...

1. I picked an interesting story
2.I should stand still next time.
3. 2
4. I was very fearful before the speech
5. Sweaty palms
6.yes because we got to experiance ut ourselfs

Chris B.-1/2A said...

1. I think I limited my rocking back and forth, because I usually rock back and forth A LOT.
2.I'd give it a 2, because I wasn't to afraid. I was just a little cold.
3.Just being a little shaky was my fear reaction. I was less afraid then I thought I would have been.
4.I think we do, because we knew about fear, and knew we were doing a job(our body)

Tom G said...

1. One thing i did well on was speaking at a regular pace. usually i tend to talk really fast.
2. I think i could have been a little less nervous. i was shaking when i was giving the speech.
3 i was a 2
4 My physical fear reactions ware shaking.
5.I learned that even if your really scared you can still do anything because i was really scared but i actually did pretty good.

Kalli T-LRT 5/6A said...

1. one thing I did well was that I didn't move around and sway and I did't forget anything.
2. I could have made more eye contact with the class
3.I was a 2.5
4. I had butterflies
5. I think learning about fear helped a little because it helped me prepare myself for the speech

zoe m lrt 7/8 said...

I think that I presented my speech alot better than i thought i would. I probably could have stopped moving my feet and fidgeting. on a scale of 1 to 3 i would give myself a 2. i was very fearful before I gave my speech. I had butterflies, major ones. I think that learning about public speaking was very important and im glad that I got to see what it was like to present a speech, so when I have to give bigger speeches in life, I know what it's like.

michael j said...

1.speaking
2.not rocking back and forth
3.1
4.butterflies
5.not really
6because thats not my fear though for other people it would be hard
7

Max H-LRT 5/6B said...

1. I used hand motions.
2. I needed to speak louder.
3.1.5
4. hands became sweaty
5. not really because it is different giving a speech to your friends.

Ivan L-LRT 5/6B said...

1. One thing that went well was that I wasn't as nervous as i had thought i would be. I was, however, nervous at first.
2. I could have been calmer, but of course, I stumbled over words.
3. I think i was at about a 2, maybe a 2 and a half at the max.
4.My physical reaction was that i couldnt concentrate.
5 I think it did help a little, but of course, speaking in front of a class wasnt really that hard. In life, I'm sure we have to do this all the time. Im also sure that if i did practice a little more, it would have helped

Kali K LRT 5/6B said...

1. One thing I think I did well was that I spoke loudly and clearly. Normally I'm really shy and quiet so that was definitely an accomplishment.
2. One thing I could have done better is improve my stance, instead of slouching or leaning back I could have stood straight.
3. On scale of 1-3 I'd say I was pretty much a one, sort of in the middle of one and two, more towards the one.
4. Before giving my steach I had a very brief moment of mild nervousness, the butterflies but a very, very mild case.
5. I think that taking deep breaths to deal with fear really helped, I think that when I took deep breaths it quit the butterflies in my stomache to worsen and it made me feel a bit more laid back.

thomas m-lrt 5/6b said...

I would be at a one i have never had a problem with public speaking all i had a problem with was a little bit in the beginning. the only fear reaction i got was shivers in the beginning of my speech. i don't think that learning about fear helped because i did not think about that kind of thing.

thomas m-lrt 5/6b said...

sorry i did not see the first part of the blog i think my story was a good one. and i think i could have gone into more details for some days.

Anonymous said...

1. I think that I did well on having all my things together and in class on time.
2. I could have known my speech better so I did not have to look at my note cards so much.
3. I was a 3 even after my speech I fearful about my grade.
4. I felt butterflies in my stomach and I had to go to the bathroom.
5. I thought that we learned allot about fear and how to handle it.
I also thought that this would help prep us for public speaking.

bakr j-LRT 5/6 A said...

1)i thing i did well.2)nothing really because i only got 3 pts. off.3)it was 3 very fearful.4)i was kind of getting confused of what to say.5)it was kind of helpful because you get to experience it.

Grant M-1/2 A said...

1. I think that I made good eye contact with the audience.
2. I probably could've talked louder.
3. I was probably a 2.
4. My heart began to beat faster.
5. I think that it did help a lot because it was nice to know how fear actually worked.

Jeff s said...

1 staying calm
2. 1,1
3. a bit of butterflies
4. it helped me learn to use fear to benefit myself

Susan D-LRT 7/8A said...

1.One thing that went well was how fast it went when I was giving my speech.
2.I think maybe sharing in small groups first would have been better.
3.I was probably a 2.5, I was almost not fearful at all, but I think a lot of people had a little fear in them.
4.My legs were shaking when I was in the whole, but thats about it.
5. I thought this was very helpful with public speaking, my dad does it like everyday so it was fun to do what he does for a change.