The sad, sad end.

I feel like I have grown so close to my little speech class family, it makes me sad to know that after this coming week I may not see everybody anymore. It’s so cool that so many people can get to know each other so fast. I’m completely over my speech-giving-anxiety, but now I just have one more speech left. And I feel like I’m ready to give a gazillion more speeches. I really enjoy listening to everyone’s speeches, and I’m not only listening, I’m learning. I love thinking outside of the box, and by listening to everyone speeches, I get to know their opinions, and expand my “outside of the box thinking”. I can not believe this amazing class is over, and I truly am going to miss everyone!

 

Alicia

My First Speech

I don’t know why I get so nervous talking in front of people. Our first speech was just a reading, I never would have thought just reading something would be so nerve racking until it was my turn to talk.  At first I thought, hey! I can do this, no problem. But then when I stood up in front of the class, my confidence was gone. But afterwords, I realized that it wasn’t so bad.

I really enjoyed reading my classmates reviews, I learned that I wasn’t the only one that was really nervous. In fact, everyone’s comments really helped boost my self confidence. I originally thought that I would get a lot of constructive criticism, but I was wrong, everybody really  liked my reading!

Alicia

I’m almost over my fear of giving a speech.

I’ve only been to three classes this semester, and speaking in front of other people is already getting easier, and easier. I really enjoy the group work we have been doing. I like going up as a group and speaking in front of the class instead of just myself. I feel like it is preparing me for talking in front of the class by myself for my speeches.

I also think that this class will help me “come out of my shell” when it comes to speaking In front of groups of people. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a very social person, and I love talking to people on a personal level, but there is something about talking in front of a group of people that really freaks me out. I remember one of my most embarrassing moments in high school was when I had to present a project in front of my English class. I was so nervous I started to stutter, and I couldn’t pronounce any words correctly. But in speech class I realized that I’m not the only one that gets nervous when talking in front of people, and it makes me feel better. Because nobody’s speech is going to be perfect, and everybody is going to stumble across their words at one  point, and it’s ok. I feel a lot more comfortable talking in front of people already.

 

Alicia