Parting Away

I am very surprised that I actually was able to stand in front of the class on my final speech about co-sleeping and not have so much fear over me. It was very relieving to know that I got my last speech over without falling apart before that one. I was very sad to find out that Candee won’t be teaching this class again but I’m very happy for her to have found another job, which in this economy is very hard to do, and I wish her the best on her new job and she will be greatly missed. Even with that news we all found the time to put that aside and still have a great time listening to everyone’s speech. I am very grateful for taking this class because before taking it I really didn’t think I would gain as much as I have like confidence which was very hard for me. This class will help me get far in life by helping me have the confidence to speak in front of people and make my voice be heard. And I hope everyone else has been able to take that from the class as well.

Brittany

That’s How The Cookie Crumbles

Well the demonstration speech has come to me a lot easier than the last two that I had to do. I was still a little tense and some of the comments I got said to not be so tense. Picking this topic was very easy after I sat down to think about it. I was trying to decide what I should demonstrate because every part of making a cheesecake is very messy and so I picked the least messy part which was the Oreo crust.

While I was up on the podium I still felt scared just a little bit but not as much as I was before. When I first said the topic everyone looked at me with faces of whether they did or didn’t like it which at the end we people came and got the cheesecake I still had much to take home. Even though some of the cheesecake I didn’t bring was because of the incident I had that morning when I decided to drop half the cheesecake on me getting ready for school.

I do feel like I am getting way better with speaking in front of people than when I first did my reading. I would most definitely have to thank my classmates and Candee, who has informed the class that she won’t be teaching at SSCC any more,  for making me feel more comfortable with public speaking. I will alway remember Candee as one of the best teachers that I can say I have had since being at SSCC for only 3 quarters.

Brittany

I’m Almost There!!!!

While in the process of making my speech I was very nervous of talking about my situation in front of my class but then other students got up and talked about similar situations. So I thought,  just go up there and do it all ready!! The night before my speech I couldn’t sleep thinking about what the class would think about my speech since it’s so personal to me. But when I was getting ready for school I realized I had a class that would support me so I got in class and right before I got up I could have fallen over.

My introduction was probably the hardest because when I revealed my topic everyone got real silent and just stared at me. Soon after my introduction I got comfortable and realized that everyone in the class was there to support me. It was very hard to talk about my situation because I went to school with some of the students in the classroom. They had no idea that all this was going on in my life at that time.  I just don’t want people to feel sorry for me. I want them to look at me and realize how strong I was to get through the situation with two of the most wonderful siblings! And most important, I want parents or future parents to be careful about their decisions, to think with  their children in mind. The choices parents make effect their children. There were also some other problems that I struggled with that I didn’t mention in the speech like I tend to hold my emotion until I can’t anymore, and it’s very hard for me to trust people anymore.

I am really glad I made it through that speech and my class was one of those that helped me when I got in front of them. I really do hope that I’m not as nervous for the next speech. And I only have two more to go then I know I made it through this class. So far I really like how the class is being done and how supportive the class it.

Thank You!!

Brittany

Getting There!!!

While I was reading the chapters in The Art of Public Speaking, I thought to myself, “What am I going to talk about for 3 to 5 minutes?”  Then I read a bit more and it helped me figure out what I wanted to talk about.

I decided to talk about parent’s drug and alcohol abuse and how it effected their children. This topic is dear to me in many ways. It changed my life in bad and good ways. My group helped me decide what my purpose was of the speech and what I wanted the class to know by the end of my speech.

I really do hope I can pull through this and make it to speech day without having a heart attack!! But I know I’m almost there so I just need to pull through this and hope to have more good advice about how to form my speech so it won’t become boring to my audience. And with the chapters I have been reading and also the help from my group I know I will come through this successfully.

Brittany

Hope to get better!!

I was so frightened when it was down to the last 2 minutes of knowing that I was next to go in front of the class. I was very excited about what I chose because my grandmother means the world to me. But as soon as I got in front of the class I was frightened. I tried to calm myself by doing some of the technique in the book that is supposed to help with nervousness and it kind of worked but I still had that stage fright right there with me. I really do hope to get better with feeling more comfortable in front of the class and do better with my next speech. By watching all the class get in front of everyone with so much confidence and helped me understand that I don’t need to be nervous in front of the class because I know there to support me like I support them.

Brittany

Hope For The Best

Since  I could remember I have always been afraid to speak in front of people even if I know them. I don’t know why I get so nervous but it just feels like I’m sweating like a pig and everyone is just staring at me when I get in front of the class. When I realized I needed to take speech I was frightened. I was thinking that as soon as I get into this class the teacher is going to make me get in front of the class the first day and talk to people. But my thinking was very wrong.

Our instructor allowed us to stay in our seats and just introduce ourselves to the class and then she had a group  go to the front of the room, which allows me to think that the attention isn’t all on me. Even though it wasn’t that hard to get in front of the class with others, I do believe it will be a whole other rollercoaster ride doing my own speech in front of the class. I have changed my view about this class being a heart attack to me but is still gives me the nervousness when I get in front of people. It was kind of relaxing to hear that I wasn’t the only one scared to speak in front of a crowd. I hope by the end of this quarter I learn confidence and to turn my stage fright into “stage excitement”!!

 

Brittany