Still Stressing

Coming into the informative speech I was nervous just as much, if not more then the reading.  I had figured that this one would not be as bad, but it was worse.  I had to remember what to say, when to say it with the help of some notes on note cards.  I had forgot to say a lot of information that was planned to have been said but I guess that comes with being nervous.  With the Demonstration speech coming up, I’m even more nervous because I have no idea what to do it on and having less time to prepare for the speech.  It may been easier though with demonstrating how to do something which will give time to think on what to say next.

Overall I think that my inspirational topics are coming from my beliefs, things that I strongly care for and strive to achieve.  So with the things that I say in my speech get peoples’ attention away from how nervous I seem and they actually start thinking about the message within my speech.

Ryan

How do YOU feel now?

Coming into the reading I was so nervous that my adrenaline was pumping so much, lifting up a car would have come easy.  After I had my turn at reading my few selections out of my chosen book (Driven from Within) and reading all the positive comments I received after I was done, I feel at ease.  I feel much better and more confident getting ready for presenting my next speech.  As long as I can present on a topic that interests me then I know I will do great.  To tell you the truth, I am excited.

I have a good idea about what I want to present next and it is another encouraging speech that I would like to introduce to the class, and encourage the class to read the whole book.  I will not say what it is about because I want everyone to be surprised and astonished at how encouraging one book can be.  These books like Driven from Within motivate me and actually keep me going day to day striving to reach my personal goals.

Thank you all for your comments on my reading.  They were greatly appreciated!

Ryan

Just the Beginning

Hi, my name is Ryan Beasley. I am 19 years old and currently a freshman for Southern State Community College.  As of right now this is just the beginning of the class, being on the second week of the quarter.  This is when all the blogs and essays are starting to be assignments.  Coming into this class I was nervous and terrified of the talking in front of others.  Already in two weeks we have spoken at the front of the classroom about what we have found in various chapters and why we thought the things we found were interesting and useful.  I know from what I have read in three simple chapters that there is a lot of effort needed to be put forth in speeches.  But, not just those speaking, listeners as well have to put forth effort to either; understand the message of the speaker (comprehensive listening), listen to provide emotional support for the speaker (empathic listening), listening for pleasure or enjoyment (appreciative listening), and listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting (critical listening.)

I like that there are many key components in speeches that make a speech either excellent or not so good.  These key components are: pausing, volume, pitch, and the rate of which one speaks.  Pauses are important because they can put emphasis on certain words.  Volume of ones voice is important because if the speaker is too loud the audience will think your boring, but if you’re too soft in how you speak then the audience may not understand what you’re saying.  Pitch is important because it puts meaning to words or sounds.  And then there is rate, this component is important because if your too slow then you will lose the audience’s attention, but too fast then words wont be able to sink into the audience.  The rate at which speakers give their speeches depends on the vocal attributes, the mood being created, composition of the audience, and the nature of the occasion.

Ryan