I presented this speech to my roommate; Amanda, and Rosita, and my neighbors; Eric, Adam, and Chris. I thought they would be a good audience because they all have taken comm. 20 class. This time around I added more facts to my speech, to make it longer. They timed me and this time it was 5 minutes and 10 seconds. I used the same visual, although I would have wanted a Power Point as well. Yea I improved on my speech this time around, compared to when I presented in class. I think I was more comfortable presenting to them, than the class because they’re my friends. I also knew the material more since I had just presented. The things I forgot during the actual presentation, I didn’t this time, such as one of the citations I forgot the first time.
If I had to do the speech again, I would have a PowerPoint, along with the photo album visual I used. I would also memorize the entire speech and try it without any note cards. The group gave me good feedback. They said I could work on body language a bit. I do tend to cross my legs while presenting. They also suggested for me to just talk, and not sound like I am reading off of something. The group said overall I did a good job, and they learned something from my presentation. Their feedback was helpful in improving my speech. This exercise was very useful. I got to get others peoples opinion from outside the class, which is always good to do.
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Like you I found that presenting my speech to a new group for the second time was very helpful and that it helped me improve my speech much more. By doing the speech a second time to a group of five people we were able to hear verbal constructive criticism and tips from our audience. Instead of the negative and positive attributes in our presentation being listed very generally the audience members in my case were able to give specific tips on how to improve myself for my next speech which I found very helpful. How are you going to use your friends tips during your next presentation?
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