I feel that I achieved the purpose of my speech fairly well. I believe I presented the demonstration as effective as I could considering the time constraint, and that I did a decent job conveying my main points.
During my speech I felt pretty confident and comfortable in explaining and demonstrating my topic. I don't have a problem speaking in front of the class. However, my confidence did wain and I felt a sense of utter panic and terror after each time card was held up once I hit the 3 minute and 30 second mark.
If I had it to do over again, I would've come better prepared and would've made sure to include oral citations for all of my sources. Because I was not as well prepared as I should've been my brain could not handle delivering all of the information as well as adding the proper citations. I also would've been more aware of my body positioning in regards to the audience. I realize at one point my back was to the audience, and that is never effective when delivering a speech.
One goal that I have for improving the content of my next speech is making sure I give myself ample time to research, make connections, organize my information, and study my work. Sadly, I did not afford myself these benefits on the demonstration speech, because...well, let's just say I've had a tremendous amount on my plate. However, regardless of what I have going on, I know that if I begin now and I make my next speech a priority and a project over time, I will improve my content and make for a more effective speech.
One goal I have for improving the delivery of my next speech is to make sure to present oral citations in order to establish my credibility. This was an issue on my demonstration speech; however, I know the importance of such citations (establishing credibility and avoiding plagiarism), and I am ready to begin applying them. Also, I need to work on my time management, so that the end of my speech falls within the acceptable time limits.
In thinking back on my delivery, I honestly didn't notice too many things...partially because the time cards were taunting me and severely breaking my concentration! I did , however, notice that when my mind goes blank or I get nervous I say "Anddddddddd..." or "Sooooooo..." as somewhat of a filler for the silence in my brain.
I'm not sure if I did anything distracting in my speech. It is really difficult to remember, especially since I couldn't see my presentation from the viewpoint of an audience member. I don't think I was distracting, but I'm sure that it wasn't pleasant for people having to stare as my back as I absent-mindedly drew on the board forgetting that I was doing a "No No".
I feel that I did a pretty good job maintaining eye contact and scanning the audience, keeping them engaged. I'd probably give myself an 8 or so since I did have to check my note cards a few times and I was "talking to the board" at one point. It's difficult and uncomfortable having to get in front of people and make eye contact with the whole audience, but I think I do a pretty decent job of forcing myself to do so.
I only orally cited one source throughout my entire speech. I realize that this is a problem and I plan to improve on this in my future presentations.
On a scale from A-F I would give myself a "B" on the demonstration speech. I would give myself this grade because overall I feel that I did a pretty good job delivering my speech and making my topic easily understandable and relatable to the audience. However, (like I said) I did not meet the time requirement and I did not cite my sources. Based on these facts I don't believe I deserved an "A". However, in my opinion these were the most significant issues with my speech, and I feel that it was otherwise quite effective.
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