Rian Sonoda
CO210-07
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Introduction Speech |
Evaluation
After recording my introduction speech, I noticed a few things that I can improve on. This was one of the speeches where I did a few test runs (practice) and just wanted to get it over with. I used a lot of filler words such as "um" and "so" to fill in the pauses, but I need to work on that. I think more practice will help. My volume of voice and the use of hand gestures are some of my strengths. One of my weaknesses is also relating to the audience. I tried to laugh here and there, but I didn't feel like it was strong enough.
After recording my introduction speech, I noticed a few things that I can improve on. This was one of the speeches where I did a few test runs (practice) and just wanted to get it over with. I used a lot of filler words such as "um" and "so" to fill in the pauses, but I need to work on that. I think more practice will help. My volume of voice and the use of hand gestures are some of my strengths. One of my weaknesses is also relating to the audience. I tried to laugh here and there, but I didn't feel like it was strong enough.
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Goals
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Favorite Speech/ Monologue: Much Madness by D. M. Larson
I will be playing the character of Janey, an upset patient talking to her doctor.
One of my favorite speeches this semester was the monologue. I'm not a great actress, but I had fun recording and being dramatic for this monologue. It helped me gain confidence and made me realize that a scene can be acted out in so many ways. This was a memorized speech and I had trouble memorizing all my lines, but I think it turned out okay, given that it was a monologue. I feel like the audience had to imagine the other character there in order to fully experience what Janey was going through.
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Community Issues Speech: The Lack of Degrees Affecting the CNMI
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Cut Transcript: "According to current NMC students, not only does the medical field need improving, but going back to money and the community, the CNMI should look into marine degrees since we are on a tropical island, surrounded by the ocean and architectural or engineering degrees because of how many typhoons occur."
The imagine to the right is a picture of Managaha, a popular main tourist attraction.
Below is a picture of destroyed buildings and houses from Super Typhoon Yutu. |
Reflection
I had three goals that I wanted to achieve by the end of this semester. They were to use less filler words, perfect a timed speech, and to make more eye contact. I could have definitely worked on the filler words more, as I seemed to use them a lot for the longer speeches, but I personally feel like I used them less compared to the past few years. My second goal was perfecting a timed speech and I would like to say that I did accomplish this goal. I was very good as keeping track of time during impromptu speeches, recorded speeches, and the speeches we performed during class. I practiced for a lot of my presentations. As for my last goal and making more eye contact, I feel like I improved. It was hard for me to make eye contact with people during a presentation because it would distract me from the "script" in my head. After the "This I Believe" speech, the next assignments were the impromptu and demonstration speech and those presentations made me more confident when it was my turn to speak. Overall, this class was very interactive and I had fun learning all the different speaking techniques and ways to improve how I should public speak. I plan on using these speaking skills to communicate with my future peers and instructors. Communication is an important skill in life, so if I master it, I will be able to achieve my life goals.