Leeza Dowez (CS210-03 Speech)
Self Introduction Video |
ReflectionFor my self Introduction video, I noticed that I had to work on my tone. I was pretty nervous and never actually videoed myself before because I am quite photo-phobic (hate getting my picture taken, lol) even though I like taking stolen photos of others. I also have to work on structuring, or preparing, my speech because it takes time for me to think of what to say (which kinda gives awkward pauses). Perhaps I need to work on my tone as well, since I sound pretty monotonous and even in my own point of view after watching this, my speech sounds kinda stiff, as in the vibe wasn't relaxed enough for even myself to connect with my speech in the video.
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ReflectionAfter going through this class, I noticed that I actually did better than I expected whenever I present. In my mind, I am too self-conscious of every pause and my mistakes. However, in the feedback I get, I actually don't do as bad as I thought. I suppose I just need to work on being more passionate and speak more louder, but I feel my confidence growing more.
My Favorite Speech/Final Exam SpeechMy favorite speech that moves me every time I hear it, is Kathy Jetnil-Kijner's Dear Matefele Peinam. It is actually a poem from this Marshallese poet, but she actually represented the Marshall Islands at the 2014 UN Climate Summit. This poem is powerful, passionate, and filled with the hope and promise of a better future of saving humanity from the dangers of climate change.
dear matafele peinam,
you are a seven month old sunrise of gummy smiles you are bald as an egg and bald as the buddha you are thighs that are thunder and shrieks that are lightning so excited for bananas, hugs and our morning walks past the lagoon dear matafele peinam, i want to tell you about that lagoon that lucid, sleepy lagoon lounging against the sunrise men say that one day that lagoon will devour you they say it will gnaw at the shoreline chew at the roots of your breadfruit trees gulp down rows of your seawalls and crunch your island’s shattered bones they say you, your daughter and your granddaughter, too will wander rootless with only a passport to call home dear matafele peinam, don’t cry mommy promises you no one will come and devour you no greedy whale of a company sharking through political seas no backwater bullying of businesses with broken morals no blindfolded bureaucracies gonna push this mother ocean over the edge no one’s drowning, baby no one’s moving no one’s losing their homeland no one’s gonna become a climate change refugee or should i say no one else to the carteret islanders of papua new guinea and to the taro islanders of the solomon islands i take this moment to apologize to you we are drawing the line here because baby we are going to fight your mommy daddy bubu jimma your country and president too we will all fight and even though there are those hidden behind platinum titles who like to pretend that we don’t exist that the marshall islands tuvalu kiribati maldives and typhoon haiyan in the philippines and floods of pakistan, algeria, colombia and all the hurricanes, earthquakes, and tidalwaves didn’t exist still there are those who see us hands reaching out fists raising up banners unfurling megaphones booming and we are canoes blocking coal ships we are the radiance of solar villages we are the rich clean soil of the farmer’s past we are petitions blooming from teenage fingertips we are families biking, recycling, reusing, engineers dreaming, designing, building, artists painting, dancing, writing and we are spreading the word and there are thousands out on the street marching with signs hand in hand chanting for change NOW and they’re marching for you, baby they’re marching for us because we deserve to do more than just survive we deserve to thrive dear matafele peinam, you are eyes heavy with drowsy weight so just close those eyes, baby and sleep in peace because we won’t let you down you’ll see |