Evaluation:
I noticed that when I give a speech to others I tend to ramble and do not pay attention to the audience. I do not have very good eye contact and my eyes tend to wonder around the room or I stare in the back of the room. When I get very nervous, my voice tends to crack. The worst thing I do when speaking in front of a group of people is that when I end the presentation I do not know how to end.
Goals:
I noticed that when I give a speech to others I tend to ramble and do not pay attention to the audience. I do not have very good eye contact and my eyes tend to wonder around the room or I stare in the back of the room. When I get very nervous, my voice tends to crack. The worst thing I do when speaking in front of a group of people is that when I end the presentation I do not know how to end.
Goals:
- Gain confidence to speak in front of others.
- Make better eye contact.
- Have a strong ending.
Please make comments or suggestions on my introduction speech Thanks!
My Evaluation of my Intro.
This I Believe
When I was in elementary I had always gotten into trouble and was constantly sent to the guidance counselor's office. I as in the guidance counselor’s office so much that they had set up a desk for me, it was as if the guidance counselor’s office was my second classroom. To be sent to the guidance office you either have to break several small rules like: not doing homework, walking around the classroom without permission, and passing notes; more than on once but if you break a big rule like: cheating on a test, fighting or bullying others, or you were not listening to the teacher. As for me I broke all the rules; I would never do my homework, I constantly talked in class, I had hurt several students both physically and mentally. I was one messed up kid, I never gave a second thought to how other felt or what I was doing. I had always felt that there was a hole in my heart that I was desperately trying to fill and I didn’t know how tol. Until one day I was sent to the guidance counselor’s office and what she told me had flipped a switch it had made me realize that I could change who I was. She told me this “Tomorrow is a new day. What you did today you can not change, but you can make sure that you do not do it tomorrow. You can always do things differently tomorrow. Remember that no matter how terrible today was, there is always tomorrow.” At first what she told me wasn’t important, I just listened to her so I could leave. Then as the days passed I kept on reflecting to what she told me and wanted to change who I was, I didn’t want my classmates to be afraid of me anymore and I didn’t want to hurt them anymore. So from then I was trying to be friendly and treat others better, if I made a mistake the next day I would try to not make the same mistake. My classmates were starting to really talk to me and accept me. However there were days that I got angry at what someone said to me. One time why classmate called me an “outcast”, this really made me angry because I didn’t want to be an outcast anymore, all I was trying to do was to be accepted by my classmates. I had hurt that boy and for some reason I felt bad; even though he had made fun of me, I felt bad that I hurt him. I made a mistake and I tried to fix my mistake, I had apologized to him and asked him if he was willing to be friends with the person who had just hurt him. He said “yes”, and I couldn’t stop smiling, I had finally found something to fill the hole in my heart. I had learned two things from my counselor that day. The first was the mistakes we make today we need to earn from them and try not to make them anymore. The second was that no matter how terrible your day is, you can look forward to tomorrow. To the things that are yet to come.
When I was in elementary I had always gotten into trouble and was constantly sent to the guidance counselor's office. I as in the guidance counselor’s office so much that they had set up a desk for me, it was as if the guidance counselor’s office was my second classroom. To be sent to the guidance office you either have to break several small rules like: not doing homework, walking around the classroom without permission, and passing notes; more than on once but if you break a big rule like: cheating on a test, fighting or bullying others, or you were not listening to the teacher. As for me I broke all the rules; I would never do my homework, I constantly talked in class, I had hurt several students both physically and mentally. I was one messed up kid, I never gave a second thought to how other felt or what I was doing. I had always felt that there was a hole in my heart that I was desperately trying to fill and I didn’t know how tol. Until one day I was sent to the guidance counselor’s office and what she told me had flipped a switch it had made me realize that I could change who I was. She told me this “Tomorrow is a new day. What you did today you can not change, but you can make sure that you do not do it tomorrow. You can always do things differently tomorrow. Remember that no matter how terrible today was, there is always tomorrow.” At first what she told me wasn’t important, I just listened to her so I could leave. Then as the days passed I kept on reflecting to what she told me and wanted to change who I was, I didn’t want my classmates to be afraid of me anymore and I didn’t want to hurt them anymore. So from then I was trying to be friendly and treat others better, if I made a mistake the next day I would try to not make the same mistake. My classmates were starting to really talk to me and accept me. However there were days that I got angry at what someone said to me. One time why classmate called me an “outcast”, this really made me angry because I didn’t want to be an outcast anymore, all I was trying to do was to be accepted by my classmates. I had hurt that boy and for some reason I felt bad; even though he had made fun of me, I felt bad that I hurt him. I made a mistake and I tried to fix my mistake, I had apologized to him and asked him if he was willing to be friends with the person who had just hurt him. He said “yes”, and I couldn’t stop smiling, I had finally found something to fill the hole in my heart. I had learned two things from my counselor that day. The first was the mistakes we make today we need to earn from them and try not to make them anymore. The second was that no matter how terrible your day is, you can look forward to tomorrow. To the things that are yet to come.
Why "This I Believe" is my favorite speech.
With my "This I Believe" speech I was able to put all my emotions and feelings into it. I created a new and genuine essay. This was my own special essay that no one else could copy.
With my "This I Believe" speech I was able to put all my emotions and feelings into it. I created a new and genuine essay. This was my own special essay that no one else could copy.
Did I accomplish my goals?
I believe that I did accomplish my goals. I have gained even more confidence when giving a speech and am way better with my eye contact with my audience. My speech's conclusion has gotten better but it still needs work.
I believe that I did accomplish my goals. I have gained even more confidence when giving a speech and am way better with my eye contact with my audience. My speech's conclusion has gotten better but it still needs work.