GERALD FLORES INTRODUCTION
PERSONAL EVALUATION OF INTRODUCTION
While watching my introduction video I noticed some key areas where I believe I could improve as a speaker. The first area I noticed was my pronunciation. Growing up in an island where the language and dialect is strong, I could not help but notice that my accent was getting in the way of how I spoke and pronounced words. This also led me to stutter and lose the flow of what I was trying to speak about. I feel like I could speak a lot clearer than how I did in the video. I think my eye contact was okay because while filming the video I tried my best to focus on looking at the camera while not becoming too hypnotized on it. However, in the video I felt like I was blinking a lot. This is something I do when I am a bit tense and could really use some work on it. I could also use some work on keeping my posture better in future assignments. Another area I could improve upon is knowing my content more but to be honest, before filming the video I sort of wanted to challenge my self a bit so I decided to try and film the video speaking straight out of my mind. I feel like It worked out decent but next time I know I could do better by maybe writing a little script and practicing what I wanted to say and how I would say it. In terms of confidence It looks okay.. in the video but I was actually tense before filming. I know I could improve upon my confidence by practicing.
GOALS FOR THE COURSE
Some goals I have for this course is first, just pass the course. I really can't expect to get anywhere if i am receiving a failing grade. Beside passing, I am striving to become proficient in speaking in front of crowds or in places where I am not comfortable. I think this is vital for me and will help me become more confident and a better over all public speaker. Public speaking and confidence in what I have to say is important for me and the job I do. This is why I really hope to learn new things and improve these areas. I want to take the things I learn in this class out into the streets so I could become a better police officer. Another goal I have is just to learn as much new things. In this point of life I understand that knowledge is key to anything we want to do. Which is why I want to learn as much as I can during this course. Someday down the line I know that some of the things we will learn can be applied to challenges we face. My last goal is just to improve in every aspect I could. Especially in the areas I stated in the evaluation of my video.
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FAVORITE SPEECH
My favorite speech of the course was the This I believe speech. The reason I find this speech my favorite, is because I feel like this was the best speech I wrote all semester long. I was fond of the topic. However, I had a difficult time trying to find out what I wanted to speak about and how I wanted it to sound. So I had to dig deep into my self to find out what I really believed in. In return, I felt like this gave me a closer connection to the speech and I was able to put my thoughts into words effectively. Since it was our first speech of the semester, It motivated me to try and start of with a bang. I wanted to do well in this first speech so that I could use it as motivation to keep pushing my self forward and trying to learn where my weaknesses are, even when I felt like I've done my best.
REFLECTION ON GOALS
GOALS ACHIEVEDThe first goal I achieved that I stated earlier in the semester was to pass this class. Although I am not 100% sure yet since we still have the final exam evaluations.... x) However, I confidently believe that I will be passing the course.
A second goal that I can say I have achieved was to learn new things. As a matter of fact it was not just a couple things. I have a whole list. During the course I learned so much about techniques, styles, literature and writers etc.. but the one thing that sticks to me most is how to evaluate pathos, ethos, and logos. As well as the materials and techniques we covered during our TED discussions and book. A third goal I achieved was to improve in every aspect I could. I can say that Improved over all. However, there is still so much room for improvement and still so much I could learn. but I am just happy to say that I am a little more confident now when I speak. Even a little bit of improvement, Is still IMPROVEMENT. |
GOALS THAT NEED WORKA goal that I can say I improved upon but could still use some improvement in, is my public speaking and speaking in front of crowds. I can say I feel more confident now that I have learned some new skills and techniques, however, I guess just speaking in front of people always gets me a little uneasy until I begin. Confidence is what I feel can make or break a speaker. So its important that I also continue to work on and try to improve my confidence while speaking.
How I plan to continue improving my public speaking skills and speaking confidence, is to just continuously work on it and try to interpret it into situations when I am able to. The more I do something the better I know I will become. So I need to practice what I preach. In terms of confidence, I know mine will continue to grow the more I practice and really learn to master these skills and techniques in and out. |
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