Self-Introduction Video
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Evaluation and Reflection on Self-Introduction Speech:
Evaluation: Filming my introduction video was something that I was not very excited to do. As a person who is normally an introvert, being able to talk in front of a camera was not the easiest thing to do. Talking about myself makes me feel awkward as well. If I took the perspective of my audience, I would say that the beginning part of the video went smoothly. I think I had clarity in my voice and had minimal hesitation. However, in the other half of my video, I started to stammer with what I was saying. I kept hesitating and overthinking of what I should be saying next. I would also say that my eye contact was pretty excellent; I just have to improve my body language, because it shows that I was not comfortable with doing this assignment. Lastly, I think my video would have been much better if I shared more personal information about who I really am, instead of just sharing a short biography, my high school activities, and my current standing as a college student. If i mention what my pet peeves are, my favorite music genre, and whatnot, I believe that my audience will have a better insight of my personality. Reflection: I have never been a great public speaker; I have always struggled with being able to be comfortable in front of a crowd and being confident in what I have to say. My strengths in this video are making eye contact and speaking clearly. My weaknesses are lacking confidence and overthinking myself. The only reason why I went along with this assignment was because it's an automatic 100% if i did it; I was not entirely happy with my content though. I hope that the more i progress through this course, my public speaking skills would improve more. Goals: My goals for this class is to develop self-confidence and be an excellent speaker. I want to be able to develop and deliver a speech effortlessly without any blanks in between the lines. I don't have much stage fright, but I do get really nervous before it's time for me to present my speech. Because of this, I want to be able to develop methods that help me keep my nervousness down. |
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My Favorite Speech:
My favorite speech that I have done in this class would be my demonstration speech. It's my favorite speech, because I was able to demonstrate what I really love to do: makeup. Throughout my speech, I taught the class the basic steps to do a simple, matte eye shadow. The first step to doing eye shadow makeup is to always prime our eyes. The purpose of a primer is to give the makeup a better color pay-off and make it last longer throughout the day. After priming, the eyes must be set with powder so that it doesn't move around. Next, we can start with the actual eye shadow. To have a flawless and blended makeup look, we should always start with the lightest shade on the crease and then slowly build up the color as we go along. We should also go back in between shades with a blending brush to further blend all the colors together. A simple tip is to lightly go in the shades, so that it doesn't look muddy right away. If you think that you're satisfied with how your eye makeup looks, then you're good to go! And with only having five minutes to present, I think I was able to explain the basic steps of achieving a makeup look perfectly. I was barely nervous and knew exactly what to say compared to the other speeches I have done in class. It's a really big help being interested in the topic, because it made me enjoy presenting in front of the class.
Did I achieve my expected goals for this class?
In the beginning of this course, I set some goals for myself. My goals at the beginning of the class were to build confidence and develop a method to keep my nervousness down. In retrospect, I think I have pretty much accomplished my goals. Although I still am not the most confident speaker, my confidence is much better than what is was from the start. I also learned how to keep my nervousness down. Before presentation time, I tend to overthink how well I would do and even imagine myself completely flopping. But now, i trained myself to stop myself from that negative habit. If I had to gain the confidence that I really aspired in the beginning, then I had to really believe in myself. Because of this change of mindset, I was able to enjoy presenting in front of the class a little bit more.