I would say my speech is taking the form of a toast; I want it to be a joyful dedication to my dad. In actuality, I plan to ask someone to record my speech in the end so that I can actually give it to my dad as a gift because I think it would mean a great deal to him. Although it is very emotional as it is filled with lots of love and clear admiration it is still in a happy light, not the tone of a eulogy. I really like the three key points that I have but I think I could spend some more time on my introduction and especially my transitions. I really want the transitions between sections to seem more seamless so that it seems as minimally scripted as possible. This will become easier though as I practice the speech and see how it feels and flows as it is right now. My biggest challenge though is going to be maintaining my composure because my dad does mean a great deal to me so I want to make sure that I can get through the speech while maintaining a good balance of emotion. It’s okay, and good, to show feelings around the speech as obviously it will be emotional but I also still need to be able to present the speech effectively. Next I would say I need to work on my timing and see how long it is right now. I think it is very likely too long and will go over the time frame given so I need to figure out what information is not necessary to get my point across and what stories I am telling about him that I can simplify without losing the power that they hold. I would really like to make sure I take the time to practice my speech many times before next class so that I can be at a point where I barely need to glance at my notes. This will come in time with confidence but also I just need to make sure I carve out enough time to practice.
I would say my speech is taking the form of a toast. It is a dedication to one of my best friends at college. I like the idea of me telling the audience to imagine a person. I think that part of the speech is laid out well so far. I would like to add some more to my body paragraphs but that will come with time. I also really like my introduction, I feel that it sets the speech up well. I am currently struggling with adding more to my body paragraphs. I feel like the beginning and the end of my speech are definitely more of my strengths. Next, I need to work on saying this speech out loud, adding more depth to the body paragraphs, working on my timing with the speech, and lots of practicing. I think to elevate my speech I am going to try and make it very relatable to the audience. I want them to be envisioning their version of the person I am describing. I feel that this will keep them very engaged in my speech overall.
I would say that my speech is taking the form of a toast. My speech is dedicated to my other brother and the type of relationship that we have since sibling relationships can be different. I am still working on how to make my speech flow without jumping around. I think flow is significant because it will show exactly what I am trying to express. However, I feel like I am doing a good expressing my feelings as I sometimes have a hard time doing that. I think what I need to do next is work on tying all my points together and create more structure. I think once I figure out how to tie all the points together, my speech will come together very nicely and it will be easy to talk about. I believe that to elevate my speech, I have to connect with the audience on an emotional level. I feel as though I can achieve this by telling stories, and these stories people can think back to and possibly relate to or just picture themselves there. For this speech to come across as strong, I have to be able to figure out the structure of my speech and create a good flow.
My speech is taking the form of a eulogy for my grandfather, but I want it to be more like a dedication to him and all that he taught me. Although it is emotional, I want to focus more on the positive attributes of him, the person that he was, and how I see myself in him. I like my body paragraphs and I feel like my conclusion is the strongest part, but I want to focus on making my introduction stronger and captivating the audience. It feels like it is lacking something, so over the next week before the final delivery, I plan on working on it. I am also still trying to go through stories that will create the most meaning as I have a lot and I don’t want to go over the time limit. As I continue to edit it, I need to organize it in a way that it will flow and the transitions work so that it does not sound choppy. In addition, I want to practice this a lot. I usually memorize the speeches as much as possible but become nervous. I am hoping that because I am talking about someone special to me, it is easier to talk without looking at the outline so that I can maintain eye contact with the audience.
I would actually like to have my speech be a combination of a roast, which is designed to make people laugh, and a commemoration, which is designed to be more serious and make people connect with me and my person. I think a combination of a type of comedy, as well as tackling serious moments in my life that involved this person is a good way to get more than one reaction out of the audience and lets them also see more than one side of me and my person. I want everyone to get to see me and my person in a fun and positive, but also serious manner. I think many of the jokes that I have written down are relatable to the audience I am giving the speech to and do sound like things you would hear at a roast. Furthermore, the real-life stories I am going to talk about are all either funny and unique or can get a serious reaction out of the people I am telling them to. I want my speech to be relatable in a way, but still be taken seriously. I am not just a class clown. In fact, I believe that if I can’t make myself smile, I would rather be able to make everyone else smile. I just need to ensure that my speech fits in the time frame that we are aiming for, as well as maybe bring in some sort of prop that can relate to the types of speeches I am doing. I think if I do these things, my speech will be one to remember and one that will leave an impact on everyone who hears it.
My speech is taking on the form of a tribute speech. In my speech I’m giving honor to my mom and paying tribute to her by discussing all that she has taught me and how much I look up to her for it. Some ideas that have been really good so far are having a one word adjective to describe my mom for each body paragraph and then describing a specific instance when she showed that quality, another idea that has worked well so far is beginning my speech with a story from when I was younger about my mom that has some humor in it. Some challenges I have faced with composing this speech is deciding which stories to include about me and my moms relationship. I had to be sure to choose ones that wouldn’t be too emotional for me to share with the class. Going forward I need to work on cementing the actual speech and then practicing it before the dry run in class. I think in order to elevate my speech I am thinking of focusing on more positives and how my mom has inspired me instead of the negative aspects that a mother daughter relationship can suffer through.
As I have continued to write my speech I think that it is starting to take the form of a commencement speech and a toast. I feel as though I am sort of paying a tribute to my sister and thanking her for always being there for me. Writing this speech has not been as hard for me because there are many things that I could say about my sister so I have not run out of ideas. My plan is to start the speech off with a funny story and circle back to that story at the end, which is why I believe it could also be considered more of a toast. However, I still want it to sound like I am commending my sister for the person that she is and not making the speech a joke. I also feel as though that could be what elevates the speech because it would add a different element to the speech. During the dry-run I want to get some feedback on the story that I add into the speech and see if the audience thinks that it is taking away from the other details within the speech that will describe who my sister is and what she means to me. This week I have mostly just been trying to make my speech flow the best I can and add enough content to make sure I reach the four minute mark.
My speech, I think, is taking the form of a toast or a commencement speech, it is a little lighthearted. It starts off a little funny then goes into three different stories about my subject. Each story about my subject explains a little about their personality and their connection to me. I really like my idea for the beginning, I think it will hook my audience and make them laugh a little. I think a little bit of a challenge was presented in the fact that it is hard to sum up how much my subject means to me in such a short amount of time. After spending 9 years together, seeing each other for hours and hours every day. What needs to happen next is that I need to narrow down exactly what I want to say to explain each of the three stories. I need to decide what information is relevant to the story for the audience to understand the context of the story and why it is important. This is going towards explaining how important my subject is to me by highlighting a couple of stories about us. In order to elevate my speech I will be going into more detail on my outline in order to become more specific and more confident in what I need to include in each part of my speech. Overall I think my speech has a solid structure and will some elaborating and tweaking will be able to show how much my subject means to me through the three stories in order to show our connection and how much we mean to each other. And to be able to do so within the 4 minute time slot while keeping it flowing and natural.
My speech has come along nicely through the week as I have worked on the outline. It has taken the form of a storytelling speech as I tell three stories about the high school football coach and each story is about how he taught me a different life lesson. I really like how I choose to display how my coach was an important person in my life. However, I think there might be some small organizational problems in my outline that may make my speech less effective to the listener. I think the best way to go about this is to deliver my speech in the dry run because I am very confident with the material of it so far and take advice from the audience to see what can be fixed. I believe more opinions will help elevate my speech to the next level because I will find out what the audience wants to hear.
My speech is in the form of a toast. Somethings that are going good throughout the writing process is thinking of ideas that I can use in my speech. My mom and I have had a lot of fun and exciting times but we have also have had some really emotional ones that brought us together. Some of the harder things that I have faced is trying to word everything and try not to be repetitive. I also need to figure out the placement and structure of everything in my speech to make it flow the way I want it to. I need to really work on writing it out and making it more structured rather than just a bunch of brainstormed ideas. The way i’m elevating this speech is by using more emotional words and phrases as well as really important events with in my life that have brought my mom and I closer together and brought our relationship to where we are today. I think this speech is heading in the right direction, it just needs a bit more improvement when it comes to structure and detail.
After working on my speech this week I will say it’s a lot harder than I thought. I’ve written multiple emotional speeches for retreats in high school but for some reason, I can’t find any words to say. I think it’s hard when you love someone so much, to admire them in 3-4 minutes is difficult. I’ve changed people multiple times now and I think I finally decided on what to do. I really had to take time to sit and think about what I wanted to say, how to make it flow, and how to keep it in the time limit. I’d say my speech has taken the form of a toast. I think I need to really work on this speech to make it flow and sound better. I’m not sure why I’m having such a hard time with this but hopefully, it will come out okay. Now that I’ve written it I need to revise it and then practice it. I’m hoping this little writer’s block disappears so I can be happy with my work. I have a lot of good ideas but for some reason, none of it sounds right to me. I’ll get it eventually I hope. Overall, this speech is harder for me than the past ones but hopefully, the work I put into it will pay off.
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I think my speech is going to be heartfelt and a little emotional. I think all my ideas are good but some really good ones that I can really talk about is how my Pepe getting dementia has really affected him and our whole family and how we have dealt with it. Another idea I can talk about a lot is all the fun stuff we used to do together and the memories it brought. I think the next step that needs to happen is I need to finish up arranging my speech and I think I can go more into details in some places to really show who he was and who he is now. He’s still the same man, but different. I want this essay to really explain what type of man my Pepe was and teach people about dementia and how it can really affect people’s lives. Things I’m going to do to elevate this speech is to go into detail about how my Pepe getting dementia has really affected me personally. It doesn’t just affect the person that gets the disease. I will also add some facts about dementia and some signs to watch out for.
I am dedicating Speech #3 to my dad, and it is taking the form of a tribute. I want to be able to talk about what exactly makes my dad so special to me, like his little quirks, so that his character is well understood during my presentation. The ideas that I have that seem really good come from anecdotes that I am incorporating into my speech. One main point of my speech is about how supportive my dad is, so I will be talking about how he did this when I first moved into college. I was super nervous and stressed out about school and football, and he was able to help guide me to make the choices that were best for me and my future. He didn’t push me to do anything I didn’t want to do, and told me to do what felt true to myself. The part of this speech that I am finding to be the most difficult so far is organizing my main points. Having the right sequence will help the speech sound more organic, and will consist of less jumping around from point to point. I want the audience to feel more engaged, so having good transitions between my main points is the key to doing so. My next step is to practice giving my speech out loud, perhaps to a few friends. This is how I think I am going to elevate my speech from the last solo presentation we gave at the beginning of the semester. More practice will help raise my confidence, leading to less filler words and a less shaky voice.
I plan for my speech to be based around stories so that my point can really be emphasized. I feel like stories help the audience understand things and be better engaged. I also just find stories easier to tell then just saying or explaining why someone is important to me. I don’t want it to drag though and go to long since I understand how it has to be around 4-7 minutes so I have to make it just right. My goal is 5-6 minutes so that it’s just right and not overdoing it. To make my speech better, I wanted to compare my mom to a rose quartz. Me and her don’t get along all the time but the rose quartz represents unconditional love which is exactly what she is. She cares for me and my siblings no matter what. She is also a really sacrificial person and has done so much for me and my brothers. I’m a little challenged with being able to explain how different me and her are but how she still cares for me. We both have different moral values and ideas but she’s cared for me since I was a kid. I just want to make this speech really emphasize that point.
My speech is almost ready for a dry run and it is kind of smooth. I used some good words in it to make it more batter. This speech is about my grandfather that shows how important his part was in my life. The hard part of this speech is to present in the class and try to cover all points that I have on my ot line. This speech is a bit more emotional to me and I have to control my emotions during the speech which is the taught part. My speech is in the script form. I have to make an outline of that speech including every point. The speech is going well for right now trying to add a little bit more detail. I have to add a story in my speech because I don’t have any story about my grandfather in my speech I just talk about what he taught me, what was his part, what he did etc.. to elevate my speech and I think it will also help me to increase my speech duration. Other than that speech is almost ready for dry and run.
My speech is taking on the form of a toast or a dedication almost to my old teammate Ella Fessest. I want to incorporate a story of my high school experience and connect it to how if Ella hadn’t stepped in and shown me the way I never would be where I am today or the person I am today. I learn a lot from her and I want to be able to pick out a few keywords to use to describe what I learned from her and what specifically she did to teach me or show me that. My goal is to get between 5-6 minutes. I think what I need to focus on is not jumping around from story to story and keeping it more chronological. I think if I start getting nervous I will start to jump around and miss the key points I want to hit. My next steps are to start condensing my speech and getting it structured to my liking so that it flows smoothly. This will come with practicing it and figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
My speech is taking the form of a eulogy but instead of a normal sad speech, I want to really shed light on the happy person he was and everything he had taught me. I think in order for my speech to go exactly how I want it I am going to need to practice a lot so it is not as emotional for me to share with the class as I would imagine it to be. I want everybody to see my person through the way that I see them because they truly are amazing in every way. I think some struggles that I have had along the way are figuring out which stories are going to be the best to share. Because the speech is only so long I would rather share the ones that I think are going to be the most beneficial. Some things that have been going well for me have been lining up how I want the speech to go. I really like how I have lined up my speech. I think how I am going to finalize it is as each body section being a different story or characteristic that I want to share. The only hard part about it is figuring out which ones are the most important to share.
To be able to prepare for the dry run, a few things need to occur. First of all, I need to cut down my outline to make sure I am not sharing too much and I am focusing on the important details. This will allow me to stay within the time range. I could talk for hours about my person so narrowing down on the important parts will be necessary. Additionally, I need to add in transitions to make the speech as a whole flow. Next, I need to practice. Practicing will ensure I am confident with my speech and make the dry-run presentation run smoother. Lastly, I need to read through and make sure everything makes sense. I started by just word-spitting, so not all my ideas align and make sense together. I want to make sure I am presenting a clear point. I think I have my main ideas set in stone, but I definitely need to iron out my details.
I would say my speech is a tribute to my best friend, Emie. She lives in the Netherlands so finding as much content as some others might be a little tough, but I really hope it can come together in the next week or so. I kind of would like somebody to record it to I can send it to them, but I am not sure that is allowed. So for starters, the biggest issue would be to content and be able to elaborate on that. Another huge issue I need to put a lot of work into is not rushing the speech. I love to jump around a lot because I get really excited when I talk about things or people that I like. When I talk about Heathers around my friend, they usually get upset with me for having too much energy. I think people find it annoying or embarrassing. Either way, I really do not want that to be portrayed in my speech. It really makes the speech seem informal and completely inappropriate for a professional setting. I think that if I can get all of these obstacles cleared, at least somewhat, then we can make a good speech and then on working on perfecting these skills further down the line.
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I would say my speech is taking the form of a toast; I want it to be a joyful dedication to my dad. In actuality, I plan to ask someone to record my speech in the end so that I can actually give it to my dad as a gift because I think it would mean a great deal to him. Although it is very emotional as it is filled with lots of love and clear admiration it is still in a happy light, not the tone of a eulogy. I really like the three key points that I have but I think I could spend some more time on my introduction and especially my transitions. I really want the transitions between sections to seem more seamless so that it seems as minimally scripted as possible. This will become easier though as I practice the speech and see how it feels and flows as it is right now. My biggest challenge though is going to be maintaining my composure because my dad does mean a great deal to me so I want to make sure that I can get through the speech while maintaining a good balance of emotion. It’s okay, and good, to show feelings around the speech as obviously it will be emotional but I also still need to be able to present the speech effectively. Next I would say I need to work on my timing and see how long it is right now. I think it is very likely too long and will go over the time frame given so I need to figure out what information is not necessary to get my point across and what stories I am telling about him that I can simplify without losing the power that they hold. I would really like to make sure I take the time to practice my speech many times before next class so that I can be at a point where I barely need to glance at my notes. This will come in time with confidence but also I just need to make sure I carve out enough time to practice.
I would say my speech is taking the form of a toast. It is a dedication to one of my best friends at college. I like the idea of me telling the audience to imagine a person. I think that part of the speech is laid out well so far. I would like to add some more to my body paragraphs but that will come with time. I also really like my introduction, I feel that it sets the speech up well. I am currently struggling with adding more to my body paragraphs. I feel like the beginning and the end of my speech are definitely more of my strengths. Next, I need to work on saying this speech out loud, adding more depth to the body paragraphs, working on my timing with the speech, and lots of practicing. I think to elevate my speech I am going to try and make it very relatable to the audience. I want them to be envisioning their version of the person I am describing. I feel that this will keep them very engaged in my speech overall.
I would say that my speech is taking the form of a toast. My speech is dedicated to my other brother and the type of relationship that we have since sibling relationships can be different. I am still working on how to make my speech flow without jumping around. I think flow is significant because it will show exactly what I am trying to express. However, I feel like I am doing a good expressing my feelings as I sometimes have a hard time doing that. I think what I need to do next is work on tying all my points together and create more structure. I think once I figure out how to tie all the points together, my speech will come together very nicely and it will be easy to talk about. I believe that to elevate my speech, I have to connect with the audience on an emotional level. I feel as though I can achieve this by telling stories, and these stories people can think back to and possibly relate to or just picture themselves there. For this speech to come across as strong, I have to be able to figure out the structure of my speech and create a good flow.
My speech is taking the form of a eulogy for my grandfather, but I want it to be more like a dedication to him and all that he taught me. Although it is emotional, I want to focus more on the positive attributes of him, the person that he was, and how I see myself in him. I like my body paragraphs and I feel like my conclusion is the strongest part, but I want to focus on making my introduction stronger and captivating the audience. It feels like it is lacking something, so over the next week before the final delivery, I plan on working on it. I am also still trying to go through stories that will create the most meaning as I have a lot and I don’t want to go over the time limit. As I continue to edit it, I need to organize it in a way that it will flow and the transitions work so that it does not sound choppy. In addition, I want to practice this a lot. I usually memorize the speeches as much as possible but become nervous. I am hoping that because I am talking about someone special to me, it is easier to talk without looking at the outline so that I can maintain eye contact with the audience.
I would actually like to have my speech be a combination of a roast, which is designed to make people laugh, and a commemoration, which is designed to be more serious and make people connect with me and my person. I think a combination of a type of comedy, as well as tackling serious moments in my life that involved this person is a good way to get more than one reaction out of the audience and lets them also see more than one side of me and my person. I want everyone to get to see me and my person in a fun and positive, but also serious manner. I think many of the jokes that I have written down are relatable to the audience I am giving the speech to and do sound like things you would hear at a roast. Furthermore, the real-life stories I am going to talk about are all either funny and unique or can get a serious reaction out of the people I am telling them to. I want my speech to be relatable in a way, but still be taken seriously. I am not just a class clown. In fact, I believe that if I can’t make myself smile, I would rather be able to make everyone else smile. I just need to ensure that my speech fits in the time frame that we are aiming for, as well as maybe bring in some sort of prop that can relate to the types of speeches I am doing. I think if I do these things, my speech will be one to remember and one that will leave an impact on everyone who hears it.
My speech is taking on the form of a tribute speech. In my speech I’m giving honor to my mom and paying tribute to her by discussing all that she has taught me and how much I look up to her for it. Some ideas that have been really good so far are having a one word adjective to describe my mom for each body paragraph and then describing a specific instance when she showed that quality, another idea that has worked well so far is beginning my speech with a story from when I was younger about my mom that has some humor in it. Some challenges I have faced with composing this speech is deciding which stories to include about me and my moms relationship. I had to be sure to choose ones that wouldn’t be too emotional for me to share with the class. Going forward I need to work on cementing the actual speech and then practicing it before the dry run in class. I think in order to elevate my speech I am thinking of focusing on more positives and how my mom has inspired me instead of the negative aspects that a mother daughter relationship can suffer through.
As I have continued to write my speech I think that it is starting to take the form of a commencement speech and a toast. I feel as though I am sort of paying a tribute to my sister and thanking her for always being there for me. Writing this speech has not been as hard for me because there are many things that I could say about my sister so I have not run out of ideas. My plan is to start the speech off with a funny story and circle back to that story at the end, which is why I believe it could also be considered more of a toast. However, I still want it to sound like I am commending my sister for the person that she is and not making the speech a joke. I also feel as though that could be what elevates the speech because it would add a different element to the speech. During the dry-run I want to get some feedback on the story that I add into the speech and see if the audience thinks that it is taking away from the other details within the speech that will describe who my sister is and what she means to me. This week I have mostly just been trying to make my speech flow the best I can and add enough content to make sure I reach the four minute mark.
My speech, I think, is taking the form of a toast or a commencement speech, it is a little lighthearted. It starts off a little funny then goes into three different stories about my subject. Each story about my subject explains a little about their personality and their connection to me. I really like my idea for the beginning, I think it will hook my audience and make them laugh a little. I think a little bit of a challenge was presented in the fact that it is hard to sum up how much my subject means to me in such a short amount of time. After spending 9 years together, seeing each other for hours and hours every day. What needs to happen next is that I need to narrow down exactly what I want to say to explain each of the three stories. I need to decide what information is relevant to the story for the audience to understand the context of the story and why it is important. This is going towards explaining how important my subject is to me by highlighting a couple of stories about us. In order to elevate my speech I will be going into more detail on my outline in order to become more specific and more confident in what I need to include in each part of my speech. Overall I think my speech has a solid structure and will some elaborating and tweaking will be able to show how much my subject means to me through the three stories in order to show our connection and how much we mean to each other. And to be able to do so within the 4 minute time slot while keeping it flowing and natural.
My speech has come along nicely through the week as I have worked on the outline. It has taken the form of a storytelling speech as I tell three stories about the high school football coach and each story is about how he taught me a different life lesson. I really like how I choose to display how my coach was an important person in my life. However, I think there might be some small organizational problems in my outline that may make my speech less effective to the listener. I think the best way to go about this is to deliver my speech in the dry run because I am very confident with the material of it so far and take advice from the audience to see what can be fixed. I believe more opinions will help elevate my speech to the next level because I will find out what the audience wants to hear.
My speech is in the form of a toast. Somethings that are going good throughout the writing process is thinking of ideas that I can use in my speech. My mom and I have had a lot of fun and exciting times but we have also have had some really emotional ones that brought us together. Some of the harder things that I have faced is trying to word everything and try not to be repetitive. I also need to figure out the placement and structure of everything in my speech to make it flow the way I want it to. I need to really work on writing it out and making it more structured rather than just a bunch of brainstormed ideas. The way i’m elevating this speech is by using more emotional words and phrases as well as really important events with in my life that have brought my mom and I closer together and brought our relationship to where we are today. I think this speech is heading in the right direction, it just needs a bit more improvement when it comes to structure and detail.
After working on my speech this week I will say it’s a lot harder than I thought. I’ve written multiple emotional speeches for retreats in high school but for some reason, I can’t find any words to say. I think it’s hard when you love someone so much, to admire them in 3-4 minutes is difficult. I’ve changed people multiple times now and I think I finally decided on what to do. I really had to take time to sit and think about what I wanted to say, how to make it flow, and how to keep it in the time limit. I’d say my speech has taken the form of a toast. I think I need to really work on this speech to make it flow and sound better. I’m not sure why I’m having such a hard time with this but hopefully, it will come out okay. Now that I’ve written it I need to revise it and then practice it. I’m hoping this little writer’s block disappears so I can be happy with my work. I have a lot of good ideas but for some reason, none of it sounds right to me. I’ll get it eventually I hope. Overall, this speech is harder for me than the past ones but hopefully, the work I put into it will pay off.
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I think my speech is going to be heartfelt and a little emotional. I think all my ideas are good but some really good ones that I can really talk about is how my Pepe getting dementia has really affected him and our whole family and how we have dealt with it. Another idea I can talk about a lot is all the fun stuff we used to do together and the memories it brought. I think the next step that needs to happen is I need to finish up arranging my speech and I think I can go more into details in some places to really show who he was and who he is now. He’s still the same man, but different. I want this essay to really explain what type of man my Pepe was and teach people about dementia and how it can really affect people’s lives. Things I’m going to do to elevate this speech is to go into detail about how my Pepe getting dementia has really affected me personally. It doesn’t just affect the person that gets the disease. I will also add some facts about dementia and some signs to watch out for.
I am dedicating Speech #3 to my dad, and it is taking the form of a tribute. I want to be able to talk about what exactly makes my dad so special to me, like his little quirks, so that his character is well understood during my presentation. The ideas that I have that seem really good come from anecdotes that I am incorporating into my speech. One main point of my speech is about how supportive my dad is, so I will be talking about how he did this when I first moved into college. I was super nervous and stressed out about school and football, and he was able to help guide me to make the choices that were best for me and my future. He didn’t push me to do anything I didn’t want to do, and told me to do what felt true to myself. The part of this speech that I am finding to be the most difficult so far is organizing my main points. Having the right sequence will help the speech sound more organic, and will consist of less jumping around from point to point. I want the audience to feel more engaged, so having good transitions between my main points is the key to doing so. My next step is to practice giving my speech out loud, perhaps to a few friends. This is how I think I am going to elevate my speech from the last solo presentation we gave at the beginning of the semester. More practice will help raise my confidence, leading to less filler words and a less shaky voice.
I plan for my speech to be based around stories so that my point can really be emphasized. I feel like stories help the audience understand things and be better engaged. I also just find stories easier to tell then just saying or explaining why someone is important to me. I don’t want it to drag though and go to long since I understand how it has to be around 4-7 minutes so I have to make it just right. My goal is 5-6 minutes so that it’s just right and not overdoing it. To make my speech better, I wanted to compare my mom to a rose quartz. Me and her don’t get along all the time but the rose quartz represents unconditional love which is exactly what she is. She cares for me and my siblings no matter what. She is also a really sacrificial person and has done so much for me and my brothers. I’m a little challenged with being able to explain how different me and her are but how she still cares for me. We both have different moral values and ideas but she’s cared for me since I was a kid. I just want to make this speech really emphasize that point.
My speech is almost ready for a dry run and it is kind of smooth. I used some good words in it to make it more batter. This speech is about my grandfather that shows how important his part was in my life. The hard part of this speech is to present in the class and try to cover all points that I have on my ot line. This speech is a bit more emotional to me and I have to control my emotions during the speech which is the taught part. My speech is in the script form. I have to make an outline of that speech including every point. The speech is going well for right now trying to add a little bit more detail. I have to add a story in my speech because I don’t have any story about my grandfather in my speech I just talk about what he taught me, what was his part, what he did etc.. to elevate my speech and I think it will also help me to increase my speech duration. Other than that speech is almost ready for dry and run.
My speech is taking on the form of a toast or a dedication almost to my old teammate Ella Fessest. I want to incorporate a story of my high school experience and connect it to how if Ella hadn’t stepped in and shown me the way I never would be where I am today or the person I am today. I learn a lot from her and I want to be able to pick out a few keywords to use to describe what I learned from her and what specifically she did to teach me or show me that. My goal is to get between 5-6 minutes. I think what I need to focus on is not jumping around from story to story and keeping it more chronological. I think if I start getting nervous I will start to jump around and miss the key points I want to hit. My next steps are to start condensing my speech and getting it structured to my liking so that it flows smoothly. This will come with practicing it and figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
My speech is taking the form of a eulogy but instead of a normal sad speech, I want to really shed light on the happy person he was and everything he had taught me. I think in order for my speech to go exactly how I want it I am going to need to practice a lot so it is not as emotional for me to share with the class as I would imagine it to be. I want everybody to see my person through the way that I see them because they truly are amazing in every way. I think some struggles that I have had along the way are figuring out which stories are going to be the best to share. Because the speech is only so long I would rather share the ones that I think are going to be the most beneficial. Some things that have been going well for me have been lining up how I want the speech to go. I really like how I have lined up my speech. I think how I am going to finalize it is as each body section being a different story or characteristic that I want to share. The only hard part about it is figuring out which ones are the most important to share.
To be able to prepare for the dry run, a few things need to occur. First of all, I need to cut down my outline to make sure I am not sharing too much and I am focusing on the important details. This will allow me to stay within the time range. I could talk for hours about my person so narrowing down on the important parts will be necessary. Additionally, I need to add in transitions to make the speech as a whole flow. Next, I need to practice. Practicing will ensure I am confident with my speech and make the dry-run presentation run smoother. Lastly, I need to read through and make sure everything makes sense. I started by just word-spitting, so not all my ideas align and make sense together. I want to make sure I am presenting a clear point. I think I have my main ideas set in stone, but I definitely need to iron out my details.
I would say my speech is a tribute to my best friend, Emie. She lives in the Netherlands so finding as much content as some others might be a little tough, but I really hope it can come together in the next week or so. I kind of would like somebody to record it to I can send it to them, but I am not sure that is allowed. So for starters, the biggest issue would be to content and be able to elaborate on that. Another huge issue I need to put a lot of work into is not rushing the speech. I love to jump around a lot because I get really excited when I talk about things or people that I like. When I talk about Heathers around my friend, they usually get upset with me for having too much energy. I think people find it annoying or embarrassing. Either way, I really do not want that to be portrayed in my speech. It really makes the speech seem informal and completely inappropriate for a professional setting. I think that if I can get all of these obstacles cleared, at least somewhat, then we can make a good speech and then on working on perfecting these skills further down the line.