My speech eek! I find speaking in public very nerve wracking, as I know many others do. I did my speech on Anne Boleyn the 2nd wife to King Henry the VIII. I feel overall I did a very good job. I used eye contact with my audience, I had as much as I could memorized, I tried to speak at a steady pace, loudly,clearly and tried not to fidget to much.
I also was very organized and I worked hard on my research. I did orally site only one of my sources, so I could have done more. I believe I was adequately prepared. I had note cards which I studied and I would adjust them to make it sound and flow better. I also would practice my speech on my lunch breaks, at home, at night and whenever and where ever I could.
Somethings I could improve on would be adding more hand gestures or getting my audience involved. I was worried to try and use gestures because I sometimes over use my hands and it can be distracting. So I should try to work on this and find a happy medium. I should have sited more sources and I realize this now. I also could work getting my audience more involved to help keep them interested. I could have possibly tried standing because I choose to sit for my speech. I only did this because I felt it was more personable; being that I had a small group I was talking to. But standing may have also engaged my audience more, so this is something I can work on and try in the future.
Overall I believe I did well. But, I also learned a lot of what I can improve on and work at. This was a great experience for me and something I will definitely use in the future.
