I gave my first official speech in my speech class last night. My topic was "grandparents". Not the easiest of topics. In this case, the content was not very important, it was an exercise in structure and presentation. I think it went OK for me. I would have felt better if it were a topic that I felt more comfortable with or if I had more time to prepare. My biggest problem was forgetting what I was planning to say and having to refer to my notes far too often to be smooth in my delivery.
My next speech should go better; it's a panel speech for which I've had a few weeks to prepare.
Now, if I could just find time to prepare
Leave a comment