After watching the Speech Buddy videos for this week,
it brought to my attention the importance of verbal and body language during a
speech. This is the one thing I believe my speeches lack the most in. Although
now I am more comfortable speaking, I need to get more in tune with mannerisms
and delivery. Those videos really show the difference between good and awkward
symbolic language. The audience is more likely to be interested and aroused
with someone who is confident in their ability to speak. This doesn’t just mean
knowing the information, but also how they are delivering that information to
the audience. A few things I am going to start practicing more on are: the rate
at which I give the speech, the volume and enthusiasm depending on the mood,
and also the pitch to draw attention. Articulating these three aspects will be
the key ingredient in making a more entertaining and insightful speech people
will want to listen to.
I completely agree with you in the fact that my mannerisms and delivery are lacking in the same way you talked about yours. I like that you provided the ways in which we will be able to better our speeches if we have a hard time with the mannerisms and delivery. I think that I talk to fast, my enthusiasm can be too much at times and too little at times I personally need to find a balance on that subject. Pitch is not so hard for me, but it is good that you are able to acknowledge where you would like to improve and this response showed me that I can improve in a few areas you stated.
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