Much of our class time this week was devoted to finishing
our research speeches. I had presented
my speech already, so I was able to watch my classmates as they presented and
learn from their experiences as well as my own. For instance, one of my
classmates realized that with the way our room is set up, if she turned the
computer monitor to face her, she would be able to see her presentation while
looking straight ahead, instead of turning around to see the powerpoint on the
screen behind her. As each person presented their speech, they enlisted a
classmate to record their presentation for them.
Once the research speeches were complete, the videos of the
speeches were uploaded onto YouTube, and links were posted on a forum that the
entire Liberty ISM program had access to. We watched and critiqued each other’s
speeches, offering positive feedback and constructive criticism, in order to
create more focused opportunities for growth in our speaking skills this year.
