In class this week, I delivered my speech. In the speech I focused mainly on my original work, in which I researched and analyzed the traits and qualities that adolescents look for when selecting a psychologist or other mental health care professional. I also spoke about my experiences so far this year and what I hope to accomplish through my final product. I outlined my SMART goals, which we developed earlier in the semester. These were short term, mid term, and long term goals that I have for my life.
While I feel that the speech was well organized and delivered slightly better than my previous speech, I still have quite a bit of work to do on my public speaking skills. Although I used fewer filler words than last time, there were still too many in my presentation. Also, as the speech got longer I found it more and more difficult to remember all the points I wanted to hit, and I forgot a small section of my speech, meaning that I came in under the time requirements.
For my next speech, I need to find a way to remember all the specific points I want to hit, instead of just the general ideas I need to cover, in order to ensure that my speech is as thorough as necessary.
