November 3rd- November 10th
My ISM speech didn’t come across at all as I had planned. I ran through it several times at home for my family the night before. The day of my speech I even did a practice run in front of AP Biology class in addition to my volleyball team. In all my practice speeches I set up my laptop, a timer, and I put my professional dress on. I executed my speech and felt very confident. I had a loud and, even more importantly, remembered every example and story. When it was time for my speech I was ready! After I started I made an error, followed by another one, and I then got flustered. I couldn’t work myself out of it. Walking out of class I was really upset with myself and the whole speech. However, after watching the video a few times and re-evalutating, I realized this is only going to help me grow. I received a lot of constructive criticism from my classmates and teacher. The comment that stuck with me the most was my trying to be something I’m not. In class, I am a very social person. I can talk with people easily. My speech was over professional, which is not my strong suit. I should focus more on talking with the audience and smile. Engaging the audience is something I will focus heavily on for the next speech I give.
- I spent approximately 4 hours on ISM work this week.
