Bad Public Speaking

The first thing that came to my mind was an example of bad public speaking. The speaker was Miss South Carolina, Caitlin Upton, from the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant. Her answer to the final question is an example of bad public speaking. Millions of people were watching her live on national TV as she was about to answer her question. She was asked why she thought Americans can't locate the United States on the map. She started off talking about education in the United States. Then, she got off topic. She began talking about how people in "South Africa and the Iraq" don't have maps. Some people's reactions were harsh because her answer was laughable. They said that her answer just added to beauty pageant stereotypes. I could tell that she was very nervous. If I was asked to speak on national TV, I couldn't do it. With this speech class I hope to become better at public speaking. Thanks to YouTube, Caitlin Upton's bad public speaking will never be forgotten.