This blog represents the collective scholarly efforts of the students and instructor of CAS 100A: Effective Speech (a.k.a. public speaking) at Penn State University in the Summer of 2011.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Worst Speech I Heard at my Graduation
The freshest memory of public speaking was my high school graduation. I actually loved all of the other speeches except for my principals. His seemed really cliched and almost like he didnt even write it at all. He started going off on how we are all meant to be heros but personally I didn't think it was an appropriate speech for our class. Everyone else talked about their high school experiences and how they have grown over the years. Some even discussed how we are a class full of people that can do anything we want with our lives. He on the other hand started rambling on about heros and what they do for the community. It wasn't inspiring and frankly made me mad. The way he talked and the way in which he wrote his speech didnt seem effective. Everyone else I talked to didn't like his speech either because it sounded out of place. His body language and tone of voice is another thing that put me off. When listening to a speaker I need to know that he wants to be there giving the speech and not just saying anything because he has to.
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