Although I have taken a speech course before, for some reason I had more success in this one. Maybe it was how close I got with everyone or just being older, but I feel I have become more comfortable with public speaking. I was literally dreading this class, wanting to withdrawal before it even started. Now, I will probably take another speech course because I realize that it sometimes just take practice. In my previous speech class we also didn't talk about ethos, logos, and pathos, and we also were never taught how to relate to an audience. That made me think of it more than just public speaking but delivering a message. I am more aware of how giving a good speech is not just how you present but what you're presenting and how the speaker relates that to their audience uses rhetoric to portray the purpose of their speech.
Although I don't think my individual performance improved drastically in between the two speeches, I definitely feel that it's has improved from before beginning this class.
I know that I will need to use public speaking in my professional life, but I am also starting to realize from the recent group activities that I will need it if I plan to join any sororities or clubs.
As far as each of the speeches are concerned, I obviously felt more comfortable with the second one because I had already done the first one and survived, but I also liked the topic better. I personally hate talking about myself, it makes me pretty uncomfortable, so the second topic itself just took some nerves away.
Although I am not about to go out and look for opportunities of public speaking, if it came to a life or death situation, I feel confident that I would be able to deliver.
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