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Speech Reflection

1. As far as my own thoughts on my speech, I thought I did okay. I was a little bothered because I thought my first speech was a bit more comfortable and had better delivery than the second. Nonetheless, I thought I got all my info across clearly and concisely in a easy to follow manner. I just wish I could've delivered a bit yet.

2. As far as how I delivered, I think I could've been more engaged with the crowd. I had a good hook and what felt like good humor in the beginning, but then I got so wrapped up in trying to make sure that I got all of my info across that I stopped focusing on the crowd and how I was speaking. On top of that, I think I was a bit stiff, and got progressively more monotone through the presentation.

3. Really I think I need to stop worrying about memorizing certain points and patterns and just have guided thoughts. The more I try to give this completely planned out speech, the more I go monotone and fail to engage. I think if I really just try to focus on being passionate, and really driving home main points, rather than trying to perfectly organize the whole piece, it'll fix a lot of my problems.

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