When Will My Self Reflection Show

After giving the final draft of my speech in front of the class, I felt very confident in its quality and the progress I have made since my first draft.  I feel that the content in my speech has come together really well, incorporating the research I did on music but also capturing my ultimate love for it perfectly.  I hope that when giving the speech, my excitement for music and the hapiness I get when talking about it is visible in my presentation of my speech.  It was something I worked on to really convince my audience how passionate I really am about this topic, but then I realized I really didn't need to work on showing my enthusiasm because after I was comfortable giving this speech I wrote, the excitement part was easy and very real.  One major thing that I was concerned about when giving my speech was reading it too fast and losing the attention of my listeners.  After giving my final, recorded speech though, I felt really confident when speaking, was able to add all of the effects and emphasis to certain points while I talked, and also I felt as if my pacing was perfect.  Whenever I felt myself speeding up, I was able to slow down and really give a clear depiction on how I believe music is one of the most powerful outlets in life.  

Even though we were able to read our speeches in front of us, I felt that I still had a really firm grasp on what I was talking about and also what I had written.  While reading, I found mistakes in my writing and also there were times where the promoter went a little slower than I was reading. I'm felt as though I was able to continue with my speech smoothly because I knew what was coming next in result of me really knowing my speech well.  I was able to fix my mistakes on the spot and also added a couple things here and there while I was talking if I felt as though my speech needed it and it worked well in it. I was also able to control my body movements as well even though I was nervous when giving my speech.  My feet stayed perfectly planted on the ground the entire time I spoke, and I was able to use my hands only when necessary.  I used my hands sometimes when I was emphasizing a strong point or if I was showing excitement for something I was saying, but I didn't not fidget with my hands in a way that would make me look nervous.  

Overall, I really enjoyed creating and presenting this speech because it was about a topic that I love to talk about.  One of the requirements to graduate is to give a senior speech that works under the "This I believe..." format.  I feel as though this speech will work perfectly and I will not be nervous anymore to present it.  If I read it over time and time again, I will become even more comfortable with it and the memorization will come more easily.  I am excited to add all of the elements in my Ted Talk that will make this speech from really good to great.