Conclusion

I feel like I did an excellent job on my blog. I consistently answered each prompt fully and with great detail. I would want readers of my blog to recognize the amount effort I put into my work and appreciate my responses.

Favorite Presentation, Current feelings about Public Speaking

My favorite presentation was Crystal's. Her story about her stepbrother dying at war for his country and receiving no admiration from our armed forces is really tragic. However, the tribute video she showed was really heartwarming. Her presentation really touched my heart and made me realize how much I would miss my brother if he passed away.

After presenting my powerpoint successfully I am less apprehensive about public speaking. It is really not that difficult when you are presenting in front of equals, like my classmates, especially when everyone is in the same boat. I think that after this positive experience I will be less nervous the next time I have to speak to a group.

Apprehensions

Before my oral presentation I was admittedly nervous. I, along with many others, are scared of speaking in front of a large audience like my classmates. There are methods that can be used to eliminate this apprehension, however. Two ways that one can eliminate these apprehensions is by practicing speaking to a group and by using notecards that have what you plan to say written on them. By using notecards, the speaker does not have the additional worry of remembering what they want to say. They can simply read off the card. Practice helps eliminate the frightening feeling of standing in front of a crowd because you are conditioned in the act of speaking to people after repetition.