Sunday, December 2, 2012
Onward and Upward, or Some Such Thing
I believe that the thing that I will be taking away from this class that will be most helpful to me in the future is the idea of having a strong speech concept and outline, but not necessarily to have a speech completely written out. In the past I have had many public speaking opportunities and have always written out my speeches in full and then attempted to memorize them and deliver them word for word. I think that making the speech extemporaneously while keeping in mind the concept of giving a good version of the speech allows you the opportunity to be more comfortable and less uptight while giving the speech. As long as you have done a thorough job researching your topic and are well prepared you are in a position to succeed. In some ways this goes against my tendency toward being a perfectionist and obsessing over small details. Still, I think that this is the best way to give a speech and hopefully as a practice utilizing this method more and more in future presentation opportunities I will become more comfortable with it. Furthermore I may even become more comfortable with a less structured approach in other aspects of my life. One can only hope.
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The last two lines of your post were my favorite. Lol. I'm a perfectionist too and my mother always jokes, "There's hope for even perfectionists like you." Haha. I too think that outlines are great, as opposed to either solely having note cards or a written outline. I agree with you because having only an outline allows for moderate changes and bending of one's speech; it allows it to be more natural-like, like everyday conversation and not like an overdone professional commercial ad. And like you said, one only needs to have prepared and researched well enough to ensure success. Anyway, great post and congrats on making it through the class! Good luck with your future endeavors.
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