Improving Your Speech Delivery Project

This assignment includes two parts. Be sure to pay close attention to the directions in each part as they build upon each other. Part 1 Write and record a two-minute speech on any topic that is important to you. Present your speech to an audience of one or more persons. You may record the video and present the recorded version to the audience, or you may present the speech in person and record it for submission for this assignment. To record and upload the video of the speech to YouTube, use the instructions found here. The instructions explain how to obtain a link to your video on YouTube. Provide the link to the video in your reflection statement in Part 2 of this assignment. Also, include a transcript of your speech at the end of the reflection statement in Part 2 of this assignment. Have your audience use the following evaluation questions to evaluate your delivery, and personally answer all the same questions for your self-evaluation. (Did I use an extemporaneous delivery style? Yes. More emphasis should be placed on memorizing most of the speech so that it looks more natural and not having to read the speech. Did I use appropriate notes but not read or memorize my speech? Read too much of speech Did I establish eye contact with my audience before I began my speech? Yes Did I maintain eye contact during my speech? Should look at the entire audience instead of 1-2 people Did I use gestures in a natural way? Yes Did I have an appropriate posture? Recommend standing during the speech to appear more vested. Did I have an appropriate facial expression? Yes Did I vary my facial expression? Somewhat Did I speak loud enough to be heard clearly? Volume was good Did I speak with vocal variety?) could use more vocal variety In the reflection statement, include a link to your YouTube video.