Before and After Speech Class

During the first steps in becoming a professional speaker, many of the speeches were terrible. They were supposed to be terrible, not that I purposely made them unappealing, but it was the way of the Webb. However, after writing a few outlines, speaking in front of many peers, teachers, demonstrating, informing, and persuading the audience, improvement showed. I used to always hold a note card to feel more comfortable, and to reminded myself of what I had written in my outline; but now as I began aiming for perfection, I felt comfortable in front of audiences as long as I knew and made it clear to the audience of what my purpose was. Giving zingers to end the speech was a favorite part of the speech process, clear senses of the ending had to be done correctly. Comfort was a problem, but engaging to the audience, keeping them occupied and attracted was another. Through the days of speech class, knowing not only how to write an interesting speech was a serious matter, but also knowing how to grab the focus of the audience to the main points, the idea, was also very important. Variations in tone, giving emotional intonations are crucial and achieved throughout the process of speech perfection. Enhancing hand gestures made clear of what the points are and helpful to attract attention. Now, through practice and aim, the target has been shot down; all the qualities of a beautiful speech has been absorbed in a mind that knows perfectly how to use these qualities.The overall improvement is a wide range, from the terrible murmurs in the beginning to the well-achieved speeches towards the end. Without knowing these skills, and how to use them would have been a great loss in a professional speaker.

~BEFORE~

~AFTER~