Self-evaluation 2

            The purpose of my speech was to inform the audience of the events that lead and contributed to the late 2000’s financial crisis. Overall, I believe I did well in achieving my purpose. The feedback I received from my classmates led me to believe they found my speech informative and constructive. Considering the amount of time I spent on practicing the speech, I felt very confident during my presentation.  The fact that I have had years of experience on the subject gave me some added confidence. If I had the opportunity to redo my speech I would probably spend a few moments and made sure the spelling on my powerpoint slides were correct. This was the only feedback I received that was negative. I think the content I provided within my speech was well researched and effectively presented. I spent a great deal of time in gathering the data I presented. I believe my hard work paid-off considering my grade on the speech and the feedback I received from my peers. Some students’ comments stated how thorough they thought my research was, and how the graphs and charts I included complemented my speech very well. Therefore, I plan on spending just as much time necessary on my next speech to produce the same quality of data.

             I believe the delivery of my speech went very well. I managed to stay within my time frame and effectively used an extemporaneous speaking style. I believe all the time I spent practicing my speech is what allowed me to successfully use an extemporaneous speaking style.  In comparison to my Demo speech this speech was more successful. Specifically, my Demo speech I lost points for unnecessary movement and leaning on the furniture.  I did not make those mistakes during this presentation. Furthermore, in my Demo speech I did not effectively site enough references during my presentation. I did not make that mistake on the Info. Speech. Although considering the content of this speech it was much easier to have numerous references, I still made sure I had ample resources for info, and also made sure to cite each one during my presentation.  Audience engagement is an important part of any speech. It is what drawls your audience in and creates an appealing environment. With something as simple as eye contact this environment can be created. I believe I did well in ensuring I was constant with my eye contact with the entire class. I made sure to rotate from left to right slowly to ensure I engaged the entire audience. On a scale of 1-10, I would give myself a 10 for eye contact.  As I mentioned above, I made sure to include numerous reference in this speech. I had a total of five citations during my speech. In conclusion, I deem this speech to be a greater success compared to my prior speech. I felt more comfortable in presenting. Furthermore, the grade I received, a 95 percent, also indicated that this speech was more successful.