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Public Speaking Self Reflection 2
Public Speaking Self Reflection
COMM/218 - PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR THE IT PROFESSIONAL
April 22, 2014
Diane Pawlak

After reviewing my instructors feedback there are a few things that I need to work on in this class. One of which is making sure that everything is covered as per the syllabus. This is mainly trying to hurry through and skimming. In order to correct this problem I need to read the instructions fully and follow them. The second one is visual aids besides power point. This one is rather challenging for me because I would normally do the presentation with the camera on my laptop but the only time I have been getting to do my homework is in my bed with my little one sleeping beside me. This makes it rather strange because even my laptop is normally beside my head with a wireless keyboard on my lap.

The verbal and nonverbal speaking anxiety signs that I have noticed that I have is listening to the sound of my own voice. The recording never sounds good enough for me and if I attempted to record the best one I could it would take me forever. Specific areas I intend on working on in this class is improving my confidence when it comes to recording, working on finding time to do video instead of just audio presentations, and listening to the constructive criticism of my peers and instructor in order to improve my performance. I would like to accomplish learning how to properly give a good presentation in this course. I have never been great at public speaking and I would like to learn how to improve the presentations that I need to give in order to keep my audiences attention and still give the information I need to without sounding drab and boring. The ways I would improve on my weak areas is continue to use them and listen to the feedback I receive. “Practice makes perfect” and public speaking is a great example of an area of study where that saying definitely rings true. The one saying I found online that really make me think was “To


References: White, K. (2012, Oct 08). Tips for improving your public speaking. The Washington Post Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1092194241?accountid=458
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