Shield Speech Class Analysis

To prepare for my shield speech, I used time in class to write my outline and consulted other around me about my ideas. I thought of first representing each point with a book, and then later came to the idea of a bookshelf I could put props and pictures on. I admit that I did procrastinate while writing my speech. I could've used my time in class better to figure out what I was going to say. My slip, which I folded very many times so it was very small, was chosen first. I wouldn't have made the slip so small if I had been focusing on Mr. Stauffer telling the class that he picked the small one first instead of focusing on making my paper small. Oh well. I went first, and I felt I didn't have as much time to prepare. I worked hard after school in the two days I had. I planned out notecards; I had a rough draft, and then a "final draft" of the notecards. The night before my speech, a Tuesday, I ran my speech over and over again, timing it each time. I got so involved in it that I almost missed my quintet rehearsal that night. I saw that the time was 7:18 PM during my speech, and I had to be at rehearsal at 7:20! I felt
My heart continued to pound even after it was over, though, until the class period was over. It was nice to be done and enjoy other people's speeches without worrying about mine. I felt like my shield was good; the picture and other things I had on my shield were easy to see, and my reveal technique was good. My bookshelf began empty at the beginning of my speech and filled up throughout. I felt that my attention getter and conclusion went well and tied together nicely. I don't remember how my eye contact was because I was so focused on getting through the speech. The only time I really used notecards was for my introduction and conclusion, so I hope my eye contact was okay because of that. I also think that speed, vocalized pauses, and planning what I had to say, in some parts, could use some