Royce

September 21, 2009 OI #2 Poetry Out Loud

Today I presented my second oral interpretation to my English 9 class. My speech was to create an understanding of how life has many ups and downs. After reviewing my performance, I felt that it still needs a few touch ups but otherwise it was a decent performance. Although certain categories needed a few tweaks I thought that I did pretty well in the other categories. Throughout my performance I spoke at a good rate where everyone could hear each word I was saying. Also, I thought I was able to incorporate my non-verbal expressions into my speech better. For example, when I raised my hand to represent the catcher’s upheld glove it seemed more natural. Here are some categories in which the next performance I could improve. During the introduction of my speech, stage fright got the best of me and I forgot the final line of it. During which there was a long pause in which I was frantically trying to remember it without looking at my manuscript. Also, when listening to the recording of my speech I definitely could have made my voice a little louder. Throughout my entire speech it was difficult to hear what I was saying in my speech. Another improvement that I could make is to stop swaying from foot to foot when speaking. This quote “And the veteran, in his wisdom, seems to promise it, it glows from his upheld glove” is a part of my speech when I used pauses to make my speech sound more dramatic. This selection from my speech is a source to look at to improve my presentation. It gave me valuable insights on how to use pauses to create an effect on the audience and how to include non-verbal expressions. I believe that this performance deserves a B because in the introduction I forgot the last line for a couple of seconds. I also needed to speak up so that everyone could here my presentation clearly.

OI# 3 Self Reflection October 18,2009

Today I presented my third oral interpretation to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to create a creepy feeling about spiders. After watching the recording, there are a few changes that need to be made here and there.

In this performance there are a few things that need to be fixed but otherwise I did well in the other categories. During my presentation of my poem I spoke at good rate and emphasized the parts that needed to be. I accomplished this by slowing the rate that I was speaking at during these parts. I also made my non-verbal expressions seem more natural and not as forced as before.

These are some of the categories that I’m going to have to work on. During the introduction of my speech I was speaking a little too quickly and it did not grab the audience’s attention. I also still need to speak louder because the people on the outsides and in the back could not hear it well. There also needs to be more tone variation in my presentation because it sounds kind of like a monotone. I also need to make an improvement on my eye contact because most of the time I was looking down at the paper and not at the audience.

The quote “Glistening fangs, dripping with venom” was when I slowed down to emphasize the meaning and I changed my tone of voice to make it sound a little more dramatic.

The selection is great for future reference because I incorporated some tone variation and rate speed to create an effect on the audience.

I think this performance deserves a B- because I did not have a lot of tone variation and the volume was kind of soft throughout the speech. Also, I did not remember my poem too well, so I had to constantly look at my manuscript. Which caused me to not make good eye contact with the audience.

Self Reflection On OI #4 October 25, 2009

I presented my fourth oral interpretation to my English 9 class. The purpose of this oral interpretation was to help visualize a passage of a story. After reviewing my speech on the computer, I saw that it still needs improvements. Although my speech still needs to be changed, I thought that I did well in certain categories. One was that in this speech I spoke loud enough were the entire audience could hear. Also, I incorporated more non-verbal expressions into my speech, while also making them seem more natural. I also varied my tone when I emphasized the emotions to make it seem more dramatic. For my next speech, these are the things that I am going to have to work on. I have to work on my introduction because I forgot the final line in it. In my speech I also have to look up more because I was reading off of my manuscript most of my time instead of looking up. In my introduction I also have to speak louder to grab the audience’s attention. I also have to include more verbal and non-verbal expressions into my speech. This quote “Get the hell away from me” is an example of when I used verbal expressions to emphasize the characters emotion. Using this selection for future reference, it is a great example of how to use more verbal expressions in my next speech. I think that this performance deserves a C+ because I forgot a line in my introduction which caused a long pause in my intro. I also had to look at my manuscript constantly instead of looking up at the audience. There also was a time where I could have included more non-verbal expressions but I didn’t include any. Royce Kurizaki Period 7 Self Assessment Hands Only #1 I presented my Hands Only speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this hands only speech was to demonstrate a technique to the audience using hand motions. After watching my speech on the computer, there are improvements that still need to be improved. Even though my speech still needs some improvements, I feel that I did well in certain categories. One category was that I included all of the movements that I needed to show what process I was doing. I also created a story telling tone to make it seem as if I was teaching the audience something very important. I kept eye contact for longer periods of time instead of just looking up and down. In my next speech there are many things that I’m going to have to work on. One thing is that I’m going to have to practice my introduction more because I stumbled on one of the lines. Also, I need to speak louder because when I reviewed it, it still sounded kind of soft. In the next speech I also have to stop swaying around so much. I also need to look up whenever doing the non-verbal expressions instead of looking down so much. I also have to engage the audience in my speech by using more emotion whenever I’m speaking. In this quote “You drop a glob into your hand, and spread all over” is when I used more tone variation to make it sound more interesting. Using this section in future speeches is good for reference to see how I can use more tone variation in all of my next speeches. I think that I need a C+ because I also stumbled in my introduction again, which left an awkward pause in my intro. I also could have not swayed so much when I was talking because it distracts the audience from all of the other movements. There also was times where you couldn’t hear some of the words that I was saying. Self Reflection On Inspirational Speech #1 November 10, 2009

I presented my inspirational speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to help inspire a feeling in the audience from a personal hardship. After reviewing my speech on the computer, I saw that it still needs improvements. Although my speech still needs to be changed, I thought that I did well in certain categories. One was that in this speech I spoke loud enough into the microphone so that everyone could hear what I was saying. Also, I had a lot more eye contact with the audience instead of just looking up down, up down. I also slowed my tone down so that it wouldn’t echo as much and get the words all mixed up. Another thing was that I hardly stumbled in the note card sections of my speech. For my next speech, these are the things that I am going to have to work on. One thing that I have to work on, is that I have to vary my tones a lot more because it didn’t sound like I had any emotion for my passage whatsoever. I need to incorporate more non-verbal expressions to because I didn’t use my hands to much in my speech. In my introduction I also have to speak louder to grab the audience’s attention. This quote “The chain will link again” is an example of when I used verbal expressions to emphasize the emotion in my poem. Using this selection for future reference, it is a great example of how to use more verbal expressions in my next speech. I think that this performance deserves a B- because did not forget any part of my note card section. Another thing was that I looked up at the audience for longer periods of time instead of just looking up and down. But I also could of incorporated more non-verbal motions into my speech.

Self Reflection on What Makes Me Me Speech-December 5, 2009 Two days ago, I presented my what makes me me speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to show something about you and present it to the audience. After reviewing my speech, I decided that my speech still needs a few things to be straitened out. Even though my speech needs some adjustments, I believed that in certain categories I did well. One was that I didn’t sway a lot so that it was distracting the audience from my speech. I also looked around the room more often and made eye contact with most of my classmates. Also, I remembered almost all of the lines to my speech without long pauses to think about my speech. I also spoke at an even pace so that everyone could understand what I was saying without mixing up the words. However, in my next speech, I am going to have to work on many of these categories. One major category is that I need to speak way louder because it still is kind of hard to hear what I’m saying in certain parts of my speech. I also need to vary my tones more because it needs to sound more personal instead of just being like a list. I also have to look up from my note card for a longer period of time because I was just moving my head up and down. This quote “Their Japanese lifestyle has heavily influenced my life” is when I my voice died off for a little while. This is very important for my next speech because now I know that I have to keep a steady volume throughout the entire speech. I believe that this speech deserves a C+ or B- because my voice was a little soft but I think that my eye contact and poise was good. Also, because I didn’t take that many pauses where I had to think about what I had to say next.

Self Reflection Impromptu Speech-December 15,2009

I presented my impromptu speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to create a speech with no knowledge of the topic. After reviewing my speech on the computer, I saw that it still needs improvements. I thought that I did well in certain categories on my speech. One was that in this I didn’t sway around a lot when I was talking. Also, I looked up from my note card often enough so that I wasn’t just talking to the card. I also felt that the content of my speech was good and it explained a lot about my topic. For my next speech, these are the things that I am going to have to work on. I have to work on my introduction because it was really short and I thought I could have added more things into it. In my speech I also have to look up for a little longer. In my speech I also have to speak louder to grab the audience’s attention. I also have to include more verbal and non-verbal expressions into my speech. I also need to expand more on my topic because it was under the time limit. I also have to make sure that I don’t speak in a monotone to the audience because it sounds very boring if I do. I think that this performance deserves a C+ because I was fourteen seconds under the time limit. I was talking into my note card instead of the audience. My voice was also kind of soft most of the time so I need to speak up more. Another was that I didn’t have to much verbal expressions in my speech so it was kind of flat, and I thought that I could have added more in the body of the speech.

Self Reflection Book Talk Speech

I presented my Book Talk speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to present your view of a book and convince readers. After reviewing my speech on the computer, I saw that it still needs improvements. In this speech I thought that I did well in some categories. One was that, for most of the time I had good poise and I didn’t sway around a lot. I believed that I looked up enough from my note card so that I could make eye contact. I also felt that the content of my speech was good and it explained a lot about my topic. For my next speech, these are the things that I am going to have to work on. In my speech I also have to look up for a longer period of time instead of looking up for like one second. I also have to include more verbal and non-verbal expressions into my speech. One other thing is that I didn’t have an answer to a question so I just kept using way too many fillers. I also have to make sure that I don’t speak in a monotone to the audience because it sounds very boring if I do. I think that this performance deserves a C because I had way too many fillers in my speech. I also didn’t look up into the audience long enough. My voice was also kind of soft most of the time so I need to speak up more. Another was that I didn’t have to much verbal expressions in my speech so it was kind of flat.

February 18, 2010

Monologue Self Assessment After reviewing my Monologue I think that I deserved a B- for my speech. For physical movement I think that my hand gestures seemed forced and I was shifting around a lot throughout my speech. Also, in my delivery, you could hear what I was saying but it wasn’t that loud. Another problem was that I didn’t incorporate a lot of vocal emotions so it sounded like it was monotone for most of the time. One other thing was that I looked down at my notes a lot to check to see what to read next in my monologue. Although, I thought that my intro started my speech well and made a connection to my essay and told what my monologue would about.

March 14, 2010 Self Assessment Partner Speech A couple of days ago, I presented my Partner Speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to compare a topic from the Elizabethan Era until now. However, after watching my performance, I saw that I had made a bunch of errors that really affected my speech. One major mistake that I made was that in the first and second body paragraphs, I mixed up the order that they were supposed to go in. Also, I used a lot of fillers again throughout my entire speech. I felt that I could have used more verbal expressions and I needed to speak louder so that everyone can hear it really clearly. However, I felt that I did a little better in some other parts of the speech. One was that I had a good posture for most of the speech and didn’t sway as much. My eye contact was also pretty good for the most part because I frequently looked up at the audience, although I didn’t hold the eye contact for very long. This speech deserves a C because I really mixed up the content of my speech and used a lot of fillers throughout the speech. Even though this speech wasn’t that great, I know how to make my next ones a lot a better after watching my mistakes

April 19, 2010 Self Assessment Call to Arms Speech Part I A few days ago I presented my Call to Arms Speech about homelessness to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to inform people about the growing problem of homelessness. When I reviewed my speech on the computer I saw that there were a lot of improvements that could have been made. Throughout my speech there were parts that could have used a lot of improvement. For one, I could have spoken a little slower so that I could enunciate better and so I could have been in the time limit for my speech. Also, I didn't have a lot of non-verbal expressions in my speech so for most of the time I was just standing there holding onto my note card. Another problem was that I was fiddling with the note card when I was talking in my speech. I could have included more statistics in my speech to provide more information too. And I should have used incorporated my presentation into my speech better. However, I felt that in some parts of my speech, I performed well enough. One of them is that I wasn't swaying around a lot in my speech and moving around. Also, I felt that I looked up at the audience enough to make eye contact for a few seconds. I felt that the content of my speech was okay, however I could have used more statistics to give more information about my topic. I believe that this speech deserves a C because I was thirty seconds under that time limit and didn't have too many verbal and non-verbal expressions. I also could have used my presentation better to provide some information from graphs or charts. Overall, I believe that I didn't do so well on this speech and I am going to have to improve a lot for my next one.

May 13, 2010 Self Reflection Impromptu Yesterday, I presented my Impromptu speech to my English 9 class. The purpose of this speech was to create an organized presentation without any previous knowledge of the topic. After reviewing my speech on the computer, I realized that I could have done better in my speech. Throughout my two and a half minute speech, I could have made some improvements to make my speech much better. One of them is that I could have thought out the content of my speech more so that I wouldn't have to take a long pause to figure out what to say next. One other improvement that I could have made is to stop fiddling around with my note card while I am speaking. I have to be able to hold it still and not move around too much because this distracts the audience from my speech. So these are the improvements that I need to make in my next impromptu speech. In my speech, I thought that I was able to present some parts of my speech without too many errors. One was that the content of my speech was pretty good and I felt that my hook was able to catch people's attention and not just be a boring introduction to my speech. The other part of the speech that I did well enough in is that I was able to have poise throughout most of the speech without swaying around. I believe that these parts of my speech were presented the best throughout my speech. In total, I feel that my speech deserves a C because I had to take a long pause in the middle of my speech to regain my composure and what I was going to say next in my speech. I also realized that I could have incorporated a lot more examples from my experience to make the content of my speech better. After presenting my Impromptu speech, I know what I am going to have to do to make next impromptu a lot better.