Fear is Useless..Faith is Necessary...Love is Everything
(Block Island, RI)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Speech Buddy Evaluation
After examining and completing the post on humor. Post three strengths and three improvements in the strategies used in delivering a practice speech for the entertainment speech in this blog post comments.
During our practice sessions for this entertainment speech John seemed to struggle with the delivery. At first he kept looking at his outline and reading off but soon he was saying it off the top of his head and was loosening up a little bit. He used himself very well in his speech by poking fun at himself about the way he looks, and the phrases he says. Another strategy he strongly used is using others like he used Dr. Lasser and Ida Tyson. His used the strategy of the element of surprise very well. No one expected Remzy to be mentioned let alone have John say that Remzy is funnier than he is. One of the strategies that I think needed just a little work is the building bridges. John just read off the smart board most of the time. I think he needs a little more practice with that in order to improve his delivery.
Today Jennifer presented her entertainment speech. She did a very good job on her delivery. She very energetic and engaged the audience throughout her speech. The three techniques that she used were using herself, using others, pulling the peg/changing the switch, and the element of surprise. She had great eye contact, hand gestures and engaging the audience. The main thing she needs to work on is not being so nervous and relaxing while doing her speech. During the practice she was comfortable but when she got in front of a lot of people she started to get nervous and worry about if she was going to be funny or not, but once she got everyone laughing and involved she was less nervous. Overall the speech was fantastic and I am very proud of her!
After listening to Denise’s speech a million times in my room, I was very excited to see what it would be like in the classroom. She had told me about her A.D.D. and being close friends with her, I have experienced how bad her memory is. However, it was extremely nice to not only watch her deliver a funny speech, but overcome her A.D.D. I feel that her visual aids were extremely helpful to her presentation. It not only gave the audience something to laugh at but also had showed us the clumsiness of her everyday life. She had used herself the entire speech, which made it humorous since the entire class knew and could relate to her. I found her conclusion to be a little bit wordy, but it was funny. Although her transitions were a little bit on the weak side, she made up for it with the humor behind each story. I feel that when she practiced with me, her eye contact was a lot stronger as opposed to in front of the huge classroom. I really enjoyed the parallel parking bit a lot and how she presented the PowerPoint. Very funny Denise! I enjoyed it
I really liked Matthew’s speech today. His top ten things that distract him from homework was a great idea. It was something all of us as freshmen in college can relate to and did. I feel it was executed well. He did his speech better on stage than he did when we practiced. He also had excellent eye contact with his audience. I admit he did I look at his cards and slideshow, but he would look and look then back at his audience. Even with a good speech Matthew still has a couple things to work on. For example he needs to not move his arms so much. It has been awhile since his last speech, but he cannot pick up his old habits from the summer. He also faded out when he was near the end of sentence. In general he needs to work on his delivery, but I know he can do it. He just needs to be more confident in his speech and he will do great on the next one.
On September 30, 2010, my speech partner, Felicity Bosley, gave her entertainment speech on the Top 10 Reason Why Women Cheat. During Felicity presentation there were some things that stood out to me in a positive note such as her positive energy, she was able to keep the class attention as well as keeping them involved. She was able to adapt to her audience and her surroundings by using her conversational tone. She also incorporated the five techniques of humor which made the speech strong she used herself in her intro which allowed the class to be able to connect with her. She also had great body language it shows that she knew her information and she was confident in her topic. However there were also a few things that I believe Felicity can improve on such as her reliance on the smart bored even know she knew her information she still at some points in her speech talk to the bored instead of the class. Also when she begins her speech she likes to start off with using the word OK which is something that professor McManimon said herself is something she needs to work on. During her speech her conclusion could have been a little stronger and it needed to end with a wow factor. Over all Felicity speech was entreating and well put together she knew exactly what to say she keep ever one engaged she used her five techniques of humor well. She had a great power point which allowed every to have something visual to look at. Good Job Felicity.
The other day Geno gave a speech on his families love for soccer. Geno used all the techniques required to make his speech funny. He used others by talking about Gary Coleman. He used himself by talking about his teeth. He built bridges by talking about soccer and relating it to Jon. He also used pulling the switch with the video. The only things Geno needs to work on was is making a stronger conclusion. Also if he slowed down his talking, I felt as if he was talking a little fast. It almost felt like rambling. Geno's speech was very funny and relatable. He also was the only one to just talk and not need any powerpoint. Good job Geno!
During the practice entertainment speech, Joe had several strengths and improvements. His strengths were eye contact, creativity, and body language. His eye contact was probably his strongest strength. He made sure no matter what he did; he kept his attention on the listeners. He would feed on their reactions to what he was telling them. His creativity was another strength. I thought Joe’s topic was pretty original. He asked people from the EOP family for help. He used that in my speech, and it worked quite well. His body language was another strength. He made sure he was composed and never let his nervousness show. He didn’t want my body language take away from his speech. Joe’s improvements were his projection, staying off my note cards, and adjusting to the audience. My projection was probably my most noticeable improvement. Joe tends to talk soft from time to time. During his speech, he tried to focus on making everyone hear him, especially in the back. Staying off the note cards was another improvement. During his previous speeches, he tended to lean on the note cards a little more than he should have. During this speech, he tried to practice more so he didn’t have to rely on the note cards as much. I think this practice showed in his speech. Adjusting to the audience was another improvement. During his previous speeches, Joe didn’t really use the audience other than his attention getter. This time, he planned on using the audience throughout his whole speech. He wanted to use the audience’s reaction to what he was saying to how he was going to approach what he said next. I noticed during practice the more the audience was involved in the speech, the more comfortable he felt presenting it.
Bridget's entertainment speech, like all of her other speeches, went extremely well. Her delivery and fake spanish accent was hilarious. She used all five techniques of humor effectively. She used the peg and switch alot by mentioning how loud spanish girls are in three seperate slides. She built bridges between each of her points in her top ten. She used herself and others by talking about most spanish girls and how she is not like them but at the same time acting just like them. The audience also got to see a completely different side of bridget which made her speech so much more funny. During practice Bridget was sort of confused about what she wanted to talk about all together but she pulled through and wrote a terrific and funny speech. Bridget continues to get better and better with each speech and I cant find anything that she really has to work on. Great job Bridget!
Jeremy’s speech was very well written and delivered. I liked his idea of sharing something so personal about himself and then making fun of it. During our practice it would seem that Jeremy would put his hands in his pockets a lot while speaking but he made sure not to do this during his speech. He also foresaw something to go wrong with the video that he posted onto his slideshow and opened up another tap as backup which he, in the end, had to rely on; I consider this very good thinking on Jeremy’s part. The only improvements that I see that he needs to work on are his eyes on his note cards and his looking at the crowd more instead of the floor or the ceiling; he didn’t really look comfortable in his delivery sometimes. Even so, Jeremy’s use of the comedic techniques and his own power to make others laugh were all put to good use during his presentation which made for a very enjoyable Entertainment Speech.
Remzy had a pretty good speech. I thought it was an excellent idea to have his speech comparing Ethiopia to the United States. He needs to work harder on his introduction and closing. He had some transitions/connectives but sometimes they were not heard. I believe Remzy is starting to speak louder. His rate was well; he did not go to fast or to slow. He used pulling the peg/changing the switch, the element of surprise; he used himself, and many others. He used the element of surprise when he spoke about a baby chicken sandwich. He excelled at many of those, but I believe he still needs a little work on a few things. He needs help with speaking loud and not fading during his sentences. He looked down at his cards sometimes, but we all do that. He did have fairly well eye contact. His speech was very funny and throughout the speech the class was laughing. Remzy did an excellent job.
While Walter and I practiced, I could see that he was reading off his outline a lot. Because of this, his speech was also a little too short because he did not elaborate on his stories. As we practiced more I could also notice that he was really nervous in front of only me. But we practiced more, and he got better each time he presented. Today, when he presented, he showed that he practiced a lot because he did very well. There were still a few minor things that he needs to fix. One is that he was still very nervous. He needs to relax and have fun. Next is that he needs to stop using UMMs and THENs. Other than that, his speech was very good. He used good strategies in his entertain speech. He used bridges. The way he used bridges was making a story flow while presenting. For example, when he told the story about the party he went to and ate watermelon seed; he thought a watermelon was growing in his stomach. Also Walter used himself when he said he ate veggies, but he still did not grow. So he got angry at his parents because they told him if he ate them he would grow. Walter was very funny overall. The funniest part of his presentation was when he told a story about how when he got a cut on his finger he would put it in his mouth so his organs would stay inside his body. It was a well presented speech. Good job Walter.
Today in class Joe Arias presented his speech. I believe it was one of the best speeches he has presented since the start of this class. While we practiced, Joe did really good but he needed to work on his tone. Joe's speech was one of the most memorable ones. Joe used many strategies in order to entertain his audience. Joe used himself when he told us, "Sorry ladies I'm taken," it was funny and unexpected. He also used myself to entertain his audience. Joey also went out of his way to use his facial expressions. I think he did a really good job. The only advice I can give Joey at this time is for him to practice speaking more. His voice would fade off at certain points during his speech. He has to work on keeping his voice in a comfortable level for his audience to be able to hear him. Great job Joey!
I really did like Shay’s speech, even though the teacher wasn’t very pleased with it. During our practice time, her speech sounded real funny and I knew that it was going to make a lot of people laugh because it sure enough made me, laugh. I would say three of Shay’s strengths were using herself, using others, and the building of bridges. Since Shay’s speech was about the top ten EOP hotties, the definitely used the essence of others. Also she talked about herself in the speech because she was one of the EOP hotties, so that is how using yourself came upon in her speech. I would say that she used the building of bridges by using so many different people and jumping from one person to another talking about why they were on the top ten list and how they were hotties. Three improvements that I would recommend for Shay is to keep everything nice and neat because it was a little unorganized with going back and forth between the speech/power point and the videos/pictures. She also needs to watch the language that is presented because there was some profanity and that wasn’t good.
Duanne had an ok speech, he could have worked on it a little more though and made it longer. During practice he seemed as if he wasn't to sure about his speech and wether or not it was funny or long enough. I gave him the ideas of adding in clips and pictures, but in the end it still wasn't long enough. Overall his speech was a very clever one and he did a good job with the information he presented to the class. Duannes three strengths are; using others, great audience interaction, and eye contact. Duannes three improvements are; more information, less reading off notecards, and a more organized speech. Duanne has alot to work on, but he's very intelligent so I know he will do better next speech.
Steve’s speech was pretty good overall. He had a good introduction. He did a really good job in opening his speech. But it would have been better if he had an attention getter. He had good eye contact with the audience. It was noticeable when he used his note card in the beginning but he used it less and less as the speech progressed and he got more comfortable standing in front the audience. His voice was little shaky in the beginning but this as well got better as time went by. He was adapting to the audience with some of things he said. His visual aid was well done as well. He used himself, others and also the element of surprise to make his speech funny. His connectives could have used a little work to make a smooth transition from one point to the next. But his conclusion was outstanding. It was obvious his speech was over right after his conclusion, and that is what a good conclusion does. Good job Steve!
During our practice sessions for this entertainment speech John seemed to struggle with the delivery. At first he kept looking at his outline and reading off but soon he was saying it off the top of his head and was loosening up a little bit. He used himself very well in his speech by poking fun at himself about the way he looks, and the phrases he says. Another strategy he strongly used is using others like he used Dr. Lasser and Ida Tyson. His used the strategy of the element of surprise very well. No one expected Remzy to be mentioned let alone have John say that Remzy is funnier than he is. One of the strategies that I think needed just a little work is the building bridges. John just read off the smart board most of the time. I think he needs a little more practice with that in order to improve his delivery.
ReplyDeleteToday Jennifer presented her entertainment speech. She did a very good job on her delivery. She very energetic and engaged the audience throughout her speech. The three techniques that she used were using herself, using others, pulling the peg/changing the switch, and the element of surprise. She had great eye contact, hand gestures and engaging the audience. The main thing she needs to work on is not being so nervous and relaxing while doing her speech. During the practice she was comfortable but when she got in front of a lot of people she started to get nervous and worry about if she was going to be funny or not, but once she got everyone laughing and involved she was less nervous. Overall the speech was fantastic and I am very proud of her!
ReplyDeleteAfter listening to Denise’s speech a million times in my room, I was very excited to see what it would be like in the classroom. She had told me about her A.D.D. and being close friends with her, I have experienced how bad her memory is. However, it was extremely nice to not only watch her deliver a funny speech, but overcome her A.D.D. I feel that her visual aids were extremely helpful to her presentation. It not only gave the audience something to laugh at but also had showed us the clumsiness of her everyday life. She had used herself the entire speech, which made it humorous since the entire class knew and could relate to her. I found her conclusion to be a little bit wordy, but it was funny. Although her transitions were a little bit on the weak side, she made up for it with the humor behind each story. I feel that when she practiced with me, her eye contact was a lot stronger as opposed to in front of the huge classroom. I really enjoyed the parallel parking bit a lot and how she presented the PowerPoint. Very funny Denise! I enjoyed it
ReplyDeleteI really liked Matthew’s speech today. His top ten things that distract him from homework was a great idea. It was something all of us as freshmen in college can relate to and did. I feel it was executed well. He did his speech better on stage than he did when we practiced. He also had excellent eye contact with his audience. I admit he did I look at his cards and slideshow, but he would look and look then back at his audience. Even with a good speech Matthew still has a couple things to work on. For example he needs to not move his arms so much. It has been awhile since his last speech, but he cannot pick up his old habits from the summer. He also faded out when he was near the end of sentence. In general he needs to work on his delivery, but I know he can do it. He just needs to be more confident in his speech and he will do great on the next one.
ReplyDeleteOn September 30, 2010, my speech partner, Felicity Bosley, gave her entertainment speech on the Top 10 Reason Why Women Cheat. During Felicity presentation there were some things that stood out to me in a positive note such as her positive energy, she was able to keep the class attention as well as keeping them involved. She was able to adapt to her audience and her surroundings by using her conversational tone. She also incorporated the five techniques of humor which made the speech strong she used herself in her intro which allowed the class to be able to connect with her. She also had great body language it shows that she knew her information and she was confident in her topic.
ReplyDeleteHowever there were also a few things that I believe Felicity can improve on such as her reliance on the smart bored even know she knew her information she still at some points in her speech talk to the bored instead of the class. Also when she begins her speech she likes to start off with using the word OK which is something that professor McManimon said herself is something she needs to work on. During her speech her conclusion could have been a little stronger and it needed to end with a wow factor. Over all Felicity speech was entreating and well put together she knew exactly what to say she keep ever one engaged she used her five techniques of humor well. She had a great power point which allowed every to have something visual to look at. Good Job Felicity.
The other day Geno gave a speech on his families love for soccer. Geno used all the techniques required to make his speech funny. He used others by talking about Gary Coleman. He used himself by talking about his teeth. He built bridges by talking about soccer and relating it to Jon. He also used pulling the switch with the video. The only things Geno needs to work on was is making a stronger conclusion. Also if he slowed down his talking, I felt as if he was talking a little fast. It almost felt like rambling. Geno's speech was very funny and relatable. He also was the only one to just talk and not need any powerpoint. Good job Geno!
ReplyDeleteDuring the practice entertainment speech, Joe had several strengths and improvements. His strengths were eye contact, creativity, and body language. His eye contact was probably his strongest strength. He made sure no matter what he did; he kept his attention on the listeners. He would feed on their reactions to what he was telling them. His creativity was another strength. I thought Joe’s topic was pretty original. He asked people from the EOP family for help. He used that in my speech, and it worked quite well. His body language was another strength. He made sure he was composed and never let his nervousness show. He didn’t want my body language take away from his speech. Joe’s improvements were his projection, staying off my note cards, and adjusting to the audience. My projection was probably my most noticeable improvement. Joe tends to talk soft from time to time. During his speech, he tried to focus on making everyone hear him, especially in the back. Staying off the note cards was another improvement. During his previous speeches, he tended to lean on the note cards a little more than he should have. During this speech, he tried to practice more so he didn’t have to rely on the note cards as much. I think this practice showed in his speech. Adjusting to the audience was another improvement. During his previous speeches, Joe didn’t really use the audience other than his attention getter. This time, he planned on using the audience throughout his whole speech. He wanted to use the audience’s reaction to what he was saying to how he was going to approach what he said next. I noticed during practice the more the audience was involved in the speech, the more comfortable he felt presenting it.
ReplyDeleteBridget's entertainment speech, like all of her other speeches, went extremely well. Her delivery and fake spanish accent was hilarious. She used all five techniques of humor effectively. She used the peg and switch alot by mentioning how loud spanish girls are in three seperate slides. She built bridges between each of her points in her top ten. She used herself and others by talking about most spanish girls and how she is not like them but at the same time acting just like them. The audience also got to see a completely different side of bridget which made her speech so much more funny.
ReplyDeleteDuring practice Bridget was sort of confused about what she wanted to talk about all together but she pulled through and wrote a terrific and funny speech. Bridget continues to get better and better with each speech and I cant find anything that she really has to work on. Great job Bridget!
Jeremy’s speech was very well written and delivered. I liked his idea of sharing something so personal about himself and then making fun of it. During our practice it would seem that Jeremy would put his hands in his pockets a lot while speaking but he made sure not to do this during his speech. He also foresaw something to go wrong with the video that he posted onto his slideshow and opened up another tap as backup which he, in the end, had to rely on; I consider this very good thinking on Jeremy’s part. The only improvements that I see that he needs to work on are his eyes on his note cards and his looking at the crowd more instead of the floor or the ceiling; he didn’t really look comfortable in his delivery sometimes. Even so, Jeremy’s use of the comedic techniques and his own power to make others laugh were all put to good use during his presentation which made for a very enjoyable Entertainment Speech.
ReplyDeleteRemzy had a pretty good speech. I thought it was an excellent idea to have his speech comparing Ethiopia to the United States. He needs to work harder on his introduction and closing. He had some transitions/connectives but sometimes they were not heard. I believe Remzy is starting to speak louder. His rate was well; he did not go to fast or to slow. He used pulling the peg/changing the switch, the element of surprise; he used himself, and many others. He used the element of surprise when he spoke about a baby chicken sandwich. He excelled at many of those, but I believe he still needs a little work on a few things. He needs help with speaking loud and not fading during his sentences. He looked down at his cards sometimes, but we all do that. He did have fairly well eye contact. His speech was very funny and throughout the speech the class was laughing. Remzy did an excellent job.
ReplyDeleteWhile Walter and I practiced, I could see that he was reading off his outline a lot. Because of this, his speech was also a little too short because he did not elaborate on his stories. As we practiced more I could also notice that he was really nervous in front of only me. But we practiced more, and he got better each time he presented. Today, when he presented, he showed that he practiced a lot because he did very well. There were still a few minor things that he needs to fix. One is that he was still very nervous. He needs to relax and have fun. Next is that he needs to stop using UMMs and THENs. Other than that, his speech was very good. He used good strategies in his entertain speech. He used bridges. The way he used bridges was making a story flow while presenting. For example, when he told the story about the party he went to and ate watermelon seed; he thought a watermelon was growing in his stomach. Also Walter used himself when he said he ate veggies, but he still did not grow. So he got angry at his parents because they told him if he ate them he would grow. Walter was very funny overall. The funniest part of his presentation was when he told a story about how when he got a cut on his finger he would put it in his mouth so his organs would stay inside his body. It was a well presented speech. Good job Walter.
ReplyDeleteToday in class Joe Arias presented his speech. I believe it was one of the best speeches he has presented since the start of this class. While we practiced, Joe did really good but he needed to work on his tone. Joe's speech was one of the most memorable ones. Joe used many strategies in order to entertain his audience. Joe used himself when he told us, "Sorry ladies I'm taken," it was funny and unexpected. He also used myself to entertain his audience. Joey also went out of his way to use his facial expressions. I think he did a really good job. The only advice I can give Joey at this time is for him to practice speaking more. His voice would fade off at certain points during his speech. He has to work on keeping his voice in a comfortable level for his audience to be able to hear him. Great job Joey!
ReplyDeleteI really did like Shay’s speech, even though the teacher wasn’t very pleased with it. During our practice time, her speech sounded real funny and I knew that it was going to make a lot of people laugh because it sure enough made me, laugh. I would say three of Shay’s strengths were using herself, using others, and the building of bridges. Since Shay’s speech was about the top ten EOP hotties, the definitely used the essence of others. Also she talked about herself in the speech because she was one of the EOP hotties, so that is how using yourself came upon in her speech. I would say that she used the building of bridges by using so many different people and jumping from one person to another talking about why they were on the top ten list and how they were hotties. Three improvements that I would recommend for Shay is to keep everything nice and neat because it was a little unorganized with going back and forth between the speech/power point and the videos/pictures. She also needs to watch the language that is presented because there was some profanity and that wasn’t good.
ReplyDeleteDuanne had an ok speech, he could have worked on it a little more though and made it longer. During practice he seemed as if he wasn't to sure about his speech and wether or not it was funny or long enough. I gave him the ideas of adding in clips and pictures, but in the end it still wasn't long enough. Overall his speech was a very clever one and he did a good job with the information he presented to the class. Duannes three strengths are; using others, great audience interaction, and eye contact. Duannes three improvements are; more information, less reading off notecards, and a more organized speech. Duanne has alot to work on, but he's very intelligent so I know he will do better next speech.
ReplyDeleteSteve’s speech was pretty good overall. He had a good introduction. He did a really good job in opening his speech. But it would have been better if he had an attention getter. He had good eye contact with the audience. It was noticeable when he used his note card in the beginning but he used it less and less as the speech progressed and he got more comfortable standing in front the audience. His voice was little shaky in the beginning but this as well got better as time went by. He was adapting to the audience with some of things he said. His visual aid was well done as well. He used himself, others and also the element of surprise to make his speech funny. His connectives could have used a little work to make a smooth transition from one point to the next. But his conclusion was outstanding. It was obvious his speech was over right after his conclusion, and that is what a good conclusion does. Good job Steve!
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