In the video, “Light Pollution” by Courtney, she states the main points very clearly that are needed for the speech. What Courtney did well was in the introduction of her speech she told her audience what she was going to talk about. In the video, “Drinking” by Matthew, he discusses about students drinking just to get drunk. His effort is to have his audience become responsible drinkers. He gave statistics of driving accidents because of alcohol. He provides the statistics through his speech and on an over head. What Matthew did well during his speech was, when he caught himself messing up he paused for just a moment then went back on track. He didn’t use any “umm” in his speech as well, which is always a plus. He projects his voice, speaks clearly, and goes at a steady pace for everyone to understand.
What I can learn from watching “Light Pollution” is to state the main points clearly to my audience so they’re aware of what my speech will be about. What I can learn from watching “Drinking” is to project my voice, be clear, and speak at a steady pace, just as Matthew did. Also, noticing he recovers from his mistakes by not using “umm” and rather by pausing for a slight moment, I could do just the same.
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I liked how Matthew didn’t use any speech fillers also, and I thought it was kind of funny how in the beginning he coughed really loud before starting. His video was really boring to me I had to watch it three times to just remember what he was trying to talk about. Throughout the whole video Matthew’s voice was steady and his tone was the same for about seven minutes. Courtney spoke faster in her video but her video was shorter. It would make sense for the speaker to go straight to the point instead using details. When I think back there were times when people were talking about something but they actually meant something else and I get confused.
ReplyDeleteHi Kai, I really liked Matthew's speech as well because he impressed me by using an overhead and statistics to persuade his audience to not drink and drive simultaneously. Matthew's statistics were also significant to my perspective about drinking because it made me feel like I could be a victim of drinking and driving. Whenever I mess up during a speech, I tend to come down on myself hard and say "um" a lot. I believe that is my favorite filler when I need to pause or make a mistake. I could also learn from Matthew by just pausing and not saying awkward words. I enjoyed Courtney's speech as well because her introduction hinted a problem solution organization, which made me feel like her speech was going to be easy to comprehend.
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