Speech in Front of New Audience

I chose to present my speech to my mother, father, Kourtney, Brittany, and Sophia at my house. I basically invited my friends over for dinner and before we ate that’s when I presented my speech. The strengths they said I had were I projected my voice well enough to be heard and got their attention in the beginning. The weaknesses they told me I needed to work on were keeping their attention than fading throughout the speech. When I presented my speech first, to the class, nerves tend to hit me during the middle of the speech and begin to focus more onto my note cards plus making a couple mistakes. But, when I presented the speech in front of my parents and friends, I felt more comfortable and didn’t use my note cards as much. I wasn’t as nervous probably since they’re my best friends and my parents. I felt I improved more just not relying on my note cards as much and keeping a strong voice to keep their attention. If I had to do the speech again, what I would do differently is just keep on practicing. Practice makes perfect and that’s the number one thing I need to work on to deliver a strong speech. Feedback is the best to receive, because you’re obviously told what you need to work on. So hearing my parents and friends feedback it helped me find other ways to prepare for my next speech. The exercise is very useful and I also was told if I feel passionate about the topic, I will give a wonderful speech!