Informative Speech

I did my informative speech on Jaycee Dugard, a kidnap victim of 18 years. I think I did a good job picking a topic that interested me. I worked really hard preparing, but that, unfortunately, was not visibly shown though my speech. One thing I noticed right away was that I did not have good posture. I was slouching and my legs were crossed. Also, I forgot to spit my gum out before I went! Another thing I really have to work on is eye contact. I pretty much just looked at my note cards, or the slides on the screen. I need to work on looking around the room and making eye contact with everyone in the room. I also forgot to say a lot if the things I wanted to because I was nervous. I also didn't use my hands at all and i didn't look or sound enthusiastic. I did well with my hook, when I used a statistic, and I reworded it in my conclusion so I feel Idid okay on that. I also didn't end with "And that's about it." So that's a positive as well.
Even though I'm dreading the next speech we have to do, I have alot to work on and improve on.

Brown Bag Speech

I am thrilled to have the first speech over with. I was really surprised how nervous I was. I am usually not one to get nervous about speaking. Needless to say, I felt very good after it was over and I could relax. One thing that went wrong was that I could barely hear myself on the recording. That may or may not be because I spoke too softly. Another thing that went wrong was I started to laugh. I also did not keep good posture and i kept touching my hair. I think I did well with preparing myself, being confident and keeping the time requirement in mind. I need to improve my posture, what I do with my hands, and to keep concentrated and serious.