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The best thing I did in this presentation was make my audience laugh. Seeing them laugh was good because I felt their energy and I felt more connected to them. It also showed me that my audience was engaged with my speech. However, I felt that I could have improved my vocal delivery. Looking back at my presentation, I felt like I was talking too casually, and I felt like I was conversing with the audience more than giving a speech. At the beginning of the speech, I was trying too hard to make it sound speech-like, and I felt like it sounded very obvious. That was when I decided to converse with the audience more than delivering a speech. But there are ways to make conversation sound more oratory, and when there is a more formal speech assignment, I will definitely make sure that my vocal delivery corresponds with the words of the speech.
If I seemed physically uncomfortable, it was probably because I felt too naked in front of the audience. Usually when I would present or give a speech, I would be behind a podium or next to a computer cart. Giving a speech with just paper in hand and nothing to hide my body makes me uncomfortable, so I might have been shaking or doing weird things with my legs. Next time, I will be more conscious of the fact that there is no podium in front of me and I just have to work with it. I have to learn how to stand up straighter and stop fidgeting with my hair or my feet.
Overall, I felt like my speech went well. Since the subject matter was personal and not that informal, I felt like I handled it well. There are things I can improve like my posture and my vocal delivery, and with more practice in front of a mirror, I feel like I can improve greatly.
