SPC2608 7220 800 AM Group 3

   Blog 1 Reflection   Group 1’s presentation was about the foundation of public speaking and how to help establish effective communication. One of their main points was that public speaking is more than standing in front of someone and just talking. It’s a skill that takes preparation, practice, understanding your audience, and adapting your presentation to all work in harmony. The group also talked about how internal and external factors can affect your speech, like the audience being distracted or you not being well prepared. Logos, pathos, ethos, and mythos were some useful ways that a speaker can connect with their audience.      Another topic they covered was public speaking, anxiety, and confidence. They emphasized that becoming a good public speaker isn’t just about not being nervous because nerves are good, but learning how to prepare and build confidence over time in your skills. For Group 1’s presentation, I really liked how they covered their ch...

  From the group and project manager presentations, I learned that an effective speech is about much more than just talking to an audience. There are some things that you can do to prepare a good presentation. I listened to each presentation and was interested in the importance of knowing your audience, preparation, managing your nerves, organizing your thoughts, and using presentation suggestions well. Several things caught my interest. One presentation that stood out to me was the importance of thinking about the audience. Before I heard the presentations, I thought it was important for a speaker to talk about what they had to talk about. But I also realize now that it is crucial to pay attention to the audience. The speaker should also consider the expectations of the audience, what they expect from the speech, their requirements and their background. This point was interesting to me, since the same topic can be approached differently depending on the audience. In the future, I ...

     In high school, i took public speaking as a class so i have somewhat an idea of what this class was to entail. I do think i can learn many new things from it that i hadn’t learned before. During the project i thought the slides that i contributed were pretty good and i was confident in them. I was also confident in my speaking ability when it was my turn to present. I think in general my whole group did a great job in presenting and how they ended up finishing the powerpoint.      One of my favorite parts of the project was actually presenting. It felt like a big weight was finally taken off my shoulder and i felt a bigger surge of confidence once it was all said and done. The chapters were easy to read and i felt as if i definitely learned from them.      Overall i believe that our presentation was very solid. I found myself interested in my own powerpoint aswell as the powerpoints of the other groups. We can still learn a lot but at th...

                    Public Speaking is something that I am good at some days and horrible the next. I do believe that this class can help me make positive changes and articulate myself better. I don’t like presenting most of the time so I knew going in would be somewhat taxing. Throughout the project I found myself only putting in the necessary amount of effort when creating my slides. I’m not sure if it’s because I haven’t used Power Point in a long time or if the project just wasn’t exciting enough. The bottom line is, I wasn’t putting one hundred percent of my effort into the project, and I feel it’s shown through my slides. I think when everything concluded I felt disappointed in my work. For the next presentation I will try to better immerse myself in the project.                I think one of my favorite parts throughout the entire presentation was ga...

     Presentation Reflection Doing this presentation made me realize that speaking in front of people is something I still need to get more comfortable with. I have always been nervous when it comes to presenting, and honestly, I can even be awkward just talking to people sometimes. Because of that, I already knew I was probably going to feel nervous before it was my turn. Even though this class is online and we presented on Zoom, I was still really anxious. Before the presentation, I thought I was going to remember everything I wanted to say, but once I started talking, I kept forgetting parts of it. My mind went blank a few times, and I had to look at my notes to keep going. Watching the other groups helped me notice a lot of things about presenting that I probably would not have paid attention to before. Some students were really good at keeping the audience interested. They spoke clearly, had good energy, and sounded comfortable with what they were saying. I noticed t...

  Presentation Reflection After the presentation of the four groups, I feel that all the groups performed very well in the presentation.The groups were able to communicate on their respective topics and discuss the information that was provided to them for discussion. Each group presented a topic using a different style of presentation; however, I feel that all the groups worked hard and completed their project. It was also great fun watching all the presentations through Zoom. At first, I felt that presenting using Zoom will be difficult; however, after watching the way in which all the presentations were done, I have come to the conclusion that it is a very effective method of presenting if the team members are not in one place. One of the things that I realized during my viewing of the presentations was that each team had some strength of its own. While some teams had excellent confidence while speaking, others had Powerpoint slides which were easy to understand. I also realized...