SPC 2608 Group 3

                                                Becoming a better speaker and listener     Before starting this class I thought public speaking was pretty simple. I figured it mostly came down to practicing your lines and not freezing up in front of the room. Watching everyone present throughout the semester showed me how much more goes into it. Giving a good speech takes a lot of planning, clear thinking, and paying attention to things I had never really considered before. Each presentation covered a distinct part of the overall process, and seeing them all back to back helped me realize that effective communication is a skill you have to build step by step. One of the first ideas that stuck with me was how we handle being nervous. Public speaking scares a lot of people and I definitely get anxious thinking about it. The present...

My Thoughts on Presentations  The group presentations were a different experience than what I expected. I usually do not love speaking in front of a whole class because I can get nervous and start thinking too much about what everyone is thinking. Being able to watch other students before it was my turn helped me understand what the assignment was about. I also got to see different ways that people presented their information. Group 1 When I watched Group 1, I was still getting used to the idea of having to do a presentation. Since they went early, I paid attention to how they explained their topics and how they moved through their information. Something I noticed was that every person seemed to have their own way of presenting. Some people spoke more naturally while others seemed a little uncomfortable. It showed me that you do not have to present exactly like someone else. I also liked that the presentation gave me a chance to learn something without having to do all the reading ...

  Reflection on Public Speaking Presentations Watching all of the presentations throughout this class gave me a much better understanding of public speaking than I expected. At first, I thought most of the chapters would probably repeat the same basic idea of just speaking clearly in front of people. As the presentations went on, I realized there is actually a lot more involved in public speaking. Every chapter focused on a different part of the process, and together they showed how much preparation, awareness, and practice goes into giving a good speech. One of the first things that stood out to me was how important confidence is. Public speaking can make a lot of people nervous, and I think almost everyone can relate to that in some way. The presentation about building confidence reminded me that being nervous does not automatically mean someone is bad at speaking. A person can prepare, practice, and still feel nervous. What matters is learning how to manage those nerves instead ...

 Before doing this assignment I was very nervous at the fact that I had to turn my camera on and speak in front of the class. I have never been good at speaking in public let alone when I know that everyone's attention will be on me. But on the hand I thought that I would be okay because I knew that giving a good presentation was about speaking clearly and knowing your information, but boy was I wrong. After reading chapter 12 and hearing my group 3 mates summaries of chapters 9, 10, and 11, and hearing the other groups elaborate more on the chapters they read I realized that there is a lot more that goes into keeping your audience interested and having a phenomenal presentation.  A presentation has to be planned from top to bottom, beginning to end. The way a speaker starts, the words they choose, and the way they finish can affect how the audience reacts and remembers the presentation. I truly found a lot of the information that I heard from all of the groups extremely helpf...

What I Learned From Our Public Speaking Presentations 🎤💻 After watching all of our group presentations, I can definitely say that I look at public speaking a little differently now. 😅 This assignment was not just about presenting information from a textbook. It also gave us the chance to watch each other speak, see different presentation styles, and learn from the chapters that other groups were responsible for. Our class was divided into different groups, and each group was assigned a different set of chapters. Every group created one large PowerPoint using Google’s presentation tools, and the chapters were divided among the group members. Usually, about two people worked together on one chapter and created around four slides for their section. Then, each group presented everything virtually through Zoom by sharing their screen.                                            ...

  When our professor first told us we had to do a three minute speech, I honestly thought it was going to be easy. In my head, three minutes sounded like nothing. I figured I would just log on, say a few quick things about my topic, and mute myself before I even had time to get nervous. But I was so wrong. Trying to fit an entire chapter into a strict three minute window is honestly way harder than giving a longer presentation where you can just ramble on. You have zero room to waste time. Every second moves fast, and before you even realize what is happening, the timer is already running out. Logging into our Zoom class on presentation day, was    awkward as it was my first time speaking on zoom to my classmates. The few people with cameras on are just staring blankly at their screens and the others you have no idea what’s happening. Nobody wanted to go first, but we all kind of just wanted to get it over with so we could stop stressing. My topic was on using language ef...

My Experience With The Group Presentations I think the group presentations were a pretty good experience for me. I liked being able to watch the other groups and also being part of my own group. Public speaking is not always easy for me because I can get nervous when people are watching me. Doing this project gave me more experience with speaking in front of the class. It also gave me a chance to learn from other students instead of only learning from the textbook. Group 1 I enjoyed Group 1 presentation because it was one of the first presentations we watched. It gave me a better idea of what the project was going to be like. I liked being able to sit back and listen to the group instead of having to worry about presenting myself. Since they were one of the first groups I also paid attention to how they presented because I knew my group would have to present later. Watching the first group helped me understand that presenting in front of the class can be different for everyone. Some pe...