Post #1 Kierra Peterson

 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 helpful and useful. More than I expected and I am grateful because I can now use these insights in my future presentations in school and maybe even in my future career.