Speech #2 – Organizing the Body Reflection
Overall, I thought our group speech went alright. I knew we were going to struggle and be hard-pressed for time, but I feel like the grade we received was a fair assesment of our presentation. The main reason our presentation was ineffective was because of our group’s lack of communcation. Only a few people showed up to our first meeting so none of us knew who was really doing what. Mark and I got together and put an entire presentation and outline together because we weren’t sure if our other group members did it or not. When we arrived before class we found out they had and all the time we spent on our presentation, outline and power point was for nothing.
Although the communication lacked we got together as a group and exchanged email addresses and phone numbers to avoid the problem from occuring again. We are also not going to procrastinate as much and start planning and preparing our speeches earlier.
I felt like I did a good job during my parts of the speech. I wasn’t near as nervous as I usually am when I present by myself. I like group speeches because they make you feel more comfortable in front of your audience. I thought I did a good job with my tone and eye contact, but felt like room for improvement should come from better preparation and knowledge of the material.
In closing, I thought our group did a pretty good job despite all the things we failed to do. For our next speech, we will be in constant communication in the days prior to the speech. This will make everyone in the group know their respected role and material, thus increasing the overall effectiveness of the presentation. As a group we must also practice the speech together, so we know if we will meet, fall short of, or exceed the time requirement.