Pecha Kucha Speech

My informative speech was on Jazz. The main topics I discussed in my presentation were the history of Jazz, the “Jazz Age”, and about Louis Armstrong. To begin this evaluation, I did poorly on this speech because I had my set of index card that had a lot of information, but instead of taking those index cards, I took one with less information and that’s what made me nervous during my presentation. I Think I need to make improvements on my posture, timing, and project my voice for everyone could be able to hear me. The reason I wrote these three things for improvement because I felt I was slouching and not projecting my voice as much.

The speaker’s delivery was good, they were so nice and socialized. They were all standing and walking around the class room when they were giving the speech, they were asking audience questions, discussions and everybody contributed in the class room, they speakers were not loud, their voice was good for audiences, they were speaking slowly so that everybody can understand, they used their hands to explain things and also read PowerPoint to audience, Yes speakers were natural, at ease, direct and communicative which make the speech interesting and understandable to audience. Speakers were organized and they were not using terms that audience may not understand and they were not just repeating one thing. Speech was really going smoothly. Yes there was introduction, which is how everybody generally has their own primary love languages for receiving love and giving love, Body was to known the love languages such as words of Affirmation, Quality time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of service and Physical touch and conclusion was knowing the love languages is powerful, but knowing how they work in your relationships that is the game changer.

Hello! I am Leela Udupa and I am so thrilled to be participating in this year’s EMS talent show. I am 14 years old and in the 8th grade. You may know me as the Secretary of our Student Council as well as an active member of our Peer Mentor program and National Junior Honor Society. Today you will see a different, more funky side of me as I will be performing an energetic hip-hop dance routine. I have been dancing for 11 years and spent most of my dance training at Bender Performing Arts in Phoenix. Even though I do enjoy many other styles of dance such as contemporary and jazz, hip-hop has always been a favorite of mine. Hip-hop allows me to express myself, show my passion for dance, and entertain the audience. So sit back and enjoy my act

“It’s about the fact that Australia is generally a very tolerant society until its minorities demonstrate that they don’t know their place. And at that moment, the minute someone in a minority position acts as though they’re not a mere supplicant, then we lose our minds. And we say, ‘No, no, you’ve got to get back in your box here’."

During the speech, I was also a good speaker in many ways. I had a good voice projection, my hand moment was consistent, I was always facing the audience and held eye contact, and had facial expressions to emphasize the importance of a topic. Right off the bat when I was explaining my citation saying According to the U.S Census Bureau “there are alone 5.7% Asian’s in the United States,” I was pointing my hands to make sure everyone was paying attention to the numbers. Another thing I did well during the speech was, that I kept eye contact with everyone during the speech

Overall the process leading up to the speech was a great experience. Even though our group was close this speech was able to help us learn more about each other. This speech was able to help us understand each other and grow as a group. We learned how to work with each other and adjust work to fit everyone’s schedule. This was a great opportunity for us to show responsibility, teamwork, and leadership. We are satisfied with the grade we got on the speech because we put a lot of time into

Dr. La Gerche gave an overall capable speech. His PowerPoint was well put together. It used dark colors that displayed well on screen and didn’t have paragraphs of text. The graphics were extremely effective some were

My POL performance on "Awakening In New York" by Maya Angelou provided me with a excellent foundation to enhance my public speaking skills and to breach from my timidness. The main points of my poem, are basically not letting one devastating event affect the rest a person's life. One of the most important outcomes of my POL performance was that it gave me a chance to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses of my presentation skills, through genuine critique by my teacher and peers. Although I have had other oral presentations in my other courses throughout my life, the POL performance was completely different, because, this time, it was a poem, and I had to incorporate feelings and emotions while presenting, which was a little uncomfortable

- What I did well during my speech was looking at my audience. I was always facing my audience and have a quick view to my PowerPoint. I believe I did well on these aspects because I wasn’t like the other students always looking at the PowerPoint and not even facing the audience. I know this is a public speaking class and the point is to talk to our audience while facing them.

3. Was the speech well-organized? Did it have a robust introduction, a solid body with specific main points, and a conclusion? How was the time allotment for each section (too long, too short?) Were the times dedicated to each section appropriate? (Introduction and Conclusion: between 45 seconds to1 minute; Body: main points each 1:15 – 1:30)

The speaker made direct eye contact at all times unless his head was moving to place emphasis on what he was saying. Further, the speaker spoke loud enough to be heard and did not require me to turn my volume up super high while struggling to hear him. Additionally, the speaker utilized a good pace. He moved slow enough for me to comprehend everything he was telling me but fast enough so that I did not get bored and distracted. Finally, the speaker alternated his pitch throughout the speech which kept my attention. Overall, besides the previously addressed issues, the delivery of the speech was great! I would, however, suggest having more time of the speech spent face to face with the speaker for a more powerful speech.

I thought the first speech “Gut explosion and funnel cakes,” by Amanda Erck was executed with real class. I particularly like how she used an embarrassing story and turned it around into a positive. I thought she built up ethos perfectly by explaining her disease. She really drew me in explaining what Celiac Disease was and what kinds thing she can and cannot eat. Amanda was able to stress big points by using humor. The line that stuck out to me, in particular, was when she started talking about carnival food. She said that a “small crumb of a crouton would make her insides like the worst part of a Hurr-a-whurl ride.” I thought that was a great use of figurative language, giving the audience a clear visual.

“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” (Helen Keller) This quote, among many, was one that really stuck out to me about the presenters message. Porsha became a parent when she was very young to a little boy. She was an active, loving mother and sought out help from the very beginning. This driven mother didn’t change who she was when she found out her second child was diagnosed with a hearing loss. Porsha continued to seek help and did what was best for her children. A mother facing a lot of life’s struggles early on didn’t give up, instead she overcame them. Throughout the presentation, I was intrigued by Porch’s selfless attitude and abundance of joy. As, I reflected on our class period, I found five things that bluntly stuck out: never give up, ask as many questions as you can, comparison is a downfall, extending grace to realize you are not perfect, and support groups are key.

Comparing to my pervious speeches, I thought I was more confident and effective. Since we were in the small room, I made sure that the tone and volume of my voices were balanced. Moreover, throughout the speeches I used various hand gestures to help me get connect with the audience. Preparation is one the most effective way to improve in any kinds of speech. Therefore, I could have done better by practice and preparing more.

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: By the end of my speech, my audience will know the history of Walt Disney, his invention of Disney World, and how his invention has impacted people.