The second day of speeches was much more painful. The vast majority of the people stood behind the podium and read. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone gives a speech and only reads. It’s a speech, not a reading contest for god’s sake!!!! More than a couple of people actually sat down behind their stool, basically dooming themselves to a bad speech. That mixed with failed attempts at using technology in a speech that really didn’t need it made for a rather interesting day.
I did like Tina’s speech because rather than simply standing behind the podium she got up and stood outside its protective oaken exterior. I also liked how even though she had to change her charity at the very beginning to something she didn’t know as well, she still seemed comfortable with its subject. Like Alex, she was one of the few to do more than read from their paper and look anxiously at Lamags.
All I can say is I’m glad that day is OVER.
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haha way to NOT be PC
you have to realize that most of us have never had a public speaking class and don't really have any idea what to do.
But i found the people that were more conversational to be the best, and yes, there is a problem with reading (i defintely did that, and not having a powerpoint handicapped me a little, but i am not going to blame it on that) but as much as i hate to say it because i dont ever want to do a project like this again, public speaking is a skill that just about everyone in the class needs to improve.... though, at the same time, i dont think anyone was bad. It is tough to sit through an hour and a half of charity speeches.
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