Throughout my high school years, I had many presentations to accomplish in order to allow me to graduate. Each of the presentations, were my worst nightmare. The experiences that I have with practice always seems to be going well, up until my turn to present in class. I would practice how I would present my information to the class alone in my room. As I repeatedly practice, the information I was presenting would also become memorized in my head. At home I found that my confidence level is pretty high; I would go into school feeling confident in my presentation. However, when I got into class and sat in my seat is when I begin to panic. My breathing is no longer even and the confidence I had walking into school diminishes. The teacher calls my name and I am forced to walk up in front of the class and present my information. My pulse races and I start to deliver my information in a fast manner. Throughout the presentation, I forget to take my time when delivering my information to the class and I just start speaking very quickly. The experience that I have with practice go very smoothly, until I stand in front of the class.
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The first chapter of this book gives the reader a background and tips on public speaking Public speaking is one form of communication. Public speaking is used when a speaker delivers a message to an audience, and this skill is one of the most important skills to master for a job. This skill originates from the city of Athens, where they spoke out about policies and their beliefs. Throughout the chapter, what I found significant is the process of delivering and preparing a speech. This is due to my lack of knowledge on doing so. However, I found it interesting when I learned that the language used in a speech is more rhythmic and uses a simpler language. The act of purposely putting in rhythm did not cross my mind. This section of this book has allowed me to see public speaking in a different perspective.
