For my informative speech, my specific purpose was to inform the audience about the New Student Center. I wanted them to be capable of making an informed decision, knowing all of the negatives and positives this building had to offer. I feel that I achieved my goal very successfully. I feel this due to how my audience was reacting during my presentation, and also watching my delivery on tape.

For my introduction, I choose to use a question to get audience feedback and to show that my topic affected everyone who was in the room. By using a question I got audience feedback and also knew how much my audience knew already about my topic. My thesis statement was clear and direct by stating that my goal was to inform the audience of the positive and negatives about the New Student Center as well as what the general plan was for the building. To make myself sound more credible on this topic I mentioned that I work at the Ball State Alumni Building under the Foundation department, which handles all the projects for campus and students. After establishing this credibility I then previewed the audience what I would be sharing with them that afternoon. My preview included discussing the general plan for the building, the many things the student center could offer, and the negative affects the building would have on us as students.

When watching myself from an audience standpoint, I felt my speech was organized effectively. I gave a general background about the building, then proceeded to the unconstructive effects this building would have on us, and then supported the building by finishing with all of the constructive attributes the building would give o campus. When transitioning from point to point, they were overall smooth and appropriate. The only exception to this was my transition from my second point to my final point, which I accidentally omitted. Along with smooth transitions, I also feel that my citations were added in appropriate places and seemed to flow accordingly with the rest of my presentation.

When listening to my speech from the audience’s perspective I felt that I did make an impact with the information that I shared. I feel that I made the audience more aware of what is happening on our campus. Along with being informed, they were surprised by some of the information I shared with them. This conclusion was from some of the audience’s verbal reactions to some of the information that I heard on the tape.

During my presentation I felt nervous at the end due to the amount of time I was at. When watching the tape, I felt it became obvious when I felt a crunch on the time. Not only did my rate speed up but also the pitch in my voice rose. I began to fidget more than usual and my eye contact with the audience decreased noticeably. Although I summarized and had a strong closing statement, my conclusion would have been stronger if I would have maintained myself instead of getting nervous. In the introduction and body of my speech I felt fairly comfortable, but when reviewing the video I thought I looked more confident than I actually felt during the presentation. Overall, I was pleased with my presentation. I kept the audiences attention throughout the speech, and stressed important information with body movements and the pitch of my voice. Some things I will keep in mind for my next presentation is to watch the rate at which I am speaking and keep it at a slower pace.

When reviewing the video, I felt that my main strengths were balancing my presentation, body movement, and citations. I felt that there were many things though for me to keep in mind when preparing for my next speech. These include slowing my rate of speech, be more aware when I am fidgeting, and not allowing myself to get nervous due to the time limit. With all of these strengths and weaknesses in mind, I will remember to practice and time my speech more often before I present, hoping to eliminate the worry at the conclusion. When putting this into effect I hope to make my conclusion stronger and therefore closing my speech and setting a more appropriate mood, along with eliminating the anxiety I will feel before and after my presentation.

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