Deliver Your Speech
Watch the "Good Presentation vs. Bad Presentation" video, then deliver the speech you prepared. Focus on effective delivery — voice, eye contact, and poise — controlling your speaking fears and holding your audience’s attention.
Record your speech, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, and submit the link.
Good vs. weak delivery — what to copy, what to avoid
- Eye contact — Strong: connects with the camera or audience most of the time. Weak: reads from a script the whole way through.
- Voice — Strong: varies pace and volume, pauses for emphasis. Weak: flat monotone, rushes, or trails off.
- Poise — Strong: steady stance, purposeful gestures. Weak: fidgets, sways, or hides hands.
- Opening — Strong: hooks the audience in the first 30 seconds. Weak: starts with "um, so, this is my speech about…".
Delivery self-check — before you record
- I can deliver the speech without reading it word-for-word.
- I make eye contact with the camera every few sentences.
- I pause on purpose instead of filling silence with "um" and "like."
- My opening grabs attention and my closing lands a clear final message.
- I timed it and it fits the assignment length.
Nervous? That is normal. Record one practice take, watch it back against the points above, then record your real take — the jump from first to second take is usually huge.
Closing Assessment
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1. After watching good vs. bad public speaking, what will you do to control speaking fears and hold your audience’s attention?
2. Please add the URL of your recorded speech.