Review of Grace’s Speech
I found Grace’s speech about performative activism very impactful. She was very clear in her speech and her words all meant something, none of it seemed to be fluff. She made it clear that performative activism is too common in today’s era of social media, and double-tapping a photo doesn’t do anything.
I felt as though for my own speech, it definitely could’ve been better. I had a script in my notebook that I kept looking down to read, and I had to film it on my phone because my laptop’s microphone doesn’t work anymore. I also felt as though I could’ve added more slides. I do think I explained the #LikeAGirl campaign well, and I tried my best when analyzing it. I should’ve gestured to my side more to emphasize what the video was showing, but I hope my description of it made up for that.
Thank you!
I watched a little bit of Grace’s speech, too, and I thought it was great! Based on your speech outline and essay draft from last week, I know that you had a great outline for what you wanted to say in your final speech, so I assume your analysis was solid.
I’m sure you ate it up. I feel like everyone didn’t use as much gestures as we were supposed to, I’ve been reading that a bit in these posts. Your draft looked really promising so I’m sure your video was really good.
Making a concise speech is definitely something I hadn’t totally considered but now that you mention it is something would certainly add to a speech. I can relate to the script because I also used one and the temptation to just constantly look down and ensure you’re hitting every point is really strong.
Technology problems are so frustrating, but I’m sure you did great despite the circumstances! I also feel that I could’ve done a better job incorporating my slides into my presentation, but at least now I know for next time.