I think it is very easy to critique yourself because people tend to focus of the things that they messed up on, instead of what they were actually really successful at. I think it was pretty obvious that my delivery wasn’t exactly on point, so I think that is the main problem that I had with my speech. I rehearsed and rehearsed, but obviously the evenness of my tone and the way that I presented my main points wasn’t exactly how I wanted it to be. It is definitely different once you get in front of an audience, so next time I will definitely practice in front of more people than just my roommate.

I actually really liked how straightforward and organized my speech was set up, even thought I may have had to stop a few times because I jumbled my words. I think it is easier for the audience to be able to retain what I have said if it is organized and also repetitive. A good example would be when I restated my main points in my conclusion, which really brought everything together.

One thing I’m kind of conflicted on is the use of a visual aid. While I think it would have been good to use one and it might have made my presentation a little more interesting, I am also glad that I didn’t use one because I felt as though many that were presented were very distracting, both to the audience and the presenter. So if I could use it in an effective way then I definitely would take advantage of that, but if I couldn’t then it would be something that I would try to avoid.

Overall, I am pretty satisfied with how it went. I managed to get all of my main points across in a decently effective manner.