Usually, I have a pretty good grasp of how I did on an assignment before the grade comes back, but for this speech, I’m not too sure. I feel like I structured my analysis pretty nicely, as I went through them chronologically to establish a nice flow, and I went into detail about each component of my artifact and how it affected it rhetorically After listening to others’ speeches and comparing them to my own, I feel like my delivery could’ve been way better. I know that my delivery wasn’t that strong, as there were several awkward pauses, I used minimal hand gestures, and I could’ve used more eye contact. I feel like my speech also sounded slightly rushed and monotone throughout. If I could go back and change one thing about my entire speech, it would absolutely be my delivery. 

After listening to other speeches from my peers in the class, I found Benjamin’s speech “Bert The Turtle: The Illusion of Safety in the Nuclear Age” to be really well done. His introduction was extremely strong, as he used a very engaging voice, effective hand gestures and eye contact, which set a good tone for the rest of his speech. He was able to catch my attention from the very beginning, and hold it until the very end. He added lots of background information so that it was easier for the viewer to understand and follow along. His speech was articulated very well and structured in a way that made the entire thing flow with ease. I also really liked the visuals that he chose because it also aided the audience with staying engaged and it added to the overall performance of his entire speech.