Self Evaluation #2

1). How well do you think you achieved the purpose of your speech?
I believe I achieved the purpose of my speech at about a 9/10.  There was more information which I wanted to provide but of course, I was over my time, like always :( with that being said, I still believe my audience got the overall purpose very well and I was able to give enough information to keep them thinking about the HPV epidemic.

2). How comfortable and confident did you feel during the speech?
Going into my speech, I was very confident and comfortable as HPV is a topic I am very familiar with and passionate about but of course, about 3/4 of the way through when I start to realize I am out of time, I start to panic because I know I am going to be getting marked down.  I hate that part because to me there is so much information that is necessary but has to be cut out and I am still always over my time!  I was also thrown off a little with my power point because I am left handed and the power point was set up on the right.  With that, I was forgetting to switch the slides which hurt me on my grade :(

3). If you had to do it over again, what changes would you make in preparation, support, organization or delivery?
I believe my preparation, support and organization were all as good as I could have made them, my problem always comes in delivery and running out of time.  Sometimes, also in presentation, I speak about additional facts that I had come across in research or something I remember that I had left out earlier in the speech because while I am speaking they seem relevant.  In the peer reviews I have seen comments about some things seeming scattered or unorganized and I believe this is probably why. 

4). What one goal do you have for improving the content in your next speech?
I believe my content is usually pretty solid

5). What one goal do you have for improving the delivery in your next speech?
NOT GOING OVER MY TIME

6). What specifically was different from your last speech? BOTH good and bad?
I pretty much had the same reviews for both of my speeches.  My BIG issue is time!! and this is such a hard thing for me.  I am at a loss as far as how to curb this issue.  Its just genetically me and it kind of sucks in this situation.  Besides that I need to make sure I stick to my organized plan and not insert other information because it seems to confuse some people.  As for the good, consistently I have had good voice projection, topics, eye contact, and over all well received.

7). Did you do anything distracting? Was this an improvement from your last speech?
I believe my slide pictures and statistics were distracting, and also a positive improvement.  With that being said, I also believe the distractions fit the speech.  There wasn't anything very distracting to present for my demo speech.

8). How would you rate your eye contact on a scale from 1-10?
I'd rate myself a 10 on eye contact.  I am very good at this.

9). On a scale from A to F, what grade would you give yourself based on your performance? Why? Use specific examples.
I would have given myself an A-, though I received a B.  I feel that, considering this is an INTRO speech class, I did very well.  Yes, I was not perfect, but factoring in that this is an intro class, I feel like I did pretty good.  My issues were time and a few unorganized seeming facts/information.  On the positive, I had great eye contact, voice projection, confidence and demeanor.  For only being a second speech, I think that is pretty good. 

10). How many source citations did you mention during the course of your speech?
I used 4 different sources in my speech, research, and outline and I did remember to spit them all out in the speech :)

11). Was this speech better than your last speech? Why or why not?
I believe it was a better topic, something that the audience can really relate to with very relevant information for everyday life.  I was over my time a little more than my last speech, but that is because it was a more relevant topic which requires more time.  I thought my speech was better, but I was graded 2 points less.  This is always a time issue.