Jasnitha's Persuasive Speech Reflection

My speech's title was Violent Video Games Causes Teenagers To Be More Aggressive.  I am pretty sure everyone in class noticed the fact that i was not breathing at all while i was talking. I actually had to stop a couple of times in between to breathe and try not faint there and then. My gestures, body language and eye contact was really terrible and that affected my marks so terribly. I really have no idea why did i hold my breath while i was giving my speech. The thing is, i practiced my speech beforehand so many times at home and I DID THE SAME THING AT HOME. Presentation Skills has to be the most simplest class so far and im doing so terribly! I have always had this stage fright problem.Always. Until now i have no idea how am i supposed to calm down.

From the moment miss called up my name to the point where i walked back to my seat, i was a total nervous wreck. I think the reason why i didn't maintain much eye contact at all with my audience was because i don't like getting all that attention. Everyone is staring at you wide eyes, waiting for you to say your words, scrutinizing your EVERY move. The fact that the whole class will be looking at me scared the crap out of me.

Yes, i can tell people off when i get pissed, i.e - when group assignments are not being done properly and people are taking advantage of me. That  is not nerve wrecking because its just one to one AND i would have to be angry at that moment. Not just me alone talking to 30 other people. It is very different from going up in front of 30 people and giving your speech.

My marks would have been a  tad bit better if i moved around the room a bit and looked at my audiences. The only person i remember looking at was Ms. Cheryl, Adrian and Thina. I think i also paced back and forth a bit? Which is bad.  I feel content wise (based on my marks), i did okay. I did do my research because i knew that i could get that one thing right. If given the chance, i would re-do my speech if i have conquered my stage fright and also figured out how to breath normally while giving my speech. I know what i am doing wrong but i don't have a clue how to get over it. The first time we had to go up and give a speech (the one where we had to choose an item and relate ti to ourselves), i couldn't even finish the speech AND i was in the verge of tears when i sat back! haha. yes, i am THAT terrified of speaking in front of a crowd, even if the audience consists of  people who i meet often.

Honestly, i really don't think i have improved much but that is to be blamed on me myself, not the lecturer. Like i said earlier, i need to figure out how to get over this stage fright then things should pick up from there. Everyone has stage fright, but everyone has it on a different amount.

Survey Discussion : Violent Video Games Causes Teenagers To Be More Aggressive

For  my  persuasive  speech,  I  chose  the  topic  ‘Video  Games  Cause  Teenagers  To  Be  More  Aggressive’. Some  people  tend  to  think  that  video  games can  help  improve  alertness  and  coordination.  Also,  some  feel  that  there  are  no  effects  whatsoever.  But  what  most  people  aren’t  aware  of  is  that  video  games  can  cause  teenagers  to  behave  aggressively  in real  life  situations  and  there  are quite  a  number  of  incidents  that  prove  the  fact  that  video  games  does  in  fact  cause  teenagers  to  be  more  aggressive. 

            As  expected,  the  males  are  the  ones  who  played  violent  games  such  as  Grand  Theft  Auto,  Bio  Shock,  F.E.A.R  and  so  on.  For  my  survey,  I  wanted  to  find  out  if  my  classmates  are  aware  that  video  games  can  cause  aggressiveness  in  teenagers  and  do  they  agree  with  it.  Majority  of  them  agreed  that  teenagers  who  play  violent  video  games  can  be  aggressive.  Even  those  who  played  violent  games  like  Grand  Theft  Auto,  Doom  and  so  on,  agreed  too.  According  to  the  answers,  some  said  that  players  tend  to  express  their  frustration  when  they  lose  a  game  by  being  aggressive  towards  others.  But  when  it  came  to  the  question  where  I  asked  do  they  think  that  playing  video  games  can  help  stimulate  the  brain’s  development.  The  amount  of  students  who  agreed  and  disagreed  were  quite  the  similar  amount.  The  ones  who  said  it  does  stimulate  brain  development  also  added  that  playing  the  video  games  can  help  one  increase  their  concentration  level  and  their  alertness.  One  student  also  said  by  playing  these  kind  of  games  in  makes  the  players  to  think  critically. 

  All  of  them  agreed  that  parents  should  monitor  the  number  of  hours  their  children  spend  playing  video  games.  Some  also  said  that  parents  should  do  more  than  just  monitoring the  hours  to  make  sure  their  children  don’t  try  to  imitate  exactly what  they  do  in  those  violent  video  games. 

For  my  last  question,  I  asked  if  it  is  healthy  for  teenagers  to  play  violent  video  games  every day  and  everyone  answered no.  Most  of  them  had  the  same  opinion  on  teenganers  who  play  violent  video  games  every  day;  they’ll  get  hooked  to  the  game  and  that  will  lead  to  the  teenager  developing  aggressive  behavior.  Some  also  said  that  when  teenagers  play  these  games  on  a  daily  basis,  they  could  develop  the  mindset  that  being  violent  is  acceptable  since  they  are  doing  it  every  day  and  it  becomes  normal  to  the  player.

            Based  on  the  survey  that  I  carried  out  among  my  Presentation  Skills  classmates, I  can  see  that  although  some  do  agree  that  playing  too  much  of  violent  video  games  can  cause  aggressiveness  in  teenager,  many  of  them  thought  that  playing  video  games  can  stimulate  a  player’s  brain  development. Based  on  my  research,  yes,  playing  video  games  can  cause  a  player  to  increase  their  alertness  and  concentration  level,  but  it  really  depends  on  what  type  of  game  are  they  playing.  Playing violent  video  games  definitely  isn’t  going  to  help  anything  but  cause  a  teenager to  be  more  aggressive.  Games  like  Guitar   Hero  can  help  improve  alertness,  increase  the  concentration  level  and  also make  their  coordination  better,  but  not  by  playing  games  like  DOOM,  ManHunt,  and  F.E.A.R.  

Survey : Video Games Causes Teenagers To Be More Aggressive

Gender  :

1)  Do  you  play  violent  video  games (Grand Theft Auto, Bio Shock, F.E.A.R, etc)?

            A. Yes             B. No

2)  Do  you  agree  that  teenagers  who  spend  hours  playing violent video  games  tend  to  be  more  aggressive?  If  yes/no,  please  explain  why?

3)  Do  you  think  that  video  games  can  help  stimulate  the  brain’s  development?  If  yes/no,  please explain  your  answer.

4)  Should  parents  monitor  the  number  of  hours  that  their  children  spends  playing  such  video  games?

5)  Do  you  think  it  is  healthy  for  teenagers  to  play  violent  video  games  everyday? Please  explain  your  answer.

Comment on Thina's best moment speech

I thought his speech was really entertaining and he managed to get the whole class's  attention. all of them were dying to know who was that girl who has 'the priceless smile' and the ' glow in her eyes '. i loved the element of suspense too, it gave that oopmh to his speech. i feel that he has more confidence now compared to the earlier days in this class.

i would have liked the speech more if he explain more about the best moment because like miss said, most of us took time to get to the best moment part.

i cant wait for more speech thina! i've already heard rumors about what the topic could be! :P

Comment on Sarah's Award Speech

Sarah won the Miss Control Freak award.
She is naturally a quiet and shy girl, so i was really surprised when came up in front of the whole class and played the 'Ms.Control Freak' character. Because she is a soft spoken person, its hard for the ones sitting at the back of the class to hear what she says. Her expressions are pretty animated as well, she just needs to stay calm. I really love her expressions! so, sarah! what you need to do is speak louder & be a bit more calm :)

Raj's Transitional Speech

Raj is naturally a funny guy, so i think he doesn't have to put any effort to make the whole class laugh. When Raj got the cat with a watermelon helmet on, i was really curious on what he's going to say. He really did pull it of well. I feel that the audience would genuinely want to hear what he has to say knowing whatever that comes out of this guy's mouth will make them laugh. He isn't shy going up in front of the class and talking. He does seem confident. I wish all of us could be as spontaneous as he is! wouldn't that be sooo much easier?

:)

Comment on Hanz

Hanz talked about her Bangle and how it related to herself.

In my opinion, the way she was able to relate her personality with the bangle was very creative. She said she is strong headed ; the bangle is very hard, she may not be very girlie; the bangle bangle has flowers on it, but it is black.

Overall, she seemed confident although she kept glancing towards the floor quite a number of times. I think if she feels more comfortable standing in front of the class, she'd be able to overcome the nerves.