My persuasive speech - Sarah Ho

The topic of my persuasive speech is Stop Texting While Driving. To be honest, I was really nervous when my name was called, I wasn't really expecting it but I was confident and prepared enough so I did my best. Presentations were never my cup of tea. Anyway, I continued with my speech when it was time. I forgot half of my speech and I feel like my message that I wanted to send out to my audience did not get through enough. I never really noticed that my gestures, body language and my eye contact was so bad until I got my marks and I shall not reveal what I got but actually I was a bit shocked because I practised my gestures and all plus my whole speech the night before. So, maybe I thought I could have gotten a little higher for the marks. Something that I would do next time is to play around with my facial expressions and my body gestures more and also let my voice out more so that everyone could hear properly and the comment that I got was to add more drama. I have no idea how to add more drama because I am not a drama kinda person. So, if I put more drama, I am sort of like, not being myself. Maybe I could but I think it will take practices. I am sure sooner or later, I would get the hang of things and just need more practise! I did use cue cards for my speech, I think I need it because even though I have practise over and over again, when I get in front, my mind will surely be blank. I should also add some jokes in my speech so that it i will entertain people and not let them fall asleep. Lastly, I think overall, I actualy did improve compared to the other times I did presentations and I should just keep practising more because practise makes pefect! Thanks Miss Cheryl for the comments. I know now what is my mistakes and I will learn from it to improve. :)

Comments on Thina's persuasive speech

Well, I think and I am sure that majority of us thought that his speech was brilliant. He was confident and I could see it. When he started talking, everyone was paying attention to what he has to say and frankly, it is not easy to get an audience to pay attention to everything that you were saying but Thina did that, he got everyone's attention because of his confidence and also his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear. Moreover, he knew when to make his voice soft and when to make his voice louder. He was brave enough to say what he wanted to say and I thought his contents was good enough. He also had very good body gestures and face expressions, it was believable and to be honest, and what I have told Thina, I was persuaded. Good job Thina! Do as well in your next speech okay? It was really impressive! :)

My survey questions:)

Sarah Ho Suan Hwa
Presentation Skills (COM2115)
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1. Have you text while you were driving before?


2. What do you think about texting while driving?


3. Why do you think that people still choose to text while driving even when they know that it is dangerous?


4. Do you know of anyone that was in an accident just because they were texting while driving? Please share the story.


5. In your opinion, do you think that it is okay to text while you drive? Why so you say that?


6. What do you think should be done to people who text while they drive? And why?

Comment on June's Speech during Award Ceremony

June won 'Miss Rainbow'! She was actually suppose to win 'Miss Bitchy' because it was actually her real title, but no matter what title she had, she was suitable for both awards. Well, for her speech, i think she was quite nervous because i think she did not know what to say for being a rainbow person but all she did was smile and thank people, which is actually what Miss Rainbow is all about! Halfway through, she got stuck, she did not know what to say but she managed to finish her speech. June is actually a very good speaker, she can do presentations, but sometimes, you just do not what to say even though you have rehearsed the lines so many times. So, i could understand why sometimes June will just stop and stare. All I have to say is do not be nervous June! Be yourself and put on your awesome smile when you are presenting and i am sure you will do great!(Look whose talking)*giggles*

Comment on Jeremy's Transitional Speech

As we all know, Jeremy is known as a very loud person, he has a saying in everything, which is good because it will make him a better presenter when it comes to presentations. The picture that Jeremy got for his speech was a picture of a plate of chicken rice. When he saw the picture, he did not know what to say, but in the end, he came up with a speech about him going out with his family to eat chicken rice for dinner to this shop where they could actually pick their own chicken and one day his father ate the chicken's skin until he had a heart attack and died. Everyone was shock when he said that but then again for me, he did a good job for even having a story about it because if it was me, i will be stuck with no word coming out from my mouth. It might not be the best speech from him but he just has to think about a better speech and be creative and just say what he wants to say. Other than that, I think he did a good job as usual! *two thumbs up*

Comment on Shermaine:)

My friend, Shermaine talked about her handphone and how it relates to herself. Well, first she started of saying that she always has a strap on her handphone, it shows that her parents are always very protective over her. For example, she wouldn't let her drive. Then, she said that her mood is always on and off, just like the on and off button and that her handphone has many buttons which means she has a lot of siblings and they will always be there to help her whenever she needs them.

In my opinion, Shermaine actually did quite well, and her feedback from Miss Cheryl was good too. The only thing that Miss Cheryl said was that she tend to move her legs when she is presenting and also, towards the end of presenting, it was as though she could not wait to get it over with. Maybe it was because of the nerves, I am sure, after a while of standing in front and presenting in front of the whole class, she would feel more comfortable and she would do great! :)