Week 16 Discussion 1

What concept or concepts from the class that you thought was the most helpful in preparing your speeches?

I felt that the online speech buddy videos, available online, was awesome because they were always readily available for you at anytime. They went over the same key concepts in the book, but in a visual way. I am more of a visual learner so what ever I may have not picked up in the book chapter, I could SEE in the videos. Over all, the most helpful things were learning how to make a clear introduction with your main points, making your body flow, having the conclusion review what you said in the introduction, and finally, showing us what "good" visual aids were. The whole thing was very beneficial no matter what way you look at it. I definatly came away with a better understanding of how to give a speech and to be less hesitant and nervous about it.