My informative speech was performed on Monday, the 26th of October. My topic was “How to make a Bubble smoothie.” I chose this topic because I wanted to share a taste of Asian culture to the class and have fun making bubble smoothie in class.
The overall content of the substance of my speech was tolerable. The introduction was well presented with the use of power point slides, as I explained the history of bubble drink. The phrases following the bullet points were clear and concise and made it easy for the class to follow along. The organization, explaining the order of steps, was really vague. I did not clearly announce the order of steps and appeared to have one too many steps. My information content was useful because the class as able to experience some Asian culture and learn how make bubble smoothie at home. I was not able to sum up my speech with a conclusion because I exceeded the time limit. This was due to a lack of practice in my part. I did go over the demonstration several times at home, but I failed to consider time as a part of it. I could have shortened my presentation time by pre-making the bubbles.
The visual aids used in my speech were creative. My two visual aids were the power point and my personal demonstration. The two linked closely to one another as one explained the background and the other explained the process, respectively. They both contributed to the overall speech effectively. It was helpful to use the power point slides at the beginning of my speech because it grabbed the class’ attention before I proceeded to my actual demonstration.
I lacked many aspects in delivering my speech. I could not express enough enthusiasm towards my topic because I failed to look up to give eye contact to the class and did not speak loud and clear enough. I tried my best to look confident and professional, I was too nervous. Body language was shown mostly during my power point presentation. The pace of my speech was good, but the cooking took too long.
The overall effectiveness of my speech was decent. I had audience interaction at the end of my speech by offering the class to try the bubble smoothie. Although my demonstration may have been too long, I believe that the information I provided was sufficient enough for the purpose of the speech.
In my opinion, my strength was the visual part of the speech and my weakness was the delivering and the time part of the speech. To have a better presentation in the future, I need continuous practice.
Looking back at my topic now, I believe that I could have chosen an easier topic, but I do not regret my choice. Bubble drink is such a traditional Asian drink that I am really glad that I had a chance to share it with the class. I really hope that they learned something about Asian culture through my speech.
I still have many regrets for my demonstration and believe that I really could have done something to make it better, but it was a good experience. I will attempt to improve my weakness in my next speech through more practices. Practice makes perfect!
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