Ms. Guarino
November 5th 2015
Public speaking
Hot chocolate, it's a science
So, as you know I chose to do a how to speech on the making of hot chocolate. Hot chocolate is a rare commodity that we all take for granted, and I wanted to teach those who didn't know how to make it, how to make it! Another thing that went into the decision to do my speech on hot chocolate is that I have made so many hot chocolates in my life, that I basically have it down to a science. Some people in our class are doing such dull topics and they are trying to memorize their speeches. I think that the key to this speech was to pick something you are comfortable with and that you could explain regularly, and just talk about it.
So, now I have to compare my speech to the rubric on ms. Guarino's blog. First off, I think that my speech greatly captured the attention of my audience. I believe that I was enthusiastic and kept my audience entertained and engaged, and to me I think that is half the battle. Secondly, I think that I was pretty clear with the fact that I was going to explain how to make hot chocolate. If I recall correctly, I literally said " today I'm going to teach you how to make hot chocolate". I do think that the topic was related to the audience, because quite frankly, hot chocolate is related to everyone plus it is getting cold outside and we wouldn't want anyone getting cold. Next I have to ask myself if I have " topic- credibility". Well... I am not really sure what that is, but I have made so many hot chocolates in my life that I don't think you could find anyone more credible on the making of hot chocolate than myself. I believe that I did preview what I was going to talk about when I said I was going to teach my audience how to make hot chocolate.
For the body, I must ask myself if I made my points clear, supported those points, whether my points were logically presented, and were the transitions clear and effective. I think I made all my points clear. I talked about the packet, the mug, the water, and the mixture of those elements. I supported those points by explaining where to get ies and what kind I would personally choose. I also believe that my points were logically presented and that my transitions were clear and effective. For the conclusion, I did properly transition by talking about the cold weather that is approaching. There was not a summary of the points but I think that my audience could make a hot chocolate blind folded with the instructions I had given. My call to action was very good, because I said it was getting cold outside and everyone should try to make their own hot chocolate.
I think that I organized my speech fairly well and that I had a very poised beginning. I believe that I made good eye contact and that I did my very best to control my posture and stop my swaying motion. My speaking rate was good I think, I didn't speak to fast or too slow and was appropriate as well as varied. I had minimum "ums" and had good use of pausing and I was very enthusiastic about my topic. My speech finished with a bang and I would want it any other way, and I am sad to day that I had no visual aids. But I could teach a blind man how to make hot chocolate and that for damn sure .
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