After the dry run, I feel so much better about my speech. Initially, I thought that seeing a recording of myself would make me more nervous for the final presentation. However, after looking at the video, I feel slightly more confident about how I will look while presenting. I purposefully stance myself so that I was not trying to make myself look smaller, and I moved my hands and body in a way that made me look more dynamic than I had expected. That said, I either moved my hands a lot or clasped them in front of myself. I need to ensure that when I give my speech, I don’t stop moving my hands halfway through my speech but also that I am not flailing my hands all around. I’m not sure how to fix this yet; however, I plan on practicing in front of a mirror, so maybe that will help me understand how to move with my speech.

Another thing I noticed was that my speech was just under the time limit. Cutting down on some of my speech may help make the whole ordeal less stressful while also helping me stick to the project guidelines. A second way to shorten my speech is to ensure I am not using filler words such as “um” and “like.” During the middle portion of my speech, I noticed that the transition between points on my outline led to me using some of these fillers. I think that by clarifying my outline and practicing the speech more, I will be able to remove “like” and “um” from my vocabulary while I am presenting.