Completed Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2013
Host Club: Tale Weavers
I chose to tell the story of “Peter of Wendy” (later re-titled to “Peter Pan”) because any good story has a beginning, middle and end built right in. If you don’t remember the story of Peter Pan, or if you need a quick refresher on the story, you can become reacquainted in about 15 minutes. Unfortunately, I failed at trying to condense it to a 5-7 minute time frame!
About Project #02 – Organize Your Speech
The objective of this project is to make the speech easy to understand by organizing the discussion points in a logical manner. The message should be clear, the transitions between points or ideas should be smooth, and the opening and closing of the speech should be strong.
Specifics –
Word of Day: Pontificate
Speech Time Limit: 5-7 minutes
Actual Speech time: 14:02
Evaluation Notes –
Personal Comments –
I really believe that everyone (including me) who does these speech projects should really try to stay within the time frame. When I first practiced this speech, it took 8 minutes. The next time took 9, then 10, then 11. It didn’t matter if I cut material out or not! I love to embellish stories, which I usually consider a positive trait. However, this was not a very nice thing for me to do to the audience.
Do you have any comments, suggestions, or improvements about the speech? Please leave a comment and tell me what you think: