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Cassandra Chery - Blog 1

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The Art Of Public speaking Blog created by Cassandra Chery Upon Initially taking this course, SPC2608, my knowledge on public speaking was very surface level. I have done a few public speeches throughout my academic career  trough the typical Canva or PowerPoint slides, add a few information and design effects stand up in front of  a class then called it a day. To me, that's all there really was to public speaking. However,  this class, SPC2608 taught by Professor Sherri Sinkoff  has taught me other wise. From the evolution of public speaking to the importance of adapting to your audiences customs, from the time that I have spent in my public speaking class, my knowledge just keeps on expanding and I am learning something new everyday. In this blog you are about to read, I am going to list and summarize some of the most key factors that I have learned so far in this class based on a few group presentations which we have covered in class as well as some of my personal...

Hailie Valdes Blog 1

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  Hello Everyone,  In today's blog,  I will be reflecting on our first group presentations for Introduction to Public Speaking. Since I am a project manager, I got to see everything firsthand from start to finish. This post will focus. on my observations and anything that really stood out to me. I want to start by sharing my own experience because it was very different overall.  I wasn't a part of the main groups, so for each presentation, I would present either the introduction or the conclusion. I enjoyed my role because it gradually built my confidence.  I remember being extremely nervous for my first conclusion, but by the fourth group, I felt much more comfortable speaking in front of the entire class. When it came time for my first full presentation, I was just as nervous as I was before I started my very first presentation in this class. But having those smaller roles gave me more confidence while I was speaking than I would have had otherwise. Working wi...