Self-Reflective Speech

What were the most valuable skills you learned in this course? Why?
How did your presentation skills improve in this course? Consider audience analysis and adaption, formulating communication goals, research, analysis, integration of evidence and sources, selecting a logical structure, writing and outlining presentations, creating clear visual images in power points, preparation and rehearsal to overcome nervousness, strategies for answering specific professional interview questions, communication and collaboration within a group, and analyzing the communication of others. Compare your skills prior to taking this course. What, specifically, has changed in your professional presentation and communication skills?
Moving forward, what areas do you feel you need to improve and how will you do so? Consider time management, practice and rehearsal, researching and analysis, outlining, structuring, accessing and using models for guidance, following directions and identifying areas of evaluation on grading sheets.
Feel free to formulate and create a thesis of your own that reflects upon your learning and acquisition of skills in this course.
*The Self-Reflective Essay is not required to be submitted.

Outline
Once you have brainstormed sufficient sub-points and details, begin to outline and write your speech, which should focus on 3-5 body points with supporting specifics for each.

Body Points
Refer back to the Job SAT Presentation to select a logical order for your body points:

Topic or Category Order
Time or Chronological Order
Cause and Effect
Reasons
Problem/Solution
Frame
Next, add a frame around your body points which unifies your speech as you did with your Job SAT Presentation.

THE INTRODUCTION – Attract the audience’s attention and set the tone. This hook or opening could be a series of questions, a quote, an anecdote or brief story, statistics, surprise, or a general statement that funnels down to a specific scope. Be creative and engaging.
THE TITLE – This statement signals the end of your introduction and the beginning of your speech. It could be a simple statement, something creative or even a question. Think of a slogan or catch-phrase that encapsulates the main idea and purpose of your entire speech. Notice that this title should come after your introduction.
THE PREVIEW – This briefly previews the main 3-5 body points of your speech. If you can’t identify these points, it’s a sure sign that you haven’t yet clustered your content around 3-5 main ideas in your speech. Now is the time to be sure the organization, logic and main points are clear, both to you and your audience.
TRANSITIONS – Add transitions between the preview and all main points in your body which highlight, signal and track back to your preview. Specifically, your preview should be followed by a transition that highlights and states your first body point; you should supply a transition at the end of your first body point which signals your second body point and so on. Each main idea or section in the body of your presentation, including the first, should have a clear transition that follows the same logical pattern that you previously defined in your preview.
THE SUMMARY – Similar to the preview, the summary briefly re-caps and re-states the main body points in your presentation. You can state them using synonyms or reword them so that the preview avoids using the same words, but it should follow the same organization and highlight the same main body points as your preview.
THE CONCLUSION – End with impact by tying in your introduction in a creative way and offering a final statement. Perhaps end with another quote, ask a different series of questions or answer those you asked in the intro, tell another brief story, refer back to the statistics used in the intro, comment upon them or offer more. An effective conclusion comes full circle and adds a book end or pay off for your audience. Remember, the last impression you make can be more lasting than the first!
Visual Elements(here please help me do that too, thanks)
You must add visual elements to your Self-Reflective Speech.
Use this assignment to reflect upon, apply and demonstrate all the skills you have acquired, including:

Strong content, organization, and delivery in communication skills
Critical thinking techniques to identify, analyze, evaluate, and develop presentation skills in peer reviews, self-assessments, and group discussions.
High-level, professional speaking skills by researching and evaluating content, applying a logical structure, practicing vocal and physical delivery, and creating clear visual messages in an audience-centered presentation.
Implementing effective verbal and non-verbal techniques through application of cooperative strategies in group negotiation scenarios.
Refer to the grading sheet to remind yourself of the criteria and areas on which you will be evaluated.