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Informative Speech â€Å"Student Advocates for American Sign Language† Sweaty palms, shaking legs, and a high pitched voice are just a few of the ways my body reacts to formal public speaking. In an informal situation I am very vocal and speak my opinion. However, in formal settings, especially concerning school, I get very nervous. I have the voice necessary for excellent public speaking and with work and practice feel that one day I might excel. For this particular assignment I chose to give an informative speech on the new club that I am trying to develop on campus, â€Å"Student Advocates for American Sign Language.† At the end of my speech I informed the audience on how they could help me turn this idea into a reality. Constructive criticism is essential in any work in order to progress and become better. The particular speech analyst that I worked with was not very good at providing such criticism. I know that my speech was less than mediocre and feel that more advice was necessary. I am flattered that she felt like I did not need much advice, but I know that is not true. I really had to prompt her on her advice with me. I knew what I was lacking in and what I needed to make stronger, but she never touched on those things. The introduction to my speech was not as attention grabbing as I would have liked, but I could not think of anything great for this particular speech topic. I stuck with the traditional â€Å"Why am I here?† technique to inform my audience who I was and what I was planning on informing them about. My initial audience was just the analyst and my good friend, Allison Brady. The second speech I was a lot more nervous because a male classmate was also in there. Based on the information my audience gave me although I did not have a great attention grabber, my topic interested them enough to want them to keep there ears open and hear more about what I had to say. The central idea of my speec... Free Essays on Persuasive Speech Analysis Free Essays on Persuasive Speech Analysis Informative Speech â€Å"Student Advocates for American Sign Language† Sweaty palms, shaking legs, and a high pitched voice are just a few of the ways my body reacts to formal public speaking. In an informal situation I am very vocal and speak my opinion. However, in formal settings, especially concerning school, I get very nervous. I have the voice necessary for excellent public speaking and with work and practice feel that one day I might excel. For this particular assignment I chose to give an informative speech on the new club that I am trying to develop on campus, â€Å"Student Advocates for American Sign Language.† At the end of my speech I informed the audience on how they could help me turn this idea into a reality. Constructive criticism is essential in any work in order to progress and become better. The particular speech analyst that I worked with was not very good at providing such criticism. I know that my speech was less than mediocre and feel that more advice was necessary. I am flattered that she felt like I did not need much advice, but I know that is not true. I really had to prompt her on her advice with me. I knew what I was lacking in and what I needed to make stronger, but she never touched on those things. The introduction to my speech was not as attention grabbing as I would have liked, but I could not think of anything great for this particular speech topic. I stuck with the traditional â€Å"Why am I here?† technique to inform my audience who I was and what I was planning on informing them about. My initial audience was just the analyst and my good friend, Allison Brady. The second speech I was a lot more nervous because a male classmate was also in there. Based on the information my audience gave me although I did not have a great attention grabber, my topic interested them enough to want them to keep there ears open and hear more about what I had to say. The central idea of my speec...