Speech-3and4-assignment

Speech

Problem: when making a speech while before, a big crowd of people, I find it difficult to make a statement without knuckling my figures and it is at the same time, accompaniment by body swinging. Many are times when communicating a message through speech; my problem has been a bother to the audience. Such actions, finger knuckling and body swinging have diminished my courage during speech presentation (Barker, 2013).

Goal: In order to overcome such speech problem, I will try to stand on a stable ground which enables me not to swing the body sideways. Putting my legs apart within a limited interval enables me gain the best stability for comfort standing. Additionally, I will put my palms at the back where the audience is not able to see to avoid the finger knuckling. Such posture enables me concentrate with the speech presentation that the body movements. I will pretend to be handless by nature hence I will achieve the confidence to make the speech without finger knuckling. I will also make a knot with my figures in order to hind them and avoid knuckling (Barker, 2013).

Achieving goal: I will have achieved this goal when I am making a speech without making unnecessary body movements. During problem solving in a group, am always keen at listening to the problems people have during speech presentation. This makes me helpful to some people with the same problems that I had.

Problem: When speaking to my friends, my eyes sway from side to side. This is a serious problem during my communication. The passage of the message to the listeners has been a problem. Some have been complaining not getting to understand to whom the message is being passed. According to people, the eye intact is extremely essential during making of speech to the audience or passing information. It determines the persons whom the message is being directed.

Goal: To maintain my eye contact to my friends, I will always take time to synthesis the statement in my mind before speaking it. I will also pretend that the objects before me are all my friends hence a confidential eye conduct to them. I will try to put my head in straight and focus them to the exact position where the friends are standing. Maintaining the eye conduct to a certain place will be my daily practice to achieve my goal (Condrill, & Bough, 1999).

Achieving goal: I will have achieved my goal by when I am maintaining my eye contact with my friends most of the time I make a speech.

Problem: When reading the minutes in a meeting, I have a common problem of repeating the same word in two or three times.

Goal: I have tried a lot to overcome the problem by doing various activities such as, reading newspapers during my leisure time. This has helped me make my English language fluent and attain a flow reading system. I also try to open my eyes wider to see the words in a clear manner .Though the problem has been associated with short eye sight, I will buy spectacles to cater for the problem and for the achievement of my goal (Condrill, & Bough, 1999).

Achieve goal: I will have achieved the goal when I will read several words in a fluent manner without any choking in my throat. Punctuating a sentence while reading information to a listening audience, I will have achieved my goal.

References

Barker, A. (2013). Improve Your Communication Skills. London: Kogan Page.

Condrill, J., & Bough, B. (1999). 101 ways to improve your communication skills instantly. Alexandria, Va: GoalMinds.