question#1

1). Speech Buddy: Review Drinking and Light Pollution videos on the Interactive Video website in accordance with Chapter 5. Respond to each video. What did the speaker do well? What can you learn from watching these videos?

Matthew’s speech I believed was a good speech; better than a speech I would give about being a responsible drinker. Matthew started out nervous as he was loosing his words. He had a little trouble speaking at first. As his speech continued he did not seem as nervous. He presented a vast quantity of facts that supported his thesis. He provided good support when he presented the statistics about the chances of one being involved in a accident as the amount of consumed beers increase. Matthew was well prepared. He provided visuals for his audience to convey his argument. Overall it looked like he practiced his speech and chose a topic that he strongly felt about. What I learn from this video was to make sure I practice my speech and provide information relevant to my topic.
The speech with Courtney was a short video. I don’t know if the video was cut off, but could not get much information from it. I did notice that Courtney was looking down on her notes while speaking, she did it a lot. Not looking toward your audience does not look proper when giving a speech. She looked unprepared, as if she did not take the time in practicing her speech. I learned from both videos.