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This was a fun speech to look into further. It changed my perspective even more then before about how many different interests can become huge radical movements, if we get enough people on board… Crazy ideals or not..

·      Well my favorite speech by far was McCool’s, I'll more then likely attend the tournament just to watch her speak, and I'm trying to encourage some of my radical roommates to come see the discussion on the new evolution of marriage. It was indeed a radical movement! And her incorporation with our class's youthfulness and her obvious feminist movement really was one of the best topics she could have picked for herself. She was comfortable, not just with the topic, but her pace and tone, as always on point.

·      Ryan Fochtman’s speech was a really close first contender in my eyes as well! His topic was informative, grabbed my attention from the start, and he seemed to really understand what he was talking about with compassion.

·      I also really enjoyed the attention hook Conner Thomson used when he threw all the loose change on the desk! He definitely grabbed my attention and kept me till the last word. As well as following through when one of his slides didn’t show up during the presentation.. I would of $#!+ myself or possibly even stopped talking completely if I was stuck up there impromptu. High five for following through and feeling comfortable enough to keep going even when you got stuck.

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Well off the bat I need to collect myself a lot more, or maybe just stop syking myself out so hard. Calm my heart rate/ blood pressure, collect my thoughts, taking one word at a time, and presenting myself right then and now, finding my person at that present moment. First off cut the caffeine completely days of speeches. It doesn’t help! Next I look at the speech before hand as a hugee endeavor, and then in the process of speaking I’m usually just subconsciously hoping those five minutes will run out a little faster. Or Castle will hold up that 4-minute marker one minute earlier. I’m running high speed everywhere, my heart my wrists the backs of my knees, the worst part is my chest, I literally look down every time before I start to talk and see my heart about to burst out of my chest. Then my ADHD/ dyslexia head is going a mile a minute, making my tongue trip over its own words.  I can speak in smaller group settings with ease and comfortably, but when it comes to being front and center stage talking about something in specifics, or hoping I come off with enough clarity for the audience to understand me is my biggest concern.

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Okay, just rereading my start commentary, I need to calm down. Quit stressing so hard on what everyone else is thinking about what I’m saying. Most people aren’t really taking in 100% of what you’re saying anyways, but all in all come off like you know what you’re talking about. Will someone please slap my hand or shock me every time I say “UMM” or “UHH” in my next speech!... I just wanted to slap myself after watching the video over and over. I stopped counting at 15.. bad bad and so inarticulate, I really need to work on that.

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SO being Italian, the hand gestures are a blessing that come naturally, but the podium has become a comfort zone, which I need to step away from and try to pace in front of the audience a bit more. But I try to be as prepared as possible with my visual presentation so that there are no mess ups that can be avoided. AS well I’m not the most tech savy person, as you may know, so I try to stay ahead of the game instead of procrastinating till the last minute.