Before the speech:
I knew that I wanted to talk about a foundation that had a purpose of helping wounded soldiers or veterans. I had heard about the Green Beret Foundation through an event called (Go)Ruck that helps people work more like a team and trains them to overcome obstacles and see that they are capable of much more than they think.
During the speech:
I felt pretty good about giving this speech and had read through a few times so that I would know what I wanted to talk about and how I wanted the speech to go. I think I did well. I was conscious of saying "Umm" and I made sure that I utilized my transitional sentences that I had planned in my outline.
After the speech:
In all honesty this speech turned out to be a pain in the butt because everything that happened to get me to finally be able to give the speech! I think that I found good resources for the speech, I had actually planned ahead and completed the tasks assigned before they were due. I don't know what happened with Angel and the submission of the assignments, but I will be doing that beforehand next time to make sure I get the correct assignment submitted. I am also going to work with my boss to make sure I don't have anything that I get tasked to accomplish on the day I am supposed to be giving the speech. That really frustrated me. On the bright side, though, I was pleased with the help the Speaking center gave when I was able to get in and perform the speech.
