First Post-Second Speech-Last Place.

As soon as I sat down after giving my speech, my first thought was: I sucked. I was not prepared like I should have been, and I was kicking myself for that. But after watching the video, I felt a little odd. My speech certainly wasn't good, but it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Let's break it down, shall we?

Positive: All of the points I laid out to make, I did. It wasn't my original draft, but I apparently did rehearse it enough that I remembered all of my points, in a general sense.
Positive: I didn't rock back and forth like a hula doll on a dashboard. I think that was mainly do to the fact that I had my computer to fiddle around with. Nonetheless, progress!
Positive: I spoke at a good volume. Even on the video, I could clearly hear what I was saying, even if what I was saying wasn't that clear. 

Negative: It was not well-delivered. Between the lands of Practiced-Enough-To-Sound-Normal and Pulling-Things-Out-Of-Your-Ass, there lies a valley where my speech resides. I stumbled over words, and you could clearly hear it in m voice that I was nervous.

Negative: I didn't have very good body language. I don't know how to describe it other than I just looked awkward and uncomfortable.

Negative: One point I made towards the end kinda sounded more like I forgot where I was going and was making up random philisophical points than an actual third topic.

Negative: It was hard to follow, and I apologize to the people who had to listen to it. I didn't have a clearly defined intro or conclusion, and I didn't lay out my points before I made them. 

I tried to find a positive point for every negative one, but hey-let's face it. I sucked. But on the bright side, this was a good learning experience. It's difficult to handle objects when you're giving speeches. It's an extra distraction for not only you, but he audience as well. Two fold for the audience when you're distracted by it or fumbling around with it. When practicing a speech, one should devote time to practicing JUST what he or she is going to do with their object.