Informative Briefing Self-Assessment My informative speech discusses childhood obesity and the different aspects of it. I divided my speech into three sections, each one informing my audience about particular facets of childhood obesity. The three parts were made up of the following: how childhood obesity has developed over time (mainly over the past 30 years), what causes childhood obesity, and how childhood obesity affects other parts of the world. From a visual standpoint, I used a Powerpoint to accompany my speech and provide an optical means of communication to my audience. Critically speaking, I believe that my Powerpoint provided a good outline of my speech and displayed enough information without inundating my audience with facts …show more content…
To start off, I believe that I had a decent oral presentation, good body language, and provided a good channel of communication. From what I remember, I did not use filler words such as “um,” “uh,” and “like” too often, and also did not pause to find my place in my speech. This allowed my speaking to flow without any unnecessary respites in my presentation and meet the timed goal of less than 5 minutes. Pertaining to my body language, I was able to prevent any bad habits such as swaying my body, fidgeting with my clothing and hands, and unneeded handling of my note cards. I had a sufficient amount of hand gestures towards my audience and my Powerpoint. For example, when a bar graph or line graph was displayed, I motioned towards the important aspects of the graph to give my audience an easier time in following the data. Also, I was able to do this and simultaneously face my audience and not turn my back to them. My channel of communication encompasses both my speaking, body gestures, and my physical Powerpoint. It is my overall performance that includes nonverbal, pictorial, and aural aspects of my speech. I consider my channel of speaking in my informative speech to be good but with room for