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Semester Goals Worksheet

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Semester Goals Worksheet

Name: Connor Koldeway

Throughout the semester you will use various worksheets such as this to identify and reflect on the progress you are making (it will be loads!) and the challenges that remain. Please seriously think about your responses before you commit them to this sheet as this will be used by me in evaluating your progress and used by you to assess your growth over the semester.

TASK:

Identify 3 goals you have for this semester in public speaking. Earning a particular grade is not a valid goal for this exercise’s purpose. Think more specifically about the behaviors or traits that you want to develop in public speaking. Briefly identify the goal then explain why you have selected this particular goal for …show more content…

This tends to make everything you say somewhat a question or hard to understand. If the audience doesn’t understand

I think this is a valuable component of public speaking because: If the audience doesn’t understand what you’re saying completely, you’re full idea or intention might not be conveyed

Goal #2: Remain still while speaking but still gesture

This is a goal for me because: I believe it’s hard to work on because it’s mostly natural but takes some effort if trying to in everyday conversation

I think this is a valuable component of public speaking because: It keep people focused on you and always moving to constantly have them alert.

Goal #3: Speaking out towards the audience

This is a goal for me because: I believe sometimes I or others might look down when speaking so I want to avoid projecting my voice into the ground and more into the audience.

I think this is a valuable component of public speaking because: This allows you to keep eye contact to some level by being in the right direction so it will come hand in hand. It could be the same as if it were a normal conversation with someone 3 feet away from you and looking right at

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