Overall, I believe that for my Demonstration speech I did an “okay” job. The introduction was relevant to the topic, even though I could have taken a more serious approach to why everyone should know how to tie a tie. The order of the steps were told in order but the speech may have been better if I had better visual aides such as pictures for each step. The area I believe needed the most work on was my conclusion. There really wasn’t much of one since my speech ended with Pat’s attempt to tie a tie. To make it better I could have given a quick review on how to tie a tie again, or even showed a video of someone tying a tie.
I think one of my strong points in my speech was the delivery. While at times I strayed away and became comical about the topic, my enthusiasm, volume, eye contact, and body language all seemed poised and kept the audience drawn in.
The effectiveness of the speech went well. After class a few of the females in the class, and even a guy, told me they now knew how to tie a tie. Showing the common mistake of having the thin side of the tie longer than the thick end I think showed the class that it is not one of the easiest things to do, but with practice it becomes second nature. One of the areas that hurt me the most was the length of my speech. With my video being only three minutes long, it would have been a good idea to demonstrate how properly tie more than one type of knot.
From the feedback I received from my classmates, I think that my topic was very relevant to the class and gave a few of the students a better idea how to tie a tie.
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