As a child, i was shy and rather reticent.
while i did not lack communication
skills, I was not particularly fond of
speaking in front of a crowd
or even in front of my class. Growing up
I
developed a keen interest for civil and
human rights.
And in middle school, I became more
involved in activism
for social justice. I feel as though my
passion brought me out of my shell
and led me to becoming more outspoken
about the issues i cared for.
With taking a principal position, comes
taking action,
initiative, and leading from the front. it
started as
becoming class president my first year
of high school. And subsequently
getting involved in community organizing
and raising awareness. I now have a lot
of experience as i've given many
speeches in front of large crowds
at protests and rallies and i can say
that I am a confident public speaker.
I firmly believe that in a democracy,
social change is
affected through politics and I intend
to pursue a career in politics.
Effective communication is part and
parcel
of political success. I expect to give
many more speeches in the future to
further my cause. And i decided to take
this class as a way to
truly learn the craft of effective
communication.
My passion is my strength and my
dedication to my cause
strengthens it further. I feel as though
I can keep my audience engaged through
the well-organized content of my speech,
the projection of my voice,
and the delivery of my words. However, an
area in which I
lack is the pace in which I speak.
Even though, I don't have stage fright,
it's normal to get nervous in front of a
crowd and
sometimes that brings me to speak too
quickly.
But overal,l i want to learn the art of
speaking
and engaging my audience more
effectively.
I want to be able to harness the facts
and language skills through
getting instruction in public speaking
to deliver them effectively
to my audience. Public speaking is an art
as well as a science and I wish to get a
commanding grasp over the nuts and bolts.
Choosing the tone and tenor, words and
phrases,
prosody and pitch, eye contact and body
language,
is just as important as passion. And
I intend to learn the ropes and tropes
of this,
through this course.
