Dulce's Speech

A well written speech has the power to captivate an audience and even persuade them to agree with you. However, they are a hard concept to master with limited experience. Dulce’s informative speech had multiple highlights such as the relatability, extemporaneous presentation, and high ethical standards, but it fell a little short in preparedness and supporting information. Overall, the speech had great potential and could’ve been a hit if there was a little more preparation put in.
As mentioned, the speech had great potential in relating to the audience and captivating interest through use of a narrative. A narrative has the potential to captivate the audience and support the speaker’s main points (Fraleigh & Tuman, 2009). Dulce’s introduction
It was easy to see that she was nervous and her speech lacked some supporting details. Granted, there were a couple facts placed in the body of the speech which fit very well, but it just lacked facts in general. Adding more facts to the speech would have built more credibility and given Dulce more to talk about within her speech. Again, had she done just a little more preparation and research, it easily could’ve been a great speech. Even though the facts were a little sparse and she was nervous, Dulce sold the speech well. I gave her a four on both the eye contact and extemporaneous presentation because those were her strongest suits. She did not rely on the outline like a crutch which allowed her to make eye contact with the audience. Eye contact is an important nonverbal delivery skill because it gives a feeling that the speaker is likely telling the truth and it is also harder for the audience to mentally drift away (Fraleigh & Tuman, 2009). As an audience member, I felt that Dulce’s eye contact did make it seem like she was telling the truth, and it kept my attention concentrated on her. She wasn’t nervously looking away like she was hiding something which gave her more a sense of knowledge on the topic and built a trustworthy relationship with the