My Shield Speech Are Better Than I Thinking

My shield speech went a lot better than I thought. Speaking in front of a crowd creates nerves, but I was able to take a deep breath and control my nerves. The pace I developed remained constant and created fluency and clarity for the audience. The longer I was in front of my fellow classmates, the more comfortable I became. My practice tactic was simple; practice in front of people I would naturally get nervous in front of. An example of this would be my boyfriend who I practiced in front of twice. He is a part of my speech and I was forced to continue like he was just another listener and this lessened my anxiety in front of my classmates. I still experienced nerves, so I practiced in front of Ali. I felt really comfortable in front of her which lead me to express witty comments throughout my speech that she enjoyed, but I couldn't remember in front of the crowd. I also practiced for Ruby, too. My visual aid was the first aspect I accomplished for this speech. I enjoy being creative and building a visual aid and I found it fun, so I had a lot of motivation to accomplish it. My shield itself turned out as I wanted, but I wanted to be a bit neater with the paint. I am satisfied with the overall outcome. Time
I don't know why, but when I get in front of a crowd and tell a story I expect a physical reaction. When I don't get a reaction, I feel the need to entertain and go further in depth and that can lead to a lot of unnecessary conjunctions to further my story and keep it going. I know when I do this, but I don't think there is much I can do to recover from it. I probably could have gone into more depth about my stories, and that's something I can definitely work on. I also show my nerves when I question myself. During my speech I asked myself if my memory really was from Lake Okoboji, but I was really trying to think of which part of Okoboji. I grew up going to camp at Monarch Cove, but I know that Ruby's house was somewhere