Reflection on my Persuasive Talk Presentation

 During my persuasive talk presentation I think that I did well on my timing and storytelling about my trip to Europe in March. This trip was full of amazing memories for me so it was easy for me to be enthusiastic about my topic. My presentation brought up so many fun memories from the trip I was able to use that and expand on my visual aids since they were images that I had from the trip. Compared to my first presentation I think that I did better at using my time effectively and efficiently. Something that I need to work is practicing what I am going to say beyond my points on the slides. This will help me speak more confidently and clearly about my topic. I also need to work speaking slower because I tend to speak faster when I am nervous or anxious when speaking in front of a group of people. Overall this presentation went better than my first one because I was able to choose my topic which helped me have a better use of time.

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