On the 5th of October, Alan Devine the well known actor from Fair City arrived to Portumna CS with the hopes to improve our public speaking. Alan interacted with us in a fun way which grasped our attention. We did different exercises throughout the day which helped improve how we deliver a speech. Alan told us different techniques to use in our speeches and I think he got everybody to become slightly more confident as the day went on.
At the end of the day Alan told us we would have to write and deliver a speech the following week to the entire class without notes. I was feeling quite nervous as i didn't know what to write about. Thankfully I thought of a speech idea on time and rehearsed it the night before. When Friday came we got to listen to each others speeches. I was anxiously waiting for him to pick me but of course I was last which really added to my nerves. However I stood up there and everything was fine .
I really enjoyed this workshop and learned a lot from it, it has definitely improved my public speaking.
At the end of the day Alan told us we would have to write and deliver a speech the following week to the entire class without notes. I was feeling quite nervous as i didn't know what to write about. Thankfully I thought of a speech idea on time and rehearsed it the night before. When Friday came we got to listen to each others speeches. I was anxiously waiting for him to pick me but of course I was last which really added to my nerves. However I stood up there and everything was fine .
I really enjoyed this workshop and learned a lot from it, it has definitely improved my public speaking.