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When preparing for my TED Talk I specifically payed attention to the variation in the speed I was speaking at. However, I also made sure to keep in mind my arm positions. As I will explain later on, even though I had thought about keeping good eye contact, I was unsuccessful.
Starting off with appropriate preparation. I think that there were definite moments where I owned the content, but other parts where I definitely did not. There was a segment in the middle where I simply forgot where I was going, which is a lack of preparation.

The next category is eye contact. This is definitely something I did not do well. I actually realized toward the end of the presentation that I was basically only looking in one direction and tried to look around more. However, one thing I did not realize in the video was how much I look down. I am looking back at the video and thinking that there must be something really interesting on the ground because I keep looking there.

The next category was one I think I did pretty well on: appropriate volume, rate, articulation. Last speech, I remember I talked fairly slowly and while that pace isn't bad, it can be nice to have a variety. So a lot of it I spoke faster than my last speech, but not too fast I think. I also could hear everything I said pretty clearly in the video.

Now onto speaking fluidly and conversationally. It was definitely choppy at times, but it could have been a lot worse. There is a lot of room for improvement, but not bad as a starting point.

I honestly was surprised looking back at this presentation how unenthusiastic I look at times. But in the intro and when I talk about the clown I look enthusiastic and engaging. I need to remember to keep up that enthusiasm throughout and be more consistent with it.

As for my gestures and posture, I think it is pretty good for the most part. A couple of times I looked nervous and my gestures reflected that, but overall I think it was pretty good.

Overall, I thought the talk was pretty and not bad as a starting point, but there is a lot I can learn from it and improve upon.

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