First Two Weeks

The first two weeks of my Public Speaking and Writing Skills class have been very interesting so far. I have learned so many things by now, such as overcoming my fear of speaking in public, writing a formal letter, and the use of conjunctive adverbs. The difficulty of giving a speech on public has just risen, since now I have to do it in teams and talk for ten minutes, but I´m certain things will go just fine.

This is a class that I usually enjoy, so learning new things does not complicate that much for me. The most difficult task so far has been the speech I had to give in front of the class; However, with enough practice by the end of the semester I should be able to talk in public with no problem.

I hope I keep learning new things this semester and keep improving my public speaking along with my writing skills. I look forward to the next class to see what´s new in learning.

"Speech day"

On Monday the 19^th of August I gave my speech to the class. It was about a personal experience of my choice, which on this case was about the first time I went to the casino. I felt very nervous about giving my speech in front of the whole class, so I decided to volunteer to be one of the firsts in order to get rid of that feeling. Once I started giving my speech, I felt much better, so I started to speak more fluently. In some parts I had to improvise in order to not stumble with my own words. At the end I finished my speech and I received a round of applause from my classmates.

"Getting to know each other"

Today on our second english class our teacher planned a very interesting activity for us. At first he told us to choose 3 out of 5 different subjects to draw about. I chose family, hobbies, and future plans. After that we formed groups of 4 people in which by turns we had to explain our pictures to the rest of our teammates. Overall I think that this activity was very helpfull for us in order to break the ice and start making new friends. As the second say of class, I am finding this course in being very helpful by helping me practice my public speaking skills. I am looking forward for the next class to see what´s new to be done.