What did this online speech course do for you?

• This speech course helped me relax a little more than I was before in front of an audience. I need to keep in mind that everyone usually hates getting up in front of a group and talking so I should just relax and not worry about it.
• This online speech course helped me improve my speaking skills in front of others. This course is very demanding and hectic at times, but is a very important class. Everyone will most likely have to speak in front of others and this course helped me and I know would help others. 
• The advice that I would give to someone taking this course is that because they don't meet every week, they should not wait until the night before it is due to start the speech. In class, teachers are able to ask you how your speech is coming along and even monitor your progress. However, online it is difficult to do that.  This online course was a great help to me. I feel as though I have better speaking skills than when I started out. It was also good for me because I work a lot, and therefore did not have to take much time off work to attend class.
• I had a real phobia of doing this speech class and I know my voice still cracks, but once I finished my first speech, after 15 years, it wasn't so bad :-), I think going to class every week and seeing my classmates may intensify my nervousness. It seems walking into a room with people you don't know is almost easier ? ? ?
• This online course taught me a lot about how to compose my speeches. I learned the Do’s and Don’ts when picking a topic and writing about it. I have become more confident in speaking in front of an audience. It takes a lot of time to put together a speech and percent the speech; this course has helped my time management.
• It helped me learn the way that a speech should be structured and it gave me an idea of the different types of speeches. I also enjoyed learning things about visuals - how many to have, how to present.........
• It provided some structure and simplified the process for preparing a speech. Prior to this class, I didn't use a format. Actually, it was probably one of the first times I've done a speech. Most of my public speaking involves interactive training.
• I have enjoyed this speech class.  This class  has given me the opportunity to be a full time student without sacrificing every weekend to attend a course. 

• This course taught me that to speak effectively there has to be organization.  I find myself organizing my demonstrations now in the same manner, and the students seem to understand more (at least they're asking fewer questions and making better projects!)

• This was probably the most difficult course I've taken in HCC so far.  Not so difficult as in the complexity of the work, but just to feel comfortable!  And I am admittedly someone who isn't a "English class" type of person. But if there is one class that I've taken in my 4 semesters here at HCC (yes, I'm getting my AA degree in Computer Science after this semester), this is definitely the class where I can say, "this class really helped me."  You can't really walk away from a history course, or literature course and come away with more confidence, I don't think.   

• This is by far the best online class I've taken.  This has been the hardest class to date that I have taken, and the most rewarding.  It is so hard to do well, but when you finally do it's a great feeling.

• It helped me get rid of my fear of speaking in front of people.  To be honest with you, I think we all became closer with each other and more comfortable with each other because we communicated through email and discussions.  I think we may have had a different relationship if we took the class on campus.

• What I did like about this class is the intimacy within the group. We had a rather intimate group to give our speeches in front of which made it so much more personal when we were critiquing and ourselves critiquing others.

• This class has done quite a bit for me.  I don’t know if anyone noticed, but during my first speech, the note cards in my hand were shaking (or I thought they were).  My second and third speeches I was not nervous at all.  I wouldn’t say I had a fear of speaking, just never really enjoyed it very much, but now that is pretty much gone.  The only speeches I’ve ever done before this have been scripted speeches, but I find that the extemporaneous makes it more fluent, and even a little bit less nerve-racking.

• This online speech course helped me to brush up on my computer skills, it helped me to get a general idea of how to formulate speeches, and helped me to speak better publicly.

• This course has help take the fear out of speaking for me.  I have always had speech problems since I was a little girl.  I was really scared to take this class.  But, it wasn't so bad.  I was able to make my speeches in front of my friends and, this made me feel much more relax.  I was able to get great feed back.

• This class helped me learn that public speakers put a lot and time and effort into making an effective speech! I feel as though I could confidentially speak in front of a group and really make an impact on the majority of the audience. I am more confident about my speaking skills and even more so about developing an speech that is well-supported and makes sense.

• This speech online class has taught me that I can work by my self and that I will definitely take other online classes again.  It has also taught the proper ways to address an audience. It also gave me some confidence.

• This course has given me so much confidence about making speeches. I never thought I could feel comfortable speaking in front of a group, but now I feel much more relaxed. I've also learned being prepared is a big part of being confident. Feeling comfortable with the topic makes it easier to talk about. And I've been using the outline formats for presentations I'm making in other classes. The outlines have helped me organize my thoughts and make a more focused presentation.

• This class has definitely improved my ability to speak in public, I like to listen and I enjoy stimulating conversation but I had no idea that speaking in front of a group would be this difficult. It has taught me organization and time management traits that were my weak points before taking this class.

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