Evaluation of My Demonstration Speech

     After watching the video of my demonstration speech found at http://sharing.theflip.com/session/7052ce0801402288f90bb4238e619770/video/23962741 several times and closely inspecting it, I have come to the conclusion that I did many things very well in this speech.  Despite the fact that I did many things well, I also could have done better with a thing or two.  The first thing I noticed I did well was grab the audience’s attention right in the beginning.  Everyone laughed, but they also became more interested in the speech because of the intro.  After grabbing the audience’            attention, I think I also had a pretty good introduction.  I introduced what I was going to teach everyone, and I explained why they should be interested in learning about what I was going to teach them.  After the introduction I transitioned into the procedure of folding a shirt in a Japanese fashion.  After watching the video of the speech I thought my procedure seemed very organized and understandable.  I demonstrated exactly what I was saying, and even went over some more confusing parts multiple times.  Another thing I thought I did well was make eye contract with everybody in the audience well.  I did not spend much time looking down at the shirt.  I also think I made a lot of hand gestures, which are good for speeches.  The last thing I believe I did well in this speech was get my overall point and lesson across to the audience.  I had a volunteer come up and try the folding technique I taught, and he seemed to have learned well from my speech.  One thing I think I could have improved on in this speech was the volume I talked at.   I was not quiet, but I believe if I talked a little louder I could have kept some people’s attention better.  In the end, watching this video made me feel positively about how I gave my demonstration speech.