Motivation

When I think about public speaking and the examples that we talked about in class, the most familiar example is a motivational speech at some kind of competition. This is most familiar to me because I have been in a scenario just like this. I have given many motivational speeches to my dance team. As I speak to my fellow teammates I always try to chose the correct words and tone when giving my speech. I tend to speak very loud to pump the girls up, and I also use words like “lets go” and “we can do this”. I know these words will pump the girls up because in past experiences I have been the one listening to someone else give me a motivational speech. These particular words will always get me ready for the performance. This may challenge some commonly held assumptions of public speaking because this is not the typical example that comes in mind when thinking of the word public speaking. Most people think of a presidential or any other type of formal speech. This speech is very informal however, it possesses many of the characteristics of the definition of public speaking. During the speech I have a goal to influence the girls on my team to do well on their performance and to be excited for it as well. While using the speaking and motivational skills I have, I am able to convince the girls to be excited and pumped up for their dance performance.