3 Expectations 1. I hope everyone in this class know me. 2. I hope I have learned something. 3. All members are still stay in this class.
3 Goals 1. Get an A. 2. I can give a speech in pubic confidently. 3. Give a speech skillfully.

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Zikun Xu
09/15/2010
When I have a speech in front of a group of people, I will be nervous because I am not confident. Because of nervous, it will cause many behaviors. Standing in front of people is a big challenge; you will seem to be a pendulum swings automatically. This is the aspect of behavior. On the stage, my face will turn red and have a quickened heartbeat. Even once time, I find that my tongue tied and my body shaking with fear. I couldn’t remember anything, my mind went blank. One more thing I am worried about is I am not a native speaker, do they understand what am I saying? My tone, grammar or pronunciations. So I am stressful when I face to the people.

1. Stress (Starting point) 2. Imagery 3. Sensation 4. Behavior 5. Affect 6. Cognition

Once ago, one of my professors told me that practices makes perfect, it was still in my memory, so, if I have speech, I usually practice at home in front of mirror, I will practice it again and again. Before a speech, I usually have a deep breathing; this action can make me calm down and arrange everything in my mind. These are the two common ways to reduce my