Self-Evaluation of Naturopathy Persuasive Speech

In today's blog, I will be evaluating my persuasive speech on naturopathy. You can view my speech by clicking on the title. I feel that I did a good job for the most part, but there is definitely room for improvement.

My introduction was effective in that it set up a hook that was effecting in relating with most of the audience. Many of us reach for drugs to alleviate our pains. After the hook, I introduced my topic and proposed that naturopathy is a valid, safe, and effective substitute to the Western Medicine.

I followed the stacked method to provide arguments and counterarguments. I chose this method for my speech as the arguments and counterarguments don't match up perfectly, and I thought it worked well. By providing all the arguments at the same time, I was also able to introduce specific examples of naturopathy, and therefore provide essential background information to the audience. I also rebutted the counterarguments to my topic very well by giving evidence and emotional appeals.

I could have improved in many aspects. By referring to a note card throughout my presentation, I wasn't able to have a lot of eye contact with the audience. I also noticed that when I was changing slides on the power point, I tended to say filler words or make sounds. I feel that I can eliminate these problems in the future by practicing more! Nevertheless, it was a fun experience to research and try to persuade an audience to my viewpoint on medicine.