Critical Reflection [End of Module]
Impromptu speechmaking, and understanding myself through understanding others in communication. I had thought impromptu speechmaking to be something I’d attempt for the oral presentation, but in the end, I found myself drafting script after script in the pursuit of structure. A sense of certainty and control. With my presentation, the elements of improvisation were limited to audience interaction by design, and looking back, caution to the wind might’ve been the better option. Though, for now, I’d like to be far from the distress of spontaneity and draw confidence from the scripts I write. When the time comes that I’ve internalized the structure of my scripts into everything I do, I’ll start a journey of improvisation. Throughout the lectures in this module, I found the inherence of verbal communication in this class exciting, and through everyone stepping out of their comfort zones to various extents, I learned more about the people in the class, even if I’d never gone beyond pleasa
