(This post was last modified: 05-17-2016, 11:41 PM by olschoolsteel.)
Ok. So I snagged the video, I posted it to youtube, an am providing the link here. I will let it run for a day or so and is to be used for entertainment purposes only. Yes I concede it has other value but I know there are plenty of guys that do nothing but sit and split hairs ALL DAY LONG and are bound to find something wrong with my video. Somebody somewhere will take up a position as a matter of principal and defend it until their dying breath. To them, I say make what was intended to be a 8 min speech and accidentally ramble on for 25 mins to rebut my position. I also have not watched the full 25 min video either. I took my laptop to school, downloaded it, and reuploaded it for you guys. I have a data limit on my internet bandwidth and since I had the joy of prepping and giving it, I know pretty much whats on it. If I pick my nose or check my fly, let me know because that would be pretty funny.
The teacher cut me some slack and didnt ding me so hard on my time overage considering my speech was well organized, but I did take up a quarter of the class time just to give it. And it was riveting enough that no one thought to tap the brakes on me to shut me down either. Also, as mentioned, I am comfortable in front of audiences and class rooms. I was trained so that in my speech, a transition should be so subtle, it barely feels like a cigarette butt hit by a car on the interstate. This is an entry level speech class and the instructor is there to teach the basics so she hammered me constantly for not emphasizing my transitions. During the speech, if you hear me mention one, and the class giggle, that is why. She wants it like a roller coaster, to be thrown from side to side and topic to topic.
Thanks for the feedback everyone. It was a fun project and couldnt have done it without your help.