Teaching My Audience How To Be A Server

When I was preparing this speech, my goal was to pick a topic that appealed to my audience and was interesting to me. I have been a server for almost 4 years at the Northwood Cinema Grill in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I always wanted a job that kept me active throughout high school and serving was the perfect fit for me. (Q. 1.) The specific purpose of my speech was to teach my audience how to be a server. I think I did well teaching my audience how to be a server, because I clearly stated all the correct steps and my audience could relate to my presentation. The question my audience could relate to was, “How many of you have been in a restaurant and it is chaotic and you wonder how the servers handle all these people?” Almost everyone’s hand shot up into the air. (Q. 2.) My introduction went very well. I was very pleased that I did not have to look at my notecards once throughout the entire speech. I was also pleased that my face did not turn bright red. Every time I have to present in front of an audience my face gets red and my voice starts to shake. I think I did not get too nervous for this speech because I practiced it close to fifty times. I also practice my speech in front of my family which gave me that type of

4.) My visual aid helped my audience have a image of what I was explaining to them. I had a menu from the restaurant that I work at, a chart of all the table numbers from my job, and pens and paper that I use. When I was talking about learning the menu, I held up the menu and pointed to the items I was talking about. Another example was when I was talking about learning the table number, I held up the chart of table number so my audience could see an example. My last visual aid was paper and pens and I held that up when I was talking about have the essentials in your apron before you go to take an order. My visual aid helped me keep my audience involved in my presentation and helped them actually see what I was talking