Speaking/Listening 3

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Reflection: I did this project in my English 344 class this quarter and I have to say it was one of my favorite projects to do. I did it on Mac Miller a famous Rap/Hip-hop artist of my generation. He recently died of an overdoes in 2018. I talked about how the music industry set him up to fail by pushing drugs into his line of sight and forcing him to do coke to meet deadlines. I had to stand up in front of the whole class which for me was extremely had because of my social anxiety, but when I was talking about something I loved and something I put so much effort into it felt like a piece of cake.
I want my students to feel comfortable in front of the classroom. You can't really prepare someone for the fear that comes with public speaking no matter what age you start them at but as a teacher, it is our job to make the other student respect the presenter's time and effort they put into the project. I won't make my students do too many projects but I feel like they should be comfortable enough to do at least two or three. I'll give them enough time like my professor did to pick something they want to talk about, form a thesis, form a project and time to research their topics.