My Best Oral Analysis

I think my best example of using oral is my visual analysis video. I had to write a detailed script so that I could deliver it orally up to par. I had to make sure I spoke clearly into my computer which is something I struggle with since I speak very quickly.

Reflection

I chose my visual analysis video as my best example of an oral project because  it was the only one that I used oral communication and because I thought it was a unique project and I put a lot of work into it. When I started the project, I came up with a tentative schedule of when I wanted to accomplish each step. On other projects, I have made a plan before; however, I rarely stick to it. In this project I stuck to my plan and therefore I feel like it turned out better.

For this project, my audience was social media , specifically Instagram, users. I chose to analyze Jaden Smith’s Instagram theme. The audience was somewhat specific because if someone did not have Instagram, they would have a harder time understanding certain terms I used. Even some that have Instagram do not think very much about each post and may not understand what having a grid theme even means. My audience had to be people who are relatively Instagram savvy. The way I tailored the project toward them is by using terms they would understand and explaining things as if I was talking to them.

To make the actual video, I used iMovie and recorded my voice over the images. When I was creating it, I tried several different methods of how to record my voice. Weather to sit or stand and weather to use headphones or not. After trying different variations of those options, I decided that I would sit down and wear headphones in order to create the clearest sound. I think that was a good change because when I first started recording I was doing it without headphones, and it did not sound as crisp.

This project is an obvious demonstrated for an oral presentation. It’s a video where I am talking in it. Most projects I have done in the past in English classes do not involve speaking unless it is a presentation in front of the class. I liked that this project was like writing a paper, but I just essentially read it out loud.