Having to take a public speaking course is probably the hardest thing most people have had to ever do in college. It requires a lot of hard work and time that most college students don’t have. In my opinion, it should not be required but I do admit that I felt a humongous sense of relief when I finally finished the class.
Last spring semester I spent nearly all the time worried and crying about my upcoming speeches. It was the only class last semester that truly stressed me out. I had a business law class before my Public Speaking class that I could never concentrate in because I was worried about a future speech. Sometimes I would not show up to my Law class because I was busy completing a speech outline or the manuscript for my speech.
Not only that but there was a dress code for the speeches. We were told not to have on any clothes that had a company logo on them or any running shoes. This was especially difficult for me since I only had clothes that contained some sort of figure or company logo. It would have been easier for me both mentally and financially if I was allowed to wear a shirt with a company logo or running shoes while I was up there.
My professor only put up around five grades in total for us to see at the beginning and never updated the grades for the rest of the semester. This was especially hard for me since I was so concerned about my grades. I ended up asking her to sign my credit no credit form. She tried to tell me that if I had done all my speeches that semester I would be fine but I wasn’t willing to take the chance of failing that class.
I waited until the day of finals and asked her if she thought that I should turn the signed paper in and she told me that she had not updated the grades. At that moment I freaked out but then she said again that if I had done all my speeches I had nothing to worry about. I decided to trust her and after a couple of days, the grades were finally posted. It turns out I got an A in the class.
Honestly, after finishing the class I did not think it was that bad. Looking back at all the stressed it caused me I would have preferred to be given the option not to take it. It would have been nice if the professor had kept up with the grades instead of leaving us wondering whether or not we were going to pass the class.
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