I enjoyed today's presentations just as much as last weeks. Everyone's presentations were great, and I was impressed over and over again. My favorite one today was probably Maggie's, not only was her presentation reallly well put together but it was touching and adorable. For some reason, I took it very seriously and I now will cherish play with my loved ones. Overall, I really enjoyed all of the presentations. This was a really interesting project and was much more exciting then typical college presentations. My all time favorite is Seth's but Maggie comes in a close second. I feel like I bonded with my classmates over this and I now understand everyone in the classroom a little better. All in all, the This I Believe assignment was really fun to not only put together but to be a part of as well, I really enjoyed everyones presentations.

I have never thought much about my means of being an oral communicator. I was unaware that communication had so many different elements. Besides things like how body language can be interpreted, I never thought about how much can go into an oral presentation. I typically think about an oral presentation as me standing awkwardly in front of this class with the help of a power point. I am excited about using different elements within my oral presentation next time such as a voice over or slide show because I think it would make it so much more interesting. 
I have used Jing before and was not much of a fan at first. It just felt awkward and it took me like ten times to finally get my voice to sound just right. That’s where my feelings changed though… the things that you can do with your voice to convey a type of emotion is the magic of the presentation. So, to say the least I am now a fan because I think there is so much you can do with an oral presentation instead of standing in front of the class in that awkward position. As far as it goes with being on the opposing side of being the speaker, and becoming the listener I think I am more skilled in that area. I actually enjoy listening to people talk and like to take in their opinions, ideas, etc. Listening to people allows me to understand them better and sometimes build a greater bond with them.