For this being my first term in a hybrid class I feel that it is going well so far. I have identified some areas I want to try and improve for the rest of the term. When I started off the term I was unsure how I would do with the different format of the this class. One area where that I was worried about was being able to keep up with the reading due to the fact in most of my previous class I retain most of my information from the in class lectures.
So far I have been able to keep up with reading the chapter and watching the speech buddy videos. Being able to post at the end of the week in this class has helped me due to my work schedule. I am taking two other online classes and in one I have to have my post in by Wednesday with work and my other classes and job its pretty tough to fit it all in. I would like to try and get my post in a little earlier so I am not worrying about them on the weekend.
When it comes to my speeches I need to apply my self across the full time allowed in between speeches to write and practice them. After giving the last two speeches I know that practicing them will help me to have a smooth delivery. From watching others in class I can tell that they have spent more time than I have in my speech preparation. I also need to do my research farther in advance so that I can edit all of my information. I know from my last speech that I had to much information and had some I could have taken out.
