My persuasive round two speech topic focused on legalizing marijuana in Oklahoma and how it would not be beneficial to our citizens. I feel as if this topic did pertain to the audience because a lot of the youth smoke marijuana now. My main goal of my speech was to change minds of students who smoke and want marijuana to be legalized in Oklahoma. I chose this topic because I feel strongly about it, and I hoped to show the students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University that marijuana is not okay and legalizing it in Oklahoma would only cause problems.
When I first started working on this speech, I knew it was going to be tough to argue. Marijuana is a controversial topic that most people feel strongly about. A lot of people (especially the millennial generation) want marijuana to be legalized everywhere because they enjoy it. However, they do not realize how it can affect the human body. I feel as if my speech gave a strong argument with statistical evidence to prove that marijuana would not be beneficial to our state. Along with the statistics, I provided personal stories and experiences that I have had through friends and family when it comes to marijuana. I gave the personal evidence to prove to the class that the drug abuse, addiction, and…show more content… A couple in front of small audiences, and then one in front of the whole school. This prior experience helped me in this class some, but I was still very nervous at first. I went back and watched my first speech, and then I watched the persuasive round two. I was surprised on how much confidence I had gained. My last speech was far better than my first. My articulation, nerves, vocal variety, and eye contact had all improved. I can honestly say that, although this speech class has been difficult, it taught me a lot and made me a better speaker. I now have confidence in my abilities to speak to others in regular conversation and even in public
