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What could be combined with your project topic to improve (change) something in society? Since my project skill is public speaking, I could talk about something that matters in the society that I think needs to improve. For example, I could talk in front of a school or class about animal abuse and how it is not ok. I could try to persuade the kids at a young age to believe that animal abuse is not ok. With my new public speaking skills I really think I could change the world for the better and at the bare minimum persuade some people to believe in what i believe in from my new found skill.

What steps are needed for you to improve your knowledge on your topic? I need to do many things in able to get better including the main thing, practice. So far the only thing I have done for practice is speak in front of my family or just talk to myself. At some point I want to have the courage to go speak at a place with a nice of people, like a class or school. But before this I need to learn some tips on how to stay calm and relaxed so I can speak well in front of other people. I can improve my knowledge more by watching my mom give a speech, once I see her do it I can pick up some rituals or techniques to be able to use in my speech, then once I feel comfortable and confident I can try and once I try she can tell me what I could do better. Then I could work on that and try it again until I do it perfect. Once I do this I feel like I will be confident enough to speak in front of many people.

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What questions will you ask your mentor in an interview? I will ask my mentor questions that are going to be able to get me better at what a my goal for this project is, which is to get better at public speaking. I will ask questions like; What are some things you do before a speech to get ready? What do you do to stay calm in a speech? What are some techniques to be able to persuade somebody to buy a product? Is there any tips, in general, that could help me get better at public speaking?

How would you apply what you learned to develop skills in other areas? I could apply this to many things including my degree I plan to major in business. In the business that I plan on majoring I got to give many speeches and learn how to relax myself before the speech so I can give a good speech. Also at some point I want to learn some techniques to be able to persuade people to buy a product. My mentor does this for a job so I think she could show me this and could use this in my future job.

Did I try as hard as I could/spend quality time working towards my goal? yes, because I saw my mentor everyday and she taught me things about speech and poise 3 days a week. Did I set and maintain high personal standards? yes, because i set my standards as high as I could. I have achieved them so far. Did I regulate procrastination, distractions, and temptations to complete my work? yes, when I was with my mentor I made myself put all the distractions away(my phone) so I could actually learn things. Did I ask questions of my mentor to help with my project? yes, I asked many questions to try to get myself better at speaking including” what do you do before every speech that makes you so calm and poised”? Did I review my work for potential errors? ye, before I submitted every blog and read it over and over to make sure I had no errors. Am I truly, proud of my work? Yes, because I feel like every day I am with my mentor I am learning new things about speaking to better my self for my