What concept or concepts from the class that you thought was the most helpful in preparing your speeches?

The concepts that I found most helpful from the book were a variety with a few that I depended on for every speech. Learning how to research my topics were helpful because this was my very first speech class. I had a hard time at the beginning of the term choosing my speech topics and was even worried as time went and second guessed my choices. But as I learned to research in the correct manner I realized that the topic does not influence the quality or success of your speech, research does. The second concept that I enjoyed learning was about different types of supporting materials. I had some testimonies and examples in my speeches of people that I has researched and I liked helping people get their stories out. The concept that I relied on the most were the earlier concepts about using positive thinking and calming exercises to make sure that I was mentally prepared to present my speeches.