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1. Remove "um" and any other related word from my vocabulary.

2. Be able to give a speech with limited pausing.

3. Be able to almost completely follow the speech outlines that I create for my speeches (so that I stay on task and communicate all the information I need to).

4.  Build a solar water heater.

1. While my filler language has not been completely evicted from my language, I believe it has decreased in frequency of use and will continue to do so as I give more public speeches.

2. For most of the speeches I made this quarter, I did with a full-sentence outline.  This habit retarded my public speaking development.  I still pause, but, like my use of "um," I do not do so as much as I used to.  This quarter has helped me to gain some confidence in front of an audience.

3. I was able to successfully stick to my outlines and, in most speeches, communicate everything I needed to.

4. Our group built a solar water heater.

Making my mind map turned out to be constructive exercise.  While I did not include each topic and practically eliminated a whole branch, this outline roughly corresponded to the subjects of my informative speech.  Doing this mind map helped me get an idea of where my speech was going and what I would say.  It's a good place to start and I don't doubt that I'll be using it in the future.