...grown accustomed to the prepared meals showing up on your doors, because the art of cooking has long been lost. Times have changed, and you’ve grown accustomed to this sheltered way of life and cookie cutter way of living. Society has failed you in more ways than you can imagine, but perhaps you aren’t even aware of that. Perhaps you’ve mindlessly gone about your everyday activities without once questioning the way things are, or how you are being cheated on a better life. Ever wonder why you never hear about the latest art show put on, yet everybody knows when every football game is and what theme each one has? Art club, band meetings, poetry slams or writing clubs are put second to athletics. I’ve witnessed firsthand a boy receiving financial aid...
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...A BRIEF CONTENTS PART 1 • GETTING STARTED 1. Becoming a Public Speaker 2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 3. Managing Speech Anxiety 4. Ethical Public Speaking 5. Listeners and Speakers 1 2 8 1 4 23 30 PART 2 • DEVELOPMENT 6. Analyzing the Audience 7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 8. Developing Supporting Material 9. Locating Supporting Material 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 1 Citing Sources in Your Speech 1. 36 37 49 57 64 73 83 PART 3 • ORGANIZATION 1 Organizing the Speech 2. 1 Selecting an Organizational Pattern 3. 1 Outlining the Speech 4. 92 93 103 1 10 PART 4 • STARTING, FINISHING, AND STYLING 15. Developing the Introduction and Conclusion 16. Using Language 1 22 1 23 1 31 PART 5 • DELIVERY 1 Choosing a Method of Delivery 7. 18. Controlling the Voice 19. Using the Body 1 39 1 40 1 44 1 48 PART 6 • PRESENTATION AIDS 20. Types of Presentation Aids 21. Designing Presentation Aids 22. A Brief Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 154 155 161 164 PART 7 • TYPES OF SPEECHES 23. Informative Speaking 24. Persuasive Speaking 25. Speaking on Special Occasions 1 74 1 75 188 21 7 PART 8 • THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND 230 26. Typical Classroom Presentation Formats 27. Science and Mathematics Courses 28. Technical Courses 29. Social Science Courses 30. Arts and Humanities Courses 31. Education Courses 32. Nursing and Allied Health Courses 33. Business Courses and Business Presentations 34. Presenting in Teams 35. Communicating in Groups 231 236 240 243 246 248 25 1 253 258...
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...develop a set of bullets to speak from, or to be really good. You can always memorize your presentation verbatim. Chris emphasized that it would behoove a person not to read the presentation or even read off a teleprompter. Or else you will lose the audience. Nevertheless, memorizing the talk will ultimately be your best option. However, as mentioned it to can prove quite the challenge in memorizing your talk, just for the fact that at times most people go “Through That Valley of Awkwardness”, where they have yet to memorize there talk to a tee, and at times the audience are able to recognize when the lecture presented now all of a sudden comes across as recited. Bottomline it will behoove you if given the right amount of time to memorize the speech thoroughly, and also have a list of bullet points on a note card to reference to keep the flow going. Thirdly is to “Develop Stage Presence”. For experienced speakers, at times can come across flawlessly. However, for the inexperienced ones can pose to be the most difficult part of giving a presentation. Having an experienced person present there are noticeable...
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... TRẦN NGỌC LYDA / 091C702029 |TOPIC 3: PUBLIC SPEAKING |OCTOBER 27 | | |2011 | TABLE OF CONTENT I Introduction………………………………..3 II Body • Sec 1: General statement about public speaking …........................................3 • Sec 2: The important role of public speaking, and difficulties………….....3 • Sec 3: How to prepare a good speech………………………………………......4 • Sec 4: how to improve public speaking skill………………………………8 III Conclusion…………………………..……….12 IV Reference list……………………………...13 INTRODUCTION C an you think of any memorable talk or presentation you have ever attended? It is sad to know that most of the presentations are easy to forget, especially when the main reason behind the presentation was to communicate something to you. Therefore, it is important to know how to transfer effectively the information to the others. Moreover, the world is open and nations are integrated together. Hence, exchange information and negotiation is very important. Obviously, communication is the most essential skill at the moment, specifically public speaking. Public...
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...about equally B) vocal and visual codes C) verbal and vocal codes D) visual and verbal codes Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 4. All of the following are considered part of the speech environment except: A) the time of day B) the number of people in the audience C) the topic D) the location Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 5. A listener's verbal, visual, and vocal responses to a speaker's message are known as: A) noise B) the listener's frame of reference C) the speaker's frame of reference D) feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 6. When you evaluate and modify your behavior until it meets your personal expectations, you are engaged in: A) feedback B) decoding C) self-monitoring D) encoding Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 7. According to Gallup Poll surveys cited in the text, which of the following were rated highest in ethical standards in 2006? A) insurance salespeople B) journalists C) stockbrokers D) nurses Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 8. Using someone else's ideas without giving that person credit for the idea is known as: A) distortion B) Embellishment C) exaggeration D) plagiarism Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 9. Speeches that primarily celebrate values and lend a sense of distinction to an event are usually: A) persuasive speeches B) informative speeches C) entertaining speeches...
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...Should Drug Testing be Mandatory to Receive Welfare Benefits? BCOM/275 Should Drug Testing be Mandatory to Receive Welfare Benefits? Thanks to our ancestors, America is a country built from a foundation of hard work and perseverance. This pioneering spirit has paved the way for many opportunities, as well as rules to be set along the way. This includes mandating laws and acts starting with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. With these guidelines America humbly started as a nation where every citizen was entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These laws stressed the simplest of privileges which included freedom of religion, freedom of speech, protection against enemies, and restriction against monopolies (America's Freedom Documents, 1996-2011). These were all expressions of the American mindset long ago. Fast forward to current America and we find problems we must confront now that are more complicated. These problems have evolved through history that has now made our present day precedence in relation to laws and rules. We now have the freedom to vote, be active in our government, and have an opinion. Our opinions are shaped by the physical world around us and the controversy we have created as a people. However, The United States as an ideal presents a uniquely contradictory set of principles that is generally not openly discussed. This includes the tendency to accept government officials, network...
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...This Part argues that 18 U.S.C. § 704(a) can be constitutionally applied in Matthews without undermining his freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment. First, it compares the rationales in Alvarez and Hamilton, discussing why the reasoning in Hamilton is more convincing in the present case. Next, it applies the “most exacting scrutiny” test to the facts in Matthews, illustrating why Matthew’s conduct should be subject to reasonable regulation. In the present case, Matthews had planned to take advantage of other’s perception of military honors to aid in his campaign for a town council position. Without membership of the local American Legion Post, he attended the organization’s annual social event wearing an unearned Purple Heart. It is undisputed that Matthews had perfect knowledge that he had not served in the military; it is also impossible that he made a good-faith mistake in believing that he had actually earned the...
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...By the time of the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush had already served as president of the United States of America from 2000-2004 and was running for reelection. Because of Bush’s experience holding the presidential office, he had a greater situated ethos than John Kerry, his opponent, who had only served as the governor of Massachusetts at that time. However, through Barack Obama’s speech The Audacity of Hope at the 2004 Democratic National Keynote Address, the gap between the pre-existing ethos of the two candidates is bridged and the audience is swayed in Kerry’s direction. Obama uses personal anecdotes to build excessive pathos which reduces the amount of logos necessary to convince the audience to vote for Kerry because the...
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...Markevia Lee Wendy Norris Persuasive Speech Rough Draft Outline Title: Student loan Debt Crisis Speaker: Markevia Lee Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience of their choice of taking out student loans. Thesis Statement: College is not something to put off until after you have graduated, students need to find ways to pay for college before they graduate. I. Introduction: Attention-getter: The increasing trend of college students graduating with significant more student loan debt than job prospects is both alarming and detrimental to the future growth of the nation. The cost of education and the widespread of federal student loans have created an education bubble to rival the housing boom that sparked the recession of 2007-2008. The more tuition rises, the more students need to take out loans. This problem is both current and urgent and must be acted upon now. Source: (http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/13/average-student-loan-debt.) Establishment of Ethos: I have discovered there are ways student loan debt can be reduced by applying for scholarships and school grants. Preview: first, I will discuss recent graduates should be able to refinance their loans upon graduating, additionally, the government should intervene on behalf of students to encourage policies that lower college tuition, finally, I will you some examples of assisting students in the payment of college expenses. (Transition: “Let me start by showing the steps that should be taken to...
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...Audience Analysis COM 285 Audience Analysis Audience analysis is “the process of examining information about the listeners whom you expect to hear your speech” (Audience Analysis, para 1.). In this paper, I will describe a situation in which I am presenting quarterly sales information to a group of stakeholders, salespeople, managers and customers, at an in-person meeting. I will also discuss some of the audience characteristics that I must consider, along with finding the appropriate communication channels to use. I will also discuss some factors to consider when given the diversity of the group, and how to ensure that my message that I will be giving is effective. According to Locker and Keinzler (2008), the first step in analyzing an audience is to determine who the audience is. Identifying the audience and their motivations will assist you in learning how to reach them, and what messages to use to accomplish the task (Locker & Keinzler, 2008). Audience Characteristics Determine my Audience. The first step in developing my presentation, I will have to determine who my audience is. This is to ensure that I deliver an effective and clear presentation, with the focus on who is receiving the message. I am already aware that the audience consists of stakeholders, managers, salespeople, and customers. Therefore, given the audience, I can presume that I will be expecting a diverse group of people attending my presentation. Some of the...
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...Essential Features of Effective Communication 1. Listening is the No. 1 Rule Contrary to what some seem to believe, the most important aspect of effective communication isn’t talking, it’s listening. A great amount of miscommunication could be avoided if business owners took the time to communicate effectively, first by listening to the needs of their clients and prospects. Remember, your clients may not need you, but you definitely need your clients or you’re going to be out of business. 2. Clarity is Key What may be second nature to you may seem like a foreign concept to some people. When in doubt, leave out the jargon. However, if a client shows interest in understanding the small details, offer the acronym after you’ve explained what it means. The goal here is to be sure your clients understand what you’re specifically discussing. 3. A Message with Confidence Confidence is an essential role in being able to come across as a master of effective communication. If you demonstrate that you aren’t confident in your abilities, people will instinctively think that you lack experience and are bluffing your way. This may result in: A) the client tries to talk you down from your initial quote; B) the client doesn’t hire you at all; C) the client hires you at your original rate but isn’t confident that you can complete the task to his expectations. 4. When You Can’t See Eye-to-Eye It happens - your personality sometimes clashes with...
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...Good Student Professor Raynor Persuasive Speech Title: Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the legalization of marijuana being best for our country. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only be discussing marijuana’s health risks and how it compares to alcohol, the government’s financial gain from legalization, and popular oppositions and myths about marijuana. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction: Hi my name is Good Student and I’m going to talk to you about some facts on Cannabis or marijuana. A. Attention: I would like to ask a favor of everyone, because I am discussing something slightly controversial I would like you to keep an open mind or try to about what I have to say and realize that I am only stating well-researched facts. B. Audience connect/credibility: With that said, I do not condone smoking. I am an objective person and feel that the pros greatly outweigh the cons when it comes to legalizing marijuana. I believe the best strategy for persuasion is presenting the facts and researched statistics on the topic at hand. C. Thematic Statement: There are many reasons for why marijuana should be legal but due to lack of time I will only...
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...here is a quick guide to giving an effective and interesting presentation your very first time. Begin with something to get the attention of the audience This might be a startling statement, statistic, or your own story. Listeners pay close attention when a person begins with, “Two weeks ago as I was driving to work a car pulled out in front of me….” You could begin with a current event: “You might have read in the paper this morning about the flood that….” A question is another way to make people listen. “How many of you feel our society spends too much on medical care?” might be a way to begin a presentation about curbing costs. Whatever technique you use, when you grab the attention of the audience you are on your way to a successful speech. Second, be energetic in delivery Speak with variety in your voice. Slow down for a dramatic point and speed up to show excitement. Pause occasionally for effect. Don’t just stand behind the lectern, but move a step away to make a point. When you are encouraging your audience, take a step toward them. Gesture to show how big or wide or tall or small an object is that you are describing. Demonstrate how something works or looks or moves as you tell about it. Show facial expression...
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...Question 1 The ethics defined by an organization are 1) social ethics. 2) professional ethics. 3) individual ethics. 4) legal ethics. 0 / 0.1 points socioeconomic ethics. Question 2 Which of the following statements about laws is least accurate? 5) 1) 0 / 0.1 points People in accounting and finance should be aware of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Anything published on the Internet is in the public domain and can be used 2) freely. 3) Assume that anything produced privately after 1989 is copyrighted. The concept of fair use gives individuals limited rights to use copyrighted materials without requiring permission. Question 0.1 / 0.1 3 points The reasons why people make unethical decisions include 4) 1) taking the easy way out. 2) doing whatever it takes to win. 3) rationalizing one's choices. 4) A, B, and C 5) B and C only View Feedback Question 4 0.1 / 0.1 points Which of the following statements comparing oral and written communication is least accurate? 1) Written communication is preferred when a permanent record is needed. Written messages are generally more organized and well-considered than oral messages. One advantage of oral communication such as a face-to-face meeting is that it 3) allows for immediate feedback. 2) 4) Oral communication is preferred when presenting formal or complex ideas. View Feedback Question 5 0.1 / 0.1 points Which of the following is an example of horizontal communication in an organization? 1) Four payroll clerks meet to discuss a new...
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...1. THE MOTIVATED SEQUENCE * Basic steps of a motivated sequence. Motivated sequence is a technique for organizing persuasive speeches that inspire people to take action. It consists of the following steps : 1. Attention. Get the attention of your audience using a detailed story shocking examples quotations etc. 2. Need or Identify the problem Show how the topic applies to the phsychological need of the audience members.The audience needs what motivates the action therefore go beyond establishing their significant problem.Show that the need will not go away by itself ,therefore convince your audience that each one of them has a personal need to take action. 3. Satisfaction You need to solve thios issue.Provide specific and available solutions that individuals or communities can implement to solve problems 4. Visualization Tell the audience what will happen if the solution is implemented or does not take place be visual and detailed. 5. Action Tell the audience what action they can take personally to solve the problem * Structure and development of the steps in the motivated sequence Step 1: Getting Attention You must change the attitude at the very beginning if you hope to persuade your listeners to believe or act. Sometimes using methods like rhetorical questions, startling statements, or narratives can accomplish this mission. But sometimes this may be more subdued or low-key. However you open the presentation, remember that you cannot persuade...
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