...Thomas GEN/200 April 11, 2010 Lisa Kempton The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. ASHA’s vision is to make effective communication, a human right, assessable, achievable for all. ASHA’s mission is to empower and support speech- language pathologist’s audiologists, and speech, language, hearing scientists by: Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders. Advancing communication science and promoting effective human communication. ASHA started in 1925 under the name national association of teachers of speech. The members of this group became interested in the field of speech correction and wanted to establish an organization to promote scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction. In December 1925 the national association of teachers of speech changed the name of the organization to American Academy of Speech Correction. Since then the organization has had many name changes, but in 1987 they changed the name to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The organization is still called American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA can contribute to my professional knowledge and abilities because on their website they have plenty of helpful information. A section on the website is dedicated to the publications...
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...Date Abstract Analyzing an audience during a speech requires more skills than being able to communicate well verbally. In this paper different types of communications styles will be reviewed. This includes recognizing the characteristics of the audience, appropriate communication channels, and ensuring that the most effective message comes across. Audience Analysis Paper This paper is intended to show the importance of using communication to conduct meetings such as in a board room filled with stakeholders, managers, salespeople and customers giving information pertaining to the quarterly sales of the company. When delivering the speech there are many dynamics that come into play and the paper will discuss all things to be considered while addressing the audience (joseph, 2011) Characteristics of the audience In a global market there are many things to take into consideration while preparing for a speech. The obvious consideration would have to be demographics and all of the inner components of the area including ethnicity, race, and cultural origins. Working in a global market place may mean the meeting being conducting could quite possibly be seen half a world away so the proper acknowledgment of the characteristics of the audience is key. To properly deliver the speech to an attentive audience requires one to address the age, gender, and education, religious affiliations, economics status, sexual orientation...
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...while another could hear the exact statement and have an entirely different interpretation. Words by themselves have particular meaning, until the person sending the message actually conveys the meaning of the word during communication. References Wrench, J., McCroskey, J. and Richmond, P. (2008). Human communication in everyday life: Explanations and applications. Boston: Pearson Education. Use the five parts of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence to create a speech outline for a speech on why nontraditional students should go to college. Monroe's Motivated Sequence according to Wrench, McCroskey and Richmond, consists of 5 steps: Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization and Action. Creating a speech outline using the 5 steps would look something along these lines: Title of Speech Topic (Why Non students should go to college) Date of Presentation Introduction (Attention Phase) Used to get the audience in the mood to hear what the speaker is trying to convey Main Point (Need Phase) The first step in the body of the speech, addresses what is wrong, or what the problem is. Identifies causes and effects, explains them to the audience. (Specifically addresses why do non students need to go to college). Second Main Point (Satisfaction Phase) The solution to the problem outlined in the need step. The solution itself is explained and then it is related to the problem so that the...
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...I thought Wes did a decent job with his research. During the speech I noticed that He only used research that was from his book and from his own personal experience. The research that Wes used was very detailed and carefully documented especially for the other Wes’s story because while he was in prison the author Wes visited him so that he could learn his story. Another example that indicates the depth of Wes’s research is during the common read Wes stated that in the process of writing his book he would wake up a few hours before his next job to work on it. After Wes had given the speech people in the audience asked him questions. One of the questions that was asked was why at the end of the book did Wes...
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...Assignment 3: Constitutional Rights Krystle Ward Dr. Angela Smith PAD 525 February 23, 2014 Korb v. Raytheon Korb the Vice President at Raytheon, a large corporation that build equipment for the military, was given permission to join by his employer to join the executive board of the Committee for National Security (CNS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public about issues of national security and the prevention of nuclear war. Remarks made by Korb at a CNS press conference angered military officials. As a direct result of Korb's statements, Raytheon promptly terminated Korb's employment as a lobbyist in Washington, DC. Korb sued Raytheon in a Massachusetts state court for wrongful termination, citing both the Massachusetts state civil rights statute and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Raytheon removed the case to Federal District Court in Boston. Korb then amended his complaint to delete all references to the U.S. Constitution (Standler, 2000). Korb was hired to be the corporation's spokesperson, and he spoke against the interests of the corporation. The topic was one of acute concern to Raytheon. Regardless of whether Korb believed himself to be acting privately rather than as a Raytheon employee, and regardless of what Korb actually said, the public perception after the press conference was that a Raytheon lobbyist advocated a reduction in defense spending. Raytheon had a financial stake in not advocating that position. Therefore, the...
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...Michigan on May 22, 1964 Johnson first outlined his “Great Society. Speaking to the thousands of graduates in attendance, Johnson used his speech to explain a three-pronged plan in which America’s youth would rise up and tackle the mounting problems that the nation was facing. He was addressing not only the graduates in attendance but also the youth all across the country and the speech sent a notice to the establishment that the status...
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...to Stone Mountain, Georgia about three years ago. Their immediate family consists of himself, three sons and their paternal grandmother. Mr. Robinson’s youngest son was diagnosed as Severely Autistic with a language and speech impairment at the age of three. This paper describes an interview with Ken Robinson and will summarize views of his parental involvement in regards to a special needs child, his opinions on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), involvement in his child’s education, the schools role in the educational process, parental rights and building a reliable alliance with his teacher/school will be discussed. Mr. Robinson stated that the No Child Left Behind Act did affect his relationship with the teachers, because although Kevin is a special needs student, he is held accountable for standardized testing equivalency under a different set of standards and testing than the general education students called the Georgia Alternative Assessment (GAA). The GAA is a portfolio of special needs students completed work. It is used to capture student’s achievements, as related to the education plan and goals set forth for the student. Before NCLB the students work was not collected in this manner. Mr. Robinson is very active in his son’s education. Mr. Robinson noticed that Kevin was not talking by the age of two. Initially, Kevin did not socialize much with his two siblings,...
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...of their former culture. In the article, Service Delivered Consideration in Working with Clients from Cantonese-Speaking Backgrounds, the authors discuss what speech language pathologists have learned from treating patients from China (Fung, 199). The lessons of the article are benefitting to read, and the concepts should be applied to treating any foreign dialect. The article, Service Delivered Consideration in Working with Clients from Cantonese Speaking Backgrounds, describes the culture and language development of the Cantonese people. More importantly the article emphasizes how these factors influence the challenges Chinese natives face when learning the English language (Fung, 199). Speech language pathologists often work with individuals who speak English as a second language. The article stresses the importance of knowing a client’s home country and culture (Fung,199). This is because culture shapes an individual’s personality, perception, and behavior. The article is beneficial to read because it relates to our project of transcribing “The Grandfather Passage.” The assignment is to transcribe a recording of “The Grandfather Passage” that is read by a man with an Asian dialect. This article supports that people from different countries have dissimilar dialects. The article states that the American Speech Language Association intends to gain a better understanding of the language and dialect of those from other...
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...FULFILLING OUR TAX EDUCATION MANDATE Tax Education Package Public & Corporate Affairs, Uganda Revenue Authority 1 URA VISION To be a model for Best Practice and Innovation in Revenue Services. URA MISSION To Provide Excellent Revenue Services with Purpose and Passion. URA CORE VALUES Excellence, Integrity, Team Work and Respect 2 Tax Education Package Public & Corporate Affairs, Uganda Revenue Authority Acronyms and Defined Terms CD Customs Department DT Domestic Taxes Department ESA Education Standards Agency FAQs Frequently Asked Questions GOU Government of Uganda MOES Ministry of Education and Sports MOFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development NCDC National Curriculum Development Centre NCHE National Council for Higher Education NSC National Speech Championships PSFU Private Sector foundation of Uganda PCA Public and Corporate Affairs Division TPD Taxpayers’ Day UIA Uganda Investment Authority UMA Uganda Manufacturers Association UNCCI Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry UNEB Uganda National Examinations Board URA Uganda Revenue Authority USSIA Uganda Small Scale Industrialists Association Tax Education Package Public & Corporate Affairs, Uganda Revenue Authority 3 Content Page Acronyms and Defines Tems……………………………………… 3 Word from the Commissioner...
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...Audience Analysis 1. Time Constraints: I feel that the time constraints will affect our upcoming informative speech in many ways. Especially with time constraints because we may not have enough time to add all the information we need in our speech. A time constraint could restrict us from thoroughly explaining all that we need. On the other hand it could also be a problem time for us to reach. We may in fact not have enough information to add in order to meet the time needed. This could lead to the results of someone talking really slow or in fact lead them to repeating themselves and lose the audience’s attention. 2. Physical Environment: I don’t feel this will have much of an affect on our upcoming speech. Since we are not in a physical classroom we don’t have to worry about our fellow students staring us down. Instead we are on our own and don’t have to worry about making awkward eye contact with anyone. 3. Composition of the Audience: Our size of the audience seems to be quite small but there are factors that can affect this. You must be able to grasp the attention of almost everyone regardless of the topic. Whether it’s a small or large group anyone can lose interest if your topic is not intriguing or you do not present your speech well enough. From what I can see the average age ranges from 18 to 24. There is quite a difference with these age groups, but then there is not. Many know of the same things and or news that is going on around their environment...
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...This paper serves to discuss the benefits of music therapy for special needs students, and propose a method of providing music therapy to special education children in the public school system. Music therapy has proven to be beneficial to special needs learners in that it promotes motor skills, academic skills, communication skills, and social skills. These skills are essential for special needs students to obtain in order to function in an academic environment and in the world around them. Music therapy provides methods of helping exceptional students develop these skills and use them in the school setting. It is necessary that music therapy be provided in the general special education curriculum because there are numerous benefits. It can...
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...Night teacher-parent speech, the teacher demonstrates a level of sensitivity toward the parents in several ways by providing special assistance, step-by-step instructions to aid parents in certain understandings, and explains that special hours after school will be provided for one-on-one conferences with the teacher. The teacher provides a translator for those who may struggle with English, since some of the families are racial minorities, which shows sensitivity towards the non-English speaking families. A written copy of explanation on grading, rules, general information, and national standards is provided for each parent. An explanation of how to communicate with the teacher is explained, including instructions on how to access information regarding the school and classroom by using a home computer. Many options of communication are offered by the teacher via email, the school’s website, and after hours. The teacher realizes that many of the parents work during school hours. Therefore, a calendar is provided that includes hours after school, once a week, in which a parent can come to the school and meet with the teacher. By providing a translator for the non-English speaking parents, the teacher is showing sensitivity and concern that all parents understand what is being explained. This would make the non-English speaking families feel welcome, respected, and accepted by the teacher. The parents might feel that their children would receive a proper education by this teacher...
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...2 Communicating With Families in the Urban School In this essay, I will examine a speech presented by a teacher to the parents of the students in her classroom. The teacher works in an urban school which qualifies for federal funding due to the number of low-income families that populate the area. In order to present an accurate and relevant conclusion, we will examine how the teacher could have given a more appropriate and sensitive speech to this culturally diverse audience. There are several instances of sensitivity in this speech, as well as insensitivity. The teacher first acknowledges the parents by thanking them for coming. This is a good starting point to make the parents more comfortable and to show that this meeting is about their role. She follows up her welcome by stating that she wants to have frequent communication with the parents. In order to facilitate that, the teacher has developed a disclosure statement which clearly defines her classroom environment, grading, and what is expected of the student. This is an effective tool for parents and students to refer to throughout the year. Another resource the teacher presents is the school's web site, explaining that she has provided directions and email information in the disclosure statement. All three of these instances of sensitivity are excellent ways for the parent to be actively involved in their child’s education. Acknowledging the parent as essential to the success of the student, gives the parent...
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...The Impact of the Cloud on Higher Education Douglas Rosette (VP Sales) July 2012 Agenda • • • • • • • • Introduction Traditional Access with AT Software How Computing has and is Changing What this means for AT in the future Examples of Cloud Computing Example of AT in the Cloud What Texthelp is working on Questions Introduction • I'm not Martin McKay..sorry to his fans • I am Doug Rosette VP Sales • Spent 20 plus year working with Assistive Technology LD, Blind and Visually Impaired. • Worked for or with the following companies: Texthelp Inc, Cambium Learning, Optelec, EVS, AiSquared • Self proclaimed lover of technology Different Types of Assistive Technology Standalone Systems • • • • Work on their own Do not need Word / Outlook / Browser Single task / Simple use Examples: • Clicker • Boardmaker • Simple AAC software Accessibility Layer Systems • Simply put…they help you to do something else. • • • • • • • Jaws Read&Write Gold ZoomText Hal Supernova Braille Output Devices Co Writer How Accessibility Layer Systems Work USER Screen Readers Word Prediction Braille Output Input Devices Magnifiers Etc. Accessibility Layer ( provided by OS ) MS Word Internet Explorer Outlook Firefox Open Office Safari How has computing changed? A few years ago there where only a few viable platforms to develop AT in. Today there are many and the list keeps growing! What does “more platforms” mean? • For AT Companies ...
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...to break out of the mold of a helpless wheelchair bound individual and into thinking no matter what happens in life you can do anything. This video can be found at http://www.ted.com/talks/sue_austin_deep_sea_diving_in_a_wheelchair.html. The speaker does an amazing job inspiring and getting her audience excited about the lecture. She effectively address’s her audience with just the right amount of information for the audience. She gives just enough back stories to her condition to let you know what happened without making it an all about the disease that took her legs. She gives information on what motivated her and inspired her to create a new outlook on wheelchairs. She effectively keeps everyone’s interest no matter what they came for; even if they had only stumbled in they would have been interested in the lecture. The Audience is immediately sucked into the intriguing women on the stage. Wondering what she has to say and how she will motivate them to do anything. They sit in rapt silence wondering at the words and strength that are being displayed on stage. The information is absorbed by everyone old and young. Effective is not a word that could describe the effect this lecture had on the people present. The purpose of motivating the audience to believe that they could do anything no matter their condition or lot in life. She makes everyone realize that no matter what happens you can do anything. She has fought the assumption that wheelchair bound people cannot do certain...
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