...Self-Reflection COMM/310 August 28, 2014 Self-Reflection Giving a speech is a feat all on its own, but when tasked to speak to a group one has just met is an unnerving task for anyone. This is especially true when the topic is picked by another individual, which also happens to be your Public Speech instructor who is tasked with grading success and failures. Adding to the mentioned stress is having only moments to gather thoughts and ideas and tactics that will grab the audience’s attention. The chosen topic of: What advice would you give to Little Red Riding Hood, seems easy enough until random thoughts need to be gathered and verbalized in front of a room of people. A wonderful way to gage success or failure of impromptu speeches is to analyze feedback gathered by the audience and implement the constructive criticism. Impromptu speeches, well public speaking in general can bring a wide variety of nervous habits out in individuals including verbal and non-verbal anxiety signs. The following will be the opinion of newly acquainted peers whom analyzed the delivery of the Little Red Riding Hood speech. The audience viewed and commented that both vocal and non-vocal anxiety signs were minimal or simply not accurately address within the feed-back form. The personal opinion of this speaker is that verbal and non-verbal signs of distress could use some work. Techniques such as controlling breathing, and being mindful of what message one is trying to portray to...
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...COMM 310 FERNANDO NUNEZ Public Speaking Self- Reflection When having to do public speaking I can easily identify my verbal and nonverbal strengths and weaknesses. I noticed even if I am confident with what I was going to talk to the class about, once I stood up and got center stage, my organization of thoughts just went blank. I was so worried about doing the best I could I forgot to just take it one step at a time. The anxiety kicked in and I began to ramble along wit bouncing back and forth with my points. Also, when being in front of the class I noticed my hand movement and posture became a big deal for me. I started wondering where my hands were and which way I was standing that I lost track and control of my own speech. My only strength that I really noticed was that when I do start to prepare to speak in public I make sure I am very know ledged in the topic. I get very detailed and specific to try and cover all point of views. I am prepared to get rid of my shyness when speaking in front of people. I also want to keep my confidence when speaking and not second guess myself. I have learned that I just need to breathe when speaking in public so it can help slow me down. By slowing down I make more sense to not only my audience, but to myself as well. Also, slowing down has helped me re-gather my thoughts when I start going off subject. I want to learn and keep my voice projected when speaking in a public or to an audience. I want to have that...
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...Week 2 Assignment Public Speaking Self-Reflection (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Review the feedback you received from the Individual Speech Evaluation Forms filled out by your peers and instructor relating to your Impromptu Presentation in Week One. Prepare a 350- to- 700- word reflection that answers the following questions: What verbal and nonverbal speaking anxiety signs did you see? What specific areas do you intend to work on in this class? What do you want to accomplish in this course? How would you plan to improve weak areas to accomplish your goals? ------------------------------------------------------------ COMM 310 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Problem-Solving Presentation (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Higher Global is an international company with branches in multiple continents. Employees who work in the corporate center, located in the United States, are constantly sent to other countries. All employees must participate in a training session that covers how to do business in other countries. Human resources conducts a symposium every month to train employees on this topic. Your class is the training team that develops the symposium. The class is divided into teams to develop presentations. Select a country as a topic for your Problem-Solving Presentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMM 310 Week 5 Assignment Ethical Speaking Analysis (UOP) ...
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...voice of many people, who, on a daily basis, are underprivileged of speaking their own language, thus, emphasizing onto the lives of linguistic minority students around the world and how they struggle to cope in school and at home. Audience: Class HUM-111 and Dr. Connelly Purpose: To highlight the difficulties students have at school and at home when it comes down to learning a language which they aren’t acquainted to and the consequences of such, depending on their social background. Reflection on readings using Comparison and Contrast Maxine Hong Kingston (Tongue Tied); Richard Rodriguez (Aria); Gloria Anzaldua (How to Tame a Wild Tongue) In the short story’s ‘Tongue Tied’, ‘Aria’ and ‘How to Tame a Wild Tongue’, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, Richard Rodriguez and Gloria Anzaldua respectively, each author interrelates the issue of bilingualism and bi-culturalism as a personal, narrative-style, life experience. Their personal experience all share the same setting; them during childhood deprived of speaking their own language, struggling to get through school and get accepted in the American society and the impact on their lives as a result of such pressure. When comparing the short stories, it is clear that each individual writer share several aspects in common, as well as differences. One of the most recurring aspects that each author conveys in their short story is the notion of one’s self recognition – identity – as a child which they do not recognise when...
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...Leadership Development Action Plan Linda DellaPia Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………..3 Assessments………………..……………….…………..3 Coaching and Feedback…………………...…………………….………4 Congruencies and Discrepancies…...........................…………...…..6 My Ideal leadership self………………..……………………………………...….6 Personal Vision………………...……..…………..……7 Personal Mission………..........………………..…....7 Leadership Development Action Plan…....................................................………..7 Inspiration for Growth as a Leader…….........…9 Introduction Throughout the years, leadership has been defined with many tried explanations. But, generally, the influence of one person supporting others to achieve a common mission has been the theme. Some recognize a leader simply as one who people follow, or one who monitors and directs others, and there are others who define leadership as unifying a group to achieve a common goal. There have been studies that mesh attributes, functional behavior, power, visions, intelligence; the list goes on, as indicators for a good leader. But one thing I found common with The Leadership Challenge and other excerpts that I have read on leadership was that the measure of how great a leader is, is the measure of the his or her followers. Assessments ...
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...5c’s this includes the commitment to achieve. This word is just simple but has a lot of meaning if you ask other people’s opinion. Once we graduate and get a job we all want to do well and improve our careers and be able to be successful. With the guidance of the 5c’s we can make this happen. I learned how to be disciplined and to persevere in order to excel academics. SISC’s curriculum also trained me to become responsible and to be equipped with the 5C's—Competence, Character, Creativity, Collaboration, and Commitment to Achieve - qualities that empowered me to become a leader in my chosen field." Communication Skills: Southville is an English speaking campus from grade school up to college they all speak in English because of competitiveness. Not in a bad way but having an advantage to other people when it comes in speaking or in other words you are bilingual. As we graduated we will always bring our 5c’s with us because like our mother she will always repeat what she said until you can’t get it right or it is not getting in your mind. 2. Attitude You can't build anything without a solid foundation. The "A" is for Attitude - the foundation sustaining all successful people. Attitude is the "advance man" of our true selves. Southville allowed me to learn things pivotal in my field of study while at the same time encouraging me to pursue the things that I’m passionate about 3. Work Ethics Resolve yourself that work is exactly what the name implies. Although you...
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...story of the man Narcissus, “a handsome young youth who falls hopelessly in love with his own reflection in a pool of water” (p. 2, l. 32). As the social critic Christopher Lacsh theorised, every generation reproduces its culture, the individual, in the form of personality. Today we are living in a world of New Narcissism. Not only are we narcissistic – we now have the social medias and Internet as remedies of self-promotion. Being an individual in a culture filled with love for celebrity, we find interest in some originally uninteresting things, such as which meals are included in a celebrity’s diet. It is therefore easier to deceive our minds in to thinking, that such insignificant bit of information about ourselves is in fact significant to the rest of the world. It is difficult to be yanked out of the hands of narcissism, as no one on the Internet bothers to inform one, that all of this information is of no matter. And maybe we enjoy watching and reading all of this triviality, because it reflects the reproduction of our culture and therefore also the individual. 2. The articles “Student narcissism on the rise” by Janice McDuffee and “Do Today’s Young People Really Think They Are So Extraordinary?” by Catherine West hold two mutually contradictory statements. As it appears from the title, the first article states, that the youths are products of increased self-enhancement and self-involvedness. The harm of this is expressed to be the disappointment that will appear, if or...
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...Evan Anderson 1/28/2015 Philosophy: What is philosophy? Well, that is an incredible difficult question to answer. Part of the reason is it is so hard to answer is because many famous philosophers, the ones who actually “do” the activity in question, don’t agree on one set definition and even go as far as to disagree with each other when putting fourth their own definitions. So how can we have a set answer to that question? Well this means that we are going to have to have a very broad definition. It has to be very wide because it has to encompass many famous philosophers’ ideas and teachings. To be a philosopher is to create and conceptualize ideas about how to live life the right way. When thinking about a philosopher we all tend to gravitate towards an image of an old Greek man with a large white beard, bald head and in robes. However, while there were a lot of ferry talented philosophers who were old and Greek, anyone can be a philosopher and we should encourage people to try. It would be ignorant for anyone who considers themselves to be a philosopher to not listen to everyone’s ideas. In Phaedo, Plato states that “Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death. If this is true, and they have actually been looking forward to death all their lives, it would of course be absurd to be troubled when the thing comes for which they have...
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...‘A serious proposal to the ladies’ and ‘Some reflections upon marriage’ deal with the social problems that women had to live with at the time, and how they were constantly subdued by men. Being considered mentally and socially inferior, Astell argued that this social ranking between the sexes was unjust and unnatural. However, ‘Custom’, (or tradition) considered it for some time normal for a woman to be under the dominance of Man at all times. Astell tried arguing against this, as her protofeminist pieces were one of the first works which dealt with the matter head on. She fought for equality between the sexes, and questioned the morals behind believing women to be inferior to men. Many would be able to compare her to ‘The New Woman’; an image created in order to describe the modern feminist woman that was being introduced to society in the late 19th century. However, many would argue that, although Astell was a leading feminist of her time, as she was considered “The first major English feminist for her defiant praise of women” by Joan K. Kinnard, she was still strongly conservative and some of her views differed from the modern feminist ones of today. She still considered a woman to have her rightful place or role in the household and in society, and believed that a social ranking was simply inevitable and a ‘work of God’; so many of these beliefs were directed at the upper class and richer women of the time. In ‘Some reflections upon marriage’, Astell describes men as being...
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...photographs these sculptures were a way to communicate to the public. Realism, hair gains volume, beard appears, Chiaroscuro effects First, that sculpture in this text functions as a kind of mapping device, as a means of constructing or imagining a sacred territory. Second, that the resulting “sacred map” is actually more about locating self than the sacred, about negotiating identity within a particular place and time, and in the face of a variety of socio-politico-cultural forces, in this instance, Flavian Rome. (Ehrenkrook 2008) Among the social institutions of ancient Rome, public baths were unique for their inclusive rather than exclusive policy and their vast appeal to the masses regardless of sex, color, creed, or wealth. Roman baths . What is more interesting, although we have considerable evidence for social segregation in many other institutions of public entertainment, such as the theater, the amphitheater, the stadium and the circus where sits or blocks of seats were formally and rigidly reserved for certain classes or groups, the same groups in mentioned in their benefaction charters appear to have mixed in public baths without restrictions. (Yegul 2010) when fine polished stones are carved, the strong light and reflections conceal the carving. The carving could best be seen by turning the carved part against a strong light." In alerting us to the importance of light, Ghiberti must have been speaking from experience, for the subtleties of his own bronze...
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...is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) consists of six stages to complete one cycle which is able to improve my teaching section continuously and learning from the experience for better practice in the future. The cycle starts with a description of the situation, next is to analysis of the feelings, third is an evaluation of the experience, fourth stage is an analysis to make sense of the experience, fifth stage is a conclusion of what else could I have done and final stage is an action plan to prepare if the situation arose again. (Source :Gibbs 1988) Gustaffsson and Fagerberg (2004) emphasizes on the advantages that could be gained from reflection mainly among registered nurses or RNs. They examine the questions on the implications of nurses’ reflections, the subject matter of their reflection and how they are able to deal with their reflection and how they improve their professional approach through reflection. The authors describe the experiences of the nurses and their reflection in relation to the nursing situations to understand how the nurses use reflection in their daily work. I am going to use the same approach to analyse my teaching section and improve where I have lacked to achieve required standards. Baird and Winter (2005) gave some rationale why reflection is required in the practice. They state that a reflect is to generate the practice knowledge, assist an ability to adapt new situations, develop self-esteem and satisfaction as well...
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...Summer after my first year in college, I took my 7th grade biology teacher, Mary Stemmler, out for brunch to celebrate her second year of retirement. She had told me that people typically don’t settle into their skin till their 30. This notion of settling and becoming closer to grasping a sense of self led to an increase of my self reflection on a regular basis. While abroad last year, I started to take journalling more seriously, not to track what I did day to day, but to see how I use self reflection and how the way I disclose myself to others in action and speech. Mrs. Stemmler’s comment led to a question to last a decade; what do I want to bring with me into my 30s? In Sociology of Emotions, there is close attention placed on the notion of the Self and self-narrative. These concepts are grounded in ideas of historical context and how you’ve maintained your timeline of significant events and how they’ve impacted your life. Through and constant reflection through writing and dialogues with confidantes, I hope to have a low percentage of self deception. I want to remain critical of my actions past and present. I find tracking the language I use while communicating stories or speaking about others to be useful for evaluating my...
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...set deadlines for myself. By creating a schedule and holding myself accountable, I hope to improve my time management skills and avoid procrastination in the future. Another weakness of mine is public speaking. I often feel nervous and anxious when speaking in front of a group of people, which can hinder my ability to communicate effectively. To overcome this weakness, I plan to practice more public speaking exercises, like participating in class presentations. By stepping out of my comfort zone and gaining more experience, I hope to build my confidence and improve my public speaking skills over time. In addition to addressing my weaknesses, I also want to continue building on my strengths. I plan to take advantage of opportunities that allow me to further develop my communication skills, such as joining clubs or organizations that promote public speaking and interpersonal communication. By honing my strengths and maximizing my potential, I can continue to grow and succeed in all areas of my life. Overall, recognizing and addressing my strengths and weaknesses is an important step towards self-improvement. By acknowledging where I excel and where I struggle, I can take proactive measures to build on my strengths and overcome my weaknesses. Through hard work, dedication, and self-reflection, I am confident that I can continue to progress and achieve my goals. I believe I am a good candidate for captain because of my strong leadership skills, dedication, and ability to work well with...
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...Communication is freely used by everyone in modern society, including members of the general public, scholars, politicians, and so on. “Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response” (Griffin, 2009, p. 6). It is a complex process that can be viewed in many ways and deals with a wide array of matters infiltrating every aspect of life. Communication is the interaction, giving and taking of information, sending and receiving of messages through verbal and non-verbal means. Verbal and Nonverbal communication are the two main divisions of communication, and each specific realm deals with its own unique subject matters, symbols, behaviors, and processes. Verbal Communication Examined Verbal communication is primarily based on vocabulary - both the use of it and the understanding of it. Verbal communication is one way for people to communicate. Some of the key components of verbal communication are sound, words, speaking, and language. The basis of communication is the interaction between people. The goal of verbal communication is to ensure that the person conveying the message and the audience receiving the message are both interpreting the information in the same manner. There are many questions one asks when it comes to verbal communication. One is whether meanings are found in people or in words? Language is ambiguous, arbitrary, and abstract (Wood, 2011, p.70). Words are merely sounds until they become associated with...
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...of Bureaucratic Structure” goes on to retort that federal bureaucracy is not structured on the basis of a theory of public administration but should instead be viewed as the product of politics, as federal bureaucracy has foundations in both political choice and self-interest. In this summary, I’ll be breaking up the perspective on structural politics into the following subheadings—technical problems regarding interest groups, political problems pertaining to interest groups, legislators and presidents structural choice, and structures. For starters, we must cover the technical problems of structural choice in interest groups. Interest groups inherently focus on politicians, which is harmful as the concern for constituencies and elections surpasses the concern of outside populations. Interest groups also have an expertise problem, and the experts that do partake in these acts may not act in the groups best interest, in turn exploiting their role. Control problems are at the heart of structural choice when considering the groups assured political power. They can make rules to restrain bureaucratic behavior though, such as criteria and procedures. Lastly is the problem of reputation, and how the reliability of a title incentives consistent behavior that could vary...
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