...What are the values, needs, and beliefs of the audience? What are the motivations of the audience? What are the demographics of the audience? Analyze the following: • • • • • • Age Gender Education Group Affiliations Socio-economic Status Ethnicity 7. What is your context? • • • • • • • • • • Large or small audience? What are the expectations? Do current events affect your speech? Outdoors or indoors? Noise? Are appropriate teaching tools available? What is the size of the room? Is the audience seated or standing? Is the room hot or cold? Are there chairs or tables? INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Purposes of the Introduction: To obtain the listener’s attention. To create a favorable first impression; if you lose them here, you may lose them for good. To arouse interest in your subject. To orient the audience to the different parts of your speech. 1. 2. 3. 4. Four Parts to an Introduction: 1. Attention-getting Phase—capture the interest of audience. 2. Orientation Phase—articulate the purpose and identify with audience (why should they listen?). 3. Credibility Phase—what type of expertise do you have? 4. Preview of Main Points—delineate main topics. First: ATTENTION-GETTING PHASE Ask Audience to Physically Move. Create Curiosity. Refer to the Setting or the Occasion. Compliment Your Audience. Use a Startling Statement or Statistic. Use a Quotation. Use Humor. Use a Short Story. Pose a Question. Second: ORIENTATION PHASE Introduce...
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...why you feel this area of your work is a strength. I enjoyed how you discussed your previous work career and all its perks and how this all lead from personal experience into a new career path for you. This showed how much passion really is important to you and something that should be valued in the care community. I would like to note that I did not feel that I knew your personal strength until half way through the essay. I felt that you needed to identify this in your introduction . Maybe add it to your first statement: Making my career switch recently…that I possess strengths such as my passion for my work. Not sure how you would like to word it, just that it is needed in the introduction. I feel you may also benefit from splitting your introduction around the area that you state : However, I never truly felt I had strength or ability in any of it. I feel that this could be your first paragraph, see how you feel I just think it will make it a stronger essay. It would need to be slightly re worded such as : Working in corporate management I never felt like I had any strengths (i would leave out abilities). I found your two references towards the end of the essay well thought out and relevant. But I would suggest cutting out part of the Curtis and Glacken reference. The most significant part of the reference is: PHN’s job satisfaction is made up of their level of pay which rated 3rd behind autonomy and interaction respectively. I would also suggest cutting out...
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...Writing Essays by Eleanor Wakefield There are several vital elements to any successful college essay. This handout will define those elements and show you how to put them together using an outline. Following this format will help you keep your thoughts organized and get your essay underway. Elements of an Essay Introduction: Usually an introduction starts broad and narrows down to your specific topic, ending in the thesis. This is your opportunity to establish why readers might be curious about your general topic, catch their attention, or put your essay in context. Thesis: Your introduction should end with a clear, specific thesis statement, which will tell readers exactly what your paper will be arguing. Each body paragraph will directly and obviously support your thesis. Body Paragraphs: An essay usually has at least three body paragraphs, and these will be the arguments, evidence, or topics that support your thesis. Topic Sentences: Each body paragraph will begin with a topic sentence which introduces its topic. All of the information in that paragraph will be clearly and logically related to that topic sentence, which in turn should obviously relate to the thesis. Support: You use arguments, data, facts, analysis, quotes, anecdotes, examples, details, etc. to support your topic sentences and flesh out your body paragraphs. A good rule of thumb is to have at least three points to support each topic sentence. Transitions: An effective essay will show the connection between...
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...In order to successfully implement a new IT system, there are certain questions that the company has to ask before making a decision on whether or not to commence renovation. The array of question does not only include such issues as whether it is worthwhile for a company to invest its resources (staff and finance), the short-term and long-term benefits of the new IT system, better reach for the customers, lesser uncertainty etc. but also the risks that the company opens itself to with the introduction of new systems and the ways to eliminate most of it so as to ensure that the introduction of the new IT system does not go over the budget. The biggest issues I can identify are as follows: * Compliance with the overall business strategy * Compatibility with the existing systems * Staff expertise and their attitude to the proposed changes * Staff training * Day-to-day controls, function controls, etc. The main idea behind implementing a major new IT system is to facilitate better communication of information amongst all the parties involved in the value chain, including the customers. The more relevant data is collected and analyzed the more efficient and responsive the value chain is. The question is what information to regard relevant and useful and the other way round. In my understanding, the main thing is to remember that optimization should not be limited to a certain function and/or department but on the contrary, it should be inclusive of all operations...
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...paper or give a talk. (Everyone else seems to.) Write a paper, and give a talk, about any idea, no matter how weedy and insignificant it may seem to you Do not be intimidated Write a paper, and give a talk, about any idea, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you Writing the paper is how you develop the idea in the first place It usually turns out to be more interesting and challenging that it seemed at first The purpose of your paper The purpose of your paper is... To convey your idea ...from your head to your reader’s head Everything serves this single goal The purpose of your paper is not... To describe the WizWoz system Your reader does not have a WizWoz She is primarily interested in re-usable brain-stuff, not executable artefacts Conveying the idea I wish I knew how to solve that! Here is a problem It’s an interesting problem I see how It’s an unsolved problem that...
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...------------------------------------------------- CHEERDANCE COMPETITION Hosts: KIRSTIN DELA CRUZ ANGEL DEIPARINE TIME | EVENT | CENTER LCD SCREEN | 2 LCD PROJECTORS | BG MUSIC ARTIST | SONGTITLE | START FROM | 5:30 – 6:00 | | 1-AVP(sponsors, silent, video only) | Lakas Atenista LOGO | Marcus Marr | Trouble with Us | 1:00 | 6:00 – 6:10 | PRAYERVoice over: Call to prayer | 2-AVP *City pro-forma Prayer (DL) | Conflicts LOGO | | | | | National Anthem | 3-AVP * (DL) | Swaying PH flag | | | | | Welcome to Conflicts of Law 2016 | 4-AVP(1 min, full graphics) | Conflicts LOGO | | | | 6:10 – 6:20 | Community dance and torch lighting | 5-AVP *(CONGA; Conflicts 2015 flashback photos/clips; audio will be used also for community dance of cheerdancers) | All the 4 LOGOs together and the word CONFLICTS OF LAW 2016Banner Raising CompetitionCheerdance CompetitionGroup Dance ShowdownMr/Ms Conflicts of Law 2016 | | | | | Voice over:Introduce Ralph Mendoza | Conflicts LOGO | Ralph’s credentials | Fall Out Boy | The Phoenix | 0:01 | | Oath of Sportsmanship: Ralph Mendoza | Football stadium/field picture | Oath typed | | | | | Voice over:Introduce the MCs | Standby AVP | Conflicts LOGO | Capital Cities | Safe and Sound | 0:01 | 6:20 – 6:25 | Emcee opening spiels, roll call per year level | | | | | | 6:25 – 6:35 | Banner Raising | 6-AVP *(30 sec, full graphics; Banner men are ready. Griffins, Titans, Dragons and Phoenix; BANNER RAISING COMPETITION)...
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...ADVOCACY ESSAY: PEER REVIEW MEMO When you are ready to review a peer’s essay, open this document in one window and the essay in another window (you’ll be cutting and pasting information from the essay into this memo. Place your cursor in the gray field to record your answer. Refer to specific parts of paper by paragraph number. Reviewer’s Name: Karen Adame Title of Essay Reviewed: Intervention Programs for Youth to Reduce Deliquency Author’s Name: Jessica Leal-Rosas Date: 6/4/13 GENERAL COMMENTS Begin by reading your peer’s essay all the way through. Mark areas that are difficult to read, or don’t make sense, or that you think have some grammatical/usage problems. When you have read through the entire essay, come back and choose up to five sentences/areas that you marked for readability. Copy the text and insert it here, along with the paragraph number. You do not have to identify the error or fix it… just locate problems. No more than five sentences: For the past decades, researchers such as Peter Greenwood have focused their attention… Indeed, any program that is introduced to help reduce… After having read the whole paper through the first time, write out a few “big picture” comments. What one element of the paper do you think needs the most work before your peer turns it in as a final draft? There are several grammar errors and to explain what are concepts such as zero tolerance and get tough on crime. If you had to grade it right now based...
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...How to Write a Critique The critique is a rigorous critical reading of a passage. As such, it picks up where the objective summary leaves off. In fact, a critique often includes a brief summary so that its readers will be able to quickly grasp the main ideas and proofs of the passage under examination. Critiques come in all shapes and sizes, but a good way to get used to writing critically is to plan your earliest critiques along the following lines. First, read the passage thoroughly. Make plenty of notes, ask lots of questions, and highlight or underline anything you may wish to quote in your paper. Spend some time on this step. It is impossibly to adequately critique something if you don't fully understand it. Next, write a summary. Identify the author's main point (thesis) and list the types of proofs he or she employs to persuade the reader to believe or accept the thesis. For example, does the author use historical anecdotes, quote noted authorities, provide statistical evidence, or appeal to a reader's sense of patriotism or generosity? These are all common types of proofs used in persuasive writing. You should also try to figure out why the author is writing, and to whom. Remember that the purpose of a paper and its intended audience can affect the way the paper is written. Now, set your own agreement or disagreement with the author aside for a moment and investigate the validity of his or her argument. Does the author provide complete and accurate information...
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...other students. Therefore, your teacher may use this to test you on a lot of things. The assignment will also have different aims. With the aim of the paper in mind, your teacher will use this to determine if the research topic ought to be given to you or you have to select the topic on your own. If the teacher wants to have something particular from the students, for example, their level of understanding of interpretation of question, the topic will be provided to the students.If the idea of your topic has been settled, you will have to compose your assignment paper taking into consideration the basic principles of a good research paper. Your assignment paper will start with an introduction, a body, followed by a conclusion. You should not just jump into the introduction. You can only begin the introduction subsequent to conducting some preliminary research on the research paper topic. Preliminary research is what will give an arrangement and a purpose to your paper. This is because you have to know where to start your paper and what direction your paper should take. If you are already...
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...Planning a Presentation © 2013 Learning Development Basic structure (e.g. 20 min presentation) 2 • Introduction (1-2 mins) • Body or discussion: – 3-5 sections (3-5 mins each) • Conclusion (1-2 mins) March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Introduction • Greet the audience • Gain their attention – how? • Tell them what to expect – topic, purpose, outline • ‘Housekeeping’ – documents, questions March 6, 2013 3 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Introduction: tell them what to expect • Topic: – We are discussing the marketing plan of Company X… 4 • Purpose: – We’ll be analysing the current marketing strategy in order to make recommendations for future action • Outline: – We’ll do this through a situational analysis and a SWOT analysis. We will then outline objectives, alternative strategies, and, finally, present an action plan March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au Body of the Presentation • 3-5 Sections – Select key themes/points – Include details to illustrate these – Decide what can be omitted – Don’t have too many visuals • Signpost: introduce & conclude each section 5 March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Body (cont’d): ‘signposting’ • Introduce: – Firstly, I’d like to analyse the internal factors for company X… • Conclude: – It is apparent, therefore, that while the company’s capabilities vary, the company’s...
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...Initial impressions of Gatsby - Chapters 1-4 We see and hear relatively little of Gatsby in the opening chapter of the novel; he is presented as an almost ephemeral, ghost like figure. However we are drawn to his character by the way he is described: ‘There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life’. Consequently, Every time he is mentioned there is always something to interrupt which adds to the mysteriousness of his character. At the end of chapter 1 we catch a glimpse of him where he is bonded with strong romantic imagery, he comes out to see ‘the silver pepper of the stars’ and is spotted when ‘the silhouette of a moving cat wavered across the moonlight’. Fitzgerald combines the purity and romance of Gatsby’s dream with these symbols. On the contrary when he gives a ‘sudden imitation that he was content to be alone’ by stretching out his arms towards the ‘dark water in a curious way’ the purity of his character seems to disappear as the ‘single green light, minute and far away’ suggests the ill omen of his character. In Chapter 3 Fitzgerald uses the part scene to introduce Gatsby to the reader, here Gatsby emerges as a mysterious character who is the subject of gossip, He is well known but ironically nobody seems to have any verifiable information about him. Nick then describes him and says ‘he had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it’ the way Gatsby us portrayed is one of extreme modesty, he appears...
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...feedback Explanations of whether the message and technology were appropriate given the environment and purpose Respond to one of these messages and insert it as Appendix D in the Appendix Section. Use direct, effective writing techniques. Explain how the content, media, and technology of the feedback are appropriate for the purpose and audience of all the messages. Insert each of these messages as separate appendices (A, B, C and D) in an Appendix Section following the Reference section. See Pages 4 and 12-16 of the Sample APA Student Paper for Style and Mechanics for examples of how to format an appendix reference in the text and in the end Appendix Section . Organize the paper to reflect an introduction, body/discussion and conclusion as follows: Introduction states purpose, captures attention by indicating what the paper will be about and how you will be approaching...
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...During the in class exercises I truly learned a lot about myself. I was completely amazed at how I never knew the things about myself. I remember on the first day of class we had this ice breaker/Activity we had done that really made me get in the spotlight. We had to introduce ourselves. As I walked in front of the class I realized that I was truly nervous. The closer and closer I got to the front of the class the more nervous I became. When I finally had reached the front I had turned to my peers and realized that all eyes were all on me. Being overwhelmed, I continued you on to the introduction of myself by saying “Hi, my name is Roman Guillory…” and the rest of my introduction. As I closed my remarks and had a seat I just set back and watched my peers as they tackled the same situation. Watching them speak made me feel better because I realized that they were feeling the same way that I had felt when I was up there. Another activity that I remember doing is the group activity. We all had to cut things out the magazine representing what looked ugly to us and what looked good. This activity really engaged us to communicate with each other effectively and ultimately decide which things we should do as a team. Even though we all had different personalities and viewed different things as looking bad or good, we all came to a considerable decision on what will be glued to the poster and what wasn’t. All in all, I truly liked most of the activities that we did in class and some them...
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... | | |Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature | | | | Introduction to Rev of Literature | | | | Foreign and Local Literature | | | | Foreign and Local Studies | | | | Synthesis | | |Chapter 3 Results and Discussions | | | |Narrative description of the result obtained from the survey questionnaire | | | |Chapter 4 | | | |Conclusions and recommendations | | |References | | |Appendices | | | Survey questionnaire (accomplished) | | |Financial Statement of your surveyed company | Sustainable Business Operation Survey Questionnaire The introduction of cleaner production/operation or sustainable business operation...
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...Case Study 2 -Internal Control Due by Sunday of week 5, 11:59PM, Mountain Time LJB Company, a local distributor, has asked your accounting firm to evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning to go public in the future. The President wants to be aware of any new regulations required of his company if they go public so he met with a colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The President of the company explained the current system of internal controls to your colleague. Your colleague has since been promoted to a tax position so she has passed on the information below so you can generate recommendations for the partner at your accounting firm to share with the President of LJB Company. Since LJB Company is a relatively lean organization, they have a lot of faith in their long-term employees. They have one accountant who serves as Treasurer and Controller which streamlines many of their processes. In this dual role, he purchases all of the supplies and pays for these purchases. He also receives the checks and completes the monthly bank reconciliation. The accountant is so busy that the company handles petty cash a bit differently. All employees have access to the petty cash in a desk drawer and are asked to only place a note if they use any of the cash. The accountant has recently started using pre-numbered invoices and wants to buy an indelible ink machine to print their checks. The President is waiting to hear from you if this is a necessary purchase...
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