...Brumfeld, Ronnie Evans Barksdale College Abstract Self-esteem is an individual's estimate of one's own self worth, the extent of individual views of good, competence, and decent. Within this activity paper we will discuss why self esteem is important, and why there are discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self. This paper will discuss the theory of cognitive dissonance in regards to the self-evaluation theory, self-affirmation theory and the realization trap while defining the self-discrepancy theory. The need for high individual self-esteem may lead to irrational logic and individual actions against their own best interest as will be theoretically supported throughout this paper. Concluding that our teams position, will support the theory that individual competence may be inaccurate at times to maintain individual self-esteem. Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s estimate of his or hers own self-worth and the extent of individual views of what is good competent and decent. This activity paper will discuss the importance of self-esteem and explore any discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self. The theory of cognitive dissonance as it relates to the self-evaluation theory, self-affirmation theory and the realization trap will be covered while also defining the self-discrepancy theory. This paper will theoretically support the concept of the need for high individual self-esteem and how it may lead to irrational logic and individual...
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...COMM 103 Speech of Introduction Assignment Description The purpose of this assignment is to ease you into the realm of public speaking and to familiarize you with communication concepts addressed in class. For this 3 minute speech, you will introduce yourself to the class with a brief story about an experience in which your communication with others affected your self-perception. The experience could be from last week, last year, or several years ago. To help you explain how the experience on which you’re speaking has affected your self-perception, you will apply one of the concepts addressed in our textbook’s introduction and Chapter 3, specifically the concepts of mindfulness, self-serving bias, image management or face needs. For example, you may have grown up thinking yourself to be unfunny until your friends started telling you that you were funny. Looking at yourself through their eyes (and applying the notion that image management is collaborative), you slowly began to view yourself the class clown that you consider yourself to be today. Library research is not necessary, because the subject is you and your experience. However, you will be expected to cite from the textbook and organize your presentation using an introduction, body and conclusion. For an idea of how you might organize this speech, see the sample outline on your small section BlackBoard site. You should practice your presentation so you feel comfortable delivering it and can do so in the time...
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...1:30-3:00pm Phone: 480-965-5095 (HDSHC main office) and by appointment WELCOME TO COM 225! The purpose of this course is to enable you to better understand theories and practices of public speaking. This course is designed to improve not only your delivery techniques but also your speech-writing and persuasion abilities. Additionally, this course is arranged to develop the skills necessary for you to critically evaluate both written and spoken speeches of others and to enter the public dialogue on issues that are important to you and your life. I am confident there is much to gain from the study of public speaking. The skills developed by engaging in this course work have practical applications in each of your lives. Although your participation may take place in various forms and environments, each of you will inevitably face the task of delivering, constructing, or consuming speeches. Developing your public speaking skills will prepare you for school or work presentations, job interviews, political campaigns, community meetings, and many other situations as well. BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE The objectives of this course are to: • Improve your speech delivery • Understand the ability to create effective speeches • Improve your listening skills • Improve your ability to think critically on a variety of subjects and genres • Improve your research skills • Develop skills to analyze your own and other’s speeches ...
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...powerful speech. The beginning of the course really focused on what should be used in a speech and what shouldn’t. For example, the readings really helped me open my eyes on the topic of my audience. In order to give a well-designed speech I needed to be able to take into consideration my audience’s interests and how I was going to be able to motivate my audience to be interested in my topic. Not only did I learn about my audience through the readings but I also learnt more about myself as a speaker. The readings helped by giving me tips and suggestions on my design for my informative speech and also my team presentations. For example, the readings helped me through creating my design of my speech. The readings taught me to use nouns in my introduction when I am listing out all of my points that will be discussed throughout my speech. Also, the readings helped me to prepare for some of my team presentations as the content in the readings were used for our design of our presentation. The readings were quite useful as they were used to help us teach the class the content in the textbook. With that we were able to use the readings as material for our design of our presentation and then after our presentation it helped the class and I write our response assignment. Overall, the reading and responses helped me to understand more about the design of speeches and also help myself reflect on different aspects of designing a speech. 2. Looking back at my peer and self-evaluations they...
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...Jennifer Primm After listening to my speech the audience will know why using manners are important in our everyday lives. Introduction: Manners are something people should use everyday to make a good impression on others and to feel good about ourselves. No matter where we are … at home, work, or with friends, practicing good manners is important in our society. Body: I. Manners are important to have A. They are a form of caring B. Manners allow society to communicate with fewer misunderstandings. II. Types of manners that we should use everyday A. Please, thank you, holding a door for someone B. Hanging up your cell phone when you are going through a check out line III. Don’t think a person needs manners? A. Just try to say please when you ask for something and see how different a person reacts to your kindness B. Practicing good manners not only can make your day better but someone else’s just by being courteous C. You can get through Life with Bad Manners but it’s a lot easier with good manners, According To famous Actress Lillian Gish Conclusion: In conclusion, manners are extremely important in society and our everyday lives. It shows people that you are caring and a polite person. Manners allow us to have few misunderstands and get along with people in society. Simple words people can use everyday will show they have manners. Examples of certain manners are the words please and thank you. Also holding the door for someone is a great...
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...prediction is interruptive behavior is not related to speech anxiety, however it is more related to the confidence of the speaker. The second prediction is interruptive behavior is not related to social anxiety, meaning people are scared of negative feedback. There were seventy-two participants from Ohio University who volunteered for their involvement with this study. The participants age anywhere between 18 and 20. Each participant was paired with another participant, there were 12 male, 12 female, and 12 mixed sex. It was...
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...Textual Analysis Philip Morris International The move structure is expository with clearly defined sections for respectively situation, problem, solution and evaluation. Line 2 briefly states the situation and stipulate that litigations are inefficiency and unavailing, whereas lines 5 - 9 elaborate on the matter and describe the problem. The solution is diminutive stated in line 13, and bluntly claim their solution to be correct and de jure. The evaluation starts in line 13 and reaches a interim conclusion in line 15, and the remainder of the text can be seen as an elaborative evaluation of the litigations, and ends abruptly in line 52 without an actual conclusion. The move structure is rather unusual, as the evaluation constitutes the vast majority, hence the textual analysis will primarily revolve around the lines 1 - 15, and incorporate the evaluation as supplementary information. The media text embraces all of the appeal forms to a certain degree, and uses argumentative discourse to persuade the reader. The primary appeal form is undeniably logos, which also aligns with the previously defined expository move structure. With the primary focus on logos, PMI undertake a historical approach to persuade the reader of litigation being insufficient as a means of control. An example of logos is found in line 38 - 44, where PMI elaborate on past and ongoing litigations. PMI utilize repetitions and enumerations of the countries implicated, which substantiate and emphasize PMI’s...
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... Copyright 2011 1 Informative Speech – Topic Mapping Today I would like to talk to you about _____________________________________________. Topic By examining _______________________________ , ____________________________________ , A B _________________________ , and it is my hope that you will have a better understanding C of _______________________________________________________. Topic 2 Learning activity created by: Todd L. Wirth, Ph.D. 3 Circle the most appropriate advice that Speech Bear should dispense based on the context clues. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Advance preparation Positive thinking Practice, practice, practice Learn to use an extemporaneous style of speech Avoid chemicals as stress or anxiety relievers Use movement Seeing public speaking as a conversation, not as a performance Exercises for stress/anxiety relief 4 Circle the most appropriate advice that Speech Bear should dispense based on the context clues. 1. 2. 3. 4...
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...Successful communication entails knowledge of grammar and text organization as well as pragmatic aspects of a second language (L2). Pragmatic competence is specifically defined by Koike (1989) as "the speaker's knowledge and use of rules of appropriateness and politeness which dictate the way the speaker will understand and formulate speech acts" (p. 279). Austin (1962) defines speech acts as acts performed by utterances such as giving order, making promises, complaining, requesting, among others. When we utter a sentence or a phrase, we are performing an act to which we expect our listeners to react with verbal or nonverbal behavior (p. 65). According to Kasper (1984), what L2 learners must know for successful speech act performance has been...
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...Types of evaluations There are several types of evaluations/assessments that can be done by school systems or independently. This webpage describes eleven type of assessments/evaluations. If the school is evaluating your child, they must be evaluated in ALL the areas of suspected disability. Page Index: Educational Evaluation , Psychological Evaluation (Wechsler Intelligence, Attention, behaviors and emotions ), Neuropsychological Evaluation, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Speech and Language Evaluation, Auditory Processing Evaluation, Occupational Therapy (OT) Evaluation, Physical Therapy (PT) Evaluation, Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment, Transition Assessment(TA), Home Assessment, and Teacher Assessment/Observation. If you have received "EVALUATION CONSENT FORM", (form called Attachment to N 1) in the mail. Before you sign and return this form, you can request a "pre-evaluation conference" to talk with a school professional(s) about the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why) who will conduct each evaluation, what evaluations/tests would be helpful, when will your child be taken out of classes to be tested and where will your child be given the test/evaluations and who will be explaining why the evaluations are happening? These are the assessments/evaluations that can be listed on the Consent form (N1), it may include these but are not limited to what is printed on the (Attachment to N 1) form. As stated in Special Education Regulation: 28.04(1)(c) School...
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...Self-Evaluation Journal I. “Speaking from a Bag”: Overall, I did an okay job. I was been able to overcome my fear of speaking in front lots of people. The audience paid good attention when I was doing the speech. If I have another chance to do the speech, I will do better on the part attention gather, speak more loudly and clearly. I would maintain the good eyes contact. II. Commemorative Speech: I did not do well on this speech because of the content of the speech. I most likely like an information speech than a commemorative speech. During the speech, I was using so many of “ah uhm”. I would more carefully prepare the speech with the right topic. I would keep the cute style of delivering the speech and good eyes contact. I had improved a little bit on the voice and the volume when I speak. III. Demonstration Speech: I did a best demonstration. The audience paid good attention when I was doing the speech. I have a little problem that I didn’t make eyes contact for a while when I was more concentrate on the cooking. I would pay more attention on the eyes contact next time I do my speech. I have prepared well for the speech. I was nervous because I have to talk while demonstrate the cooking. This speech is the most perfect one that I did over all. IV. Delivery Video Clip: It was a short speech but I did a pretty good job on preparing a good video clip. The right video clip of a little speech of the good speaker. V. Persuasive speech: I didn’t do well on this speech over...
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...FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Informative Speech Goal: Upon approval of your topic plan, you will present an informative speech with an identifiable introduction, body, and conclusion at least FIVE oral citations, research, and a presentation aid. Time: 4-5 minutes Topic: Your topic should be something that you are passionate and knowledgeable about (though you will incorporate research, so you do not need to be an expert) and that your audience will find new, interesting, and relevant. Structure: Introduction: The introduction should compel the audience to listen through the use of an attention-getter and provide a preview. The preview usually includes the thesis statement and an overview of the main points. Body: Most informative speeches should contain no more than three main points, organized in a way that helps the audience make sense of the message. Once the main points and organizational pattern are set, identify what evidence supports which main point and place these subpoints in the correct location. Conclusion: All informative speeches should include a brief summary of the main points. No new information should be given to the audience in the conclusion. An effective conclusion leaves the audience thinking about the speaker’s message. Order of Arrangement: Chronological, Spatial, or Topical Outline: A typed, full-sentence, detailed outline is mandatory and should include the following sections: title, statement of specific purpose, thesis statement...
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...Alex Martens 09 May 2013 Dr. Graham CT 2000 Persuasive Speech Self-Evaluation For my persuasive speech, I would give myself and along with you, a “B” using the rubric you provided the class. My strongest part of my speech I believe came from the organization arrangement and speech structure. I believe the structure of my speech met the criteria needed for a superior grade on that section. The weakest part of my speech was the delivery and extemporaneous style; not so much the voice but the eye contact did not meet the criteria. My claims and source citation meet the criteria. My PowerPoint was strong and unique; I presented a picture of a possible earth like planet. I used topic as my organizational pattern for my speech. I used this organizational pattern because it is simple and it was able to keep all my research organized in a cohesive manner. My transitions and signposts met the criteria even though I do not think they were that useful in my speech. Aristotle proof “logos” was present in my speech because I gave a logical argument on my topic extraterrestrial life. My sources were very relevant in my speech; all my information I gave was research I found. I did not have much input on my own personal information or own evidence I had regarding my speech. I am not the best at giving speeches as you could tell from previous speeches, but I think my voice was better and clear than usual considering how deep it is. I obviously...
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...remains a research goal, a crude form of it is widely available commercially for Japanese–English as a pipeline concatenation of speech-to-text recognition (SR), text-to-text translation (MT) and text-to-speech synthesis (SS). This paper proposes and illustrates an evaluation methodology for this noisy channel which tries to quantify the relative amount of degradation in translation quality due to each of the contributing modules. A small pilot experiment involving word-accuracy rate for the SR, and a fidelity evaluation for the MT and SS modules is proposed in which subjects are asked to paraphrase translated and/or synthesised sentences from a tourist’s phrasebook. Results show (as expected) that MT is the “noisiest” channel, with SS contributing least noise. The concatenation of the three channels is worse than could be predicted from the performance of each as individual tasks. 1. Introduction Evaluation is without doubt a major aspect of language engineering, including Machine Translation (MT). Although it is still true that no consensus exists regarding the best way to evaluate software, there is general agreement about some of the factors that must be taken into account when deciding what form an evaluation should take. MT evaluation has been much studied in recent years, so much so that it has been light-heartedly claimed that MT evaluation “is a better founded subject than machine translation” (Wilks, 1994:1). If this is no longer strictly true, it is because MT is...
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...Cultural Evaluation Learning Team A: Janice Davis, Kim Skeete, Lakeesha Morgan, Lanasha Wilkins, Charles Williams Professor: Mr. Shivers The University of Phoenix Cultural Evaluation Social evaluation in which you identify the ways that arguments or presentation of the arguments would need to be changed as the result of cultural differences in the country of Japan. Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation. ‘Noam Chomsky.' Self-expression should be done in an artistic way for the fulfillment of communication. Japanese business persons come up with resolutions based on the social value of Group frontage. Conclusions tend to be made by group consensus as opposed to Individuality. A foreigner who would desire to venture into business in Japan should not be pretentious as He or she is making advances in establishing a business foundation. Displaying a humanistic culture will be a great principle that will propel the business to greater heights. Strategic measures to observe as a business person for one to hit the expected set mark in the business recognize and apply the following aspects so that your message is communicated virtually, without embarrassing, intimidating, or offending the clients that are within your target. Speech clarity this calls for clear...
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