have seen the progressive discipline model in action and when it is was done right it worked. Once again the speech was a little nerve racking, but I got through it. I missed a lot of my introduction because I got flustered. After I got over my initial nervousness the rest was smooth. It flowed pretty good and I had a good closing. Now I know that I need a little more practice with my speech before jumping into it. I know that I can do better on it so I will use my experience on the last two speeches
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the video, I found that the one that relates best to me is to act as if you are having a conversation with the audience. It is natural for most of us to hold a conversation as this is something we do on a daily basis. The conversation aspect of any speech will help the speaker to appear more natural and comfortable with the audience and invite better listening. As soon as a speaker steps in front of their audience the tone of the entire performance is set. If the speaker appears comfortable and confident
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follows. Some of the characteristics are the speaker most be sure his/her goals are ethically sound, be prepared for each speech, honestly with the material and professional language. These are just some of the guidelines for ethical speaking. There is only one situation where I was a part of the audience where I believe that the speaker was not ethically sound. I attended a speech where the speaker was trying to convince the community that it would not be best to vote to rise the community fee. The
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When I was little I was always observing and listening to the different things that worked and didn’t work for people in conversations. Being in speech and debate and contemplating what I really want to get out of this class, it isn’t just something that will further my education, I want to gain something to further me as a person. This year in speech and debate I want to learn how to effectively win every argument I am involved in, change people's lives, and how to be an amazing speaker. To begin
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an impact without being hostile. Solnit said, “When bodily movement becomes a form of speech, then the distinctions between words and deeds, between representations and actions, begin to blur, and so marches can themselves be liminal, another form of walking into the realm of the representational and symbolic-and sometimes, into history”(217). When I read what Solnit had to say about walking in the form of a speech, I thought that this is exactly what King wanted to do. Especially with the Montgomery
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Things that worked in my prototype was the completion of it, the switch I put on it, and I think it also was a good idea. Things that I needed to improve on in my presentation was speaking louder and slower. One thing I could improve on my prototype is that I could add different buttons that do different things. I think I could have thought of better solutions now that I’ve gone through and made it and watched what kinds of things other people did. First, we chose a book. I really enjoyed my book
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presented really well written and well practised oral speech. Think our class did a good job with choosing a range of topics to speech about. Myself and only a few others seemed to be very nervous at the beginning but the majority of the class stood up and spoke very clearly and confidently which I believe is very good to engage the ordnance from the start to the end of the speech. The whole class did a really good job and no one didn't present a speech that was boring. Some of the girls presented there
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Susan B. Anthony’s speech “On Women’s Right To Suffrage” and Pericles’ Funeral Oration both used rhetorical appeals effectively, evidenced by the number of people studying the pieces of writing. Furthermore, the literature pieces in question both talk about a social matter; Anthony is talking about social justice and the funeral Oration talks about democracy. Despite bearing some superficial differences, the similarities between Anthony’s speech and Pericles’ Funeral Oration regarding rhetorical
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persuasive speech in communication arts class. I thought that I did a wonderful job and that I put in a lot of hard work and practice into my speech. My topic was violence in video games and why it should be drastically reduced or prohibited completely. My persuasive speech had numerous points in which I excelled in, some points in which I improved in from my impromptu and heritage speech, and some items that I still need to work on in upcoming speeches. First off, my persuasive speech had numerous
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Title: Surviving a Break-Up: How to be Happy Being Single General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To tell about surviving a tough break-up, and how to rediscover yourself and find happiness in a newly single life. Thesis Statement: The aftermath of a relationship break-up can allow time for self-discovery, friendship, and a chance to do things you want to do. . Introduction . To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful. . Going through a break-up can
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