My introduction speech did not go as well as I had hoped. Although it didn’t go altogether badly, I feel like it didn’t go too badly. The audience seemed to be very attentive and receptive to what I was saying, and I found that to be encouraging. I thought that explaining my Lebanese heritage in a comical manner worked out very well, because it brought out my humorous personality and simultaneous allowed the audience to get to know my roots. Calling my sister a babe may have been a little bit
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Moving to Pittsburgh Have you ever heard the phrase "going out on a limb? That is just what moving to Pittsburgh felt like for me. I came here with no plan, and no safety net, and found my home waiting for me. Provincial I was born and raised on a farm in the hills of West Virginia. The road in front of the house was a quarter mile away, and saw maybe ten trucks worth of traffic a day. I didn't want to be a farmer, a soldier, or a coal miner, but those were the careers all my role models had chosen
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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.
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Executive Summary Introduction (background & scope)+ Findings + Conclucluions (and/ or recommendations) + (+ IFC =D or more) D- References Letter of transmittal -Authorization (Dr Zlack) -Preview of report & conclusion -Goodwill closing Table of Contents __________ …… 2 ___________...... 3 Align the contents with the numbers correctly. That’s the hardest part. Executive Summary -An “abstract” of report (search academic abstract) Introduction -purpose (problem)
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Course Speech (27 WEB 201108) Test Quiz 3 Started 8/29/11 3:09 PM Submitted 8/29/11 3:14 PM Status Completed Score 17 out of 20 points Time Elapsed 4 minutes. Instructions Answer questions. Question 1 .1 out of 1 points Reggie had a speech to prepare. He selected a topic, did his research, and sat down to draft the speech. He outlined the main points first and added the introduction and conclusion later. Is this a "textbook" way to organize a speech? Answer
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You should have a clear, organised structure for your oral presentation. A poorly structured talk will confuse and frustrate an audience Basically there are 3 sections to a typical presentation: the introduction, body and conclusion (or beginning, the middle and the end). 2.1 The introduction or beginning The beginning of a presentation is the most important part. It is when you establish a link with the audience and when you have its attention. Get the audience's attention and signal
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Main Parts Intro Body Conclusion Where should you start your critical thinking and planning?/why? Think about the body first. Body of your speech Most of your planning and organization goes into the body If the body is organized and clear, your into and conclusion should be easy to develop Main Points: Should be based on specific purpose and central idea ot thesis Ex:P134-136 Different orders P139-144 1,2,3 (time/chronological) order of importance least to most/ most to lest order
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Running Since I was a young kid I always liked running. I always wanted to run the fastest and the farthest, constantly challenging my friends and acquaintances to a race. I used to play soccer when and of all the positions my team preferred to keep me in, the chose the only one that doesn’t have a great deal of running, goal keeper. But thankfully when they wanted to give me a break from standing in the goal they put me as a midfielder, because I could tirelessly run from end to end of the
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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
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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
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