and details. Fluency: Spoke with confidence and clarity without breaks in a line of thought. Spoke at a pace that allowed the audience to understand, follow, and absorb lines of thought. Eye contact: Established eye contact with the audience during 90% of the speech. Physical Body: Posture and personal appearance communicated
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instigating drama the entire night and causing fights among the other couples. I had a hard time figuring out if this was the alcohol causing her to act that way or if there was a deeper meaning underlying the way Sally was acting. When Mark was talking about the so-called rape he witnessed which he did not report he expressed how he still feels guilty about it even though it was
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their work when I was a toddler. They left home very early in the morning and came back very late, so I did not see my parents often. My grandma was the only person to look after me at that time. Thinking back, the only time I saw my parents was during the weekends. I would sometimes look for my mom and dad. I asked my grandma one time: “where are Mom and Dad?” My grandma was a very humble and good-hearted person. She would say, “Mom and dad are working today and they will bring your favorite toys
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What gets in the way of my listening and ability to be present for others during interactions? A lot of things get into my listening. Sometimes I go into discussions with others with pre conceived notions which impair my listening abilities and by extension, my thinking. Sometimes I used to judge people on the basis their spoken English and go in meetings with false, misplaced superiority complex. This is one of my favorite quotes on the art of listening, “most people listen, not with the intent
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teachers of the fourth grade team. When I entered the classroom I noticed that the students were up and about getting things and talking to each other. I thought they were gathering their things to attend the performance that I had stood in the front office for earlier. I introduced myself and explained why I was there and took my place in the back of the classroom. During our conversation she informed me that she was a more “modern” or “new age” style teacher. She said that she really didn’t have
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her friends, the same table that I was sitting on but we made no eye contact no communication whatsoever it was just awkward just being there and not saying anything especially since I has a crush on her or whatever but it’s totally fine but anyways during that awkward silence I decide to talk to her by saying “Hey, how you doing? What’s your name?”. As she proceeds to give me her name that’s when I started having a decent conversation with her it wasn’t bad cause she told me what high
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become effectively in a group. An example of this in a health and social care setting could be a college class. The first stage would involve all the students meeting for the first time and communicating together which allows everyone to share information with each other, then in the second stage is when a few arguments could occur between the students, an example could be individuals talking over the teacher causing others to get annoyed as they can’t listen properly and may miss something important
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organized. While I was delivering the speech, it seemed as if I wasn’t holding the audience attention. I must say out of all of the speeches I was more afraid to perform. It could have been because it wasn’t a topic I was really comfortable with. During the speech I keep it upbeat. I brought in positive energy, while keeping everyone laughing. I projected my voice rather nicely. I used my hands to show emphasis on the subject. If I had to do the speech all over again, I would use notes cards. Doing
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Theories of Psychology Unit 1 Individual Project Theories of Psychology What is Psychology? Psychology is science that studies the mind, mental & emotional problems and behavior problems (Editorial Board). Psychology has evolved since its beginning and there are several perspectives (theories) of psychology which include: Behaviorism, Cognitive, Culture and Diversity, Evolutionary, Functionalism, Gestalt, Humanistic, Physiological, Psychodynamic, and Structuralism (Editorial Board).
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should participate in “Shut down your screen” week because it can help kids become more focused in class. During school while my teacher was talking to my class my phone kept vibrating, I kept having the urge to check it. This proves that phones are a huge distraction in our daily lives. This is why we need to participate in “Shut down your screen” week. It can help students pay attention more in class without having a phone to buzz in their pocket every five
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