Brown BCOM/275 Christopher J. Brown 2014 2014 Brilliant Public Speaking The art of public speaking has been around for a very a long time and can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece which is almost 2500 years ago. The principles of speech and public speaking were drawn from the experience and practices of the ancient Greece and besides a few cultural and societal modifications the principles have virtually stayed intact. The definition of public speaking is defined as speaking to a
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statement, they rely most heavily on the: A) all three codes about equally B) vocal and visual codes C) verbal and vocal codes D) visual and verbal codes Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 4. All of the following are considered part of the speech environment except: A) the time of day B) the number of people in the audience C) the topic D) the location Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 5. A listener's verbal, visual, and vocal responses to a speaker's message are known as: A) noise
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Patrick Henry's Biblically Charged Speech Patrick Henry utilizes advance oratory skills, and various literary devices to illustrate his "Give me Liberty or give me death!" speech to members of the Virginia legislature. Henry possesses an impressive ability to speak to the hearts of men. His fiery passion combined with biblical passages outline a common theme that implies God sanctions his cause. Henry uses metaphors to invoke prevocational images to give his words life, and foreshadowing
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Mastering A Skill 1 Mastering the Skill of Public Speaking The intent of this essay is to outline the benefits of mastering the skill of public speaking. I believe public speaking is one of the singular most important skills a person can master. The art of public speaking has a myriad of benefits associated with it. It allows one to effectively communicate their points of view to others in a public forum as well as a private forum. Looking at our history will give demonstrative proof that
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When Kennedy delivered this speech, the United States and Soviet Union were in the middle of the Cold War and the arms race. By this time, the Space Race was in full blast and the United States were losing to their opponents, the Soviets. The Soviets had already succeeded in getting the first satellite into orbit, human in space, first object to collide with the Moon, and the first to capture pictures from the Moon’s orbit. If the United States was going to be the first to land a man on the Moon
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question-answer part, I observed that I was still in the same level of excitement. So I believe that even though some of my classmates may not be interested in preparing vegan sushi, my passion help me to invoke sympathy from my audience. Unlike the persuasive speech, the demonstrational presentation topic must appeal the audience attention because its purpose is to teach a structure, or steps, of a task. For instance, one of the video showed in the class about how to make a peanut butter sandwich was very
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Entertaining Speech An entertaining speech is one whose sole purpose is to have the audience enjoy the presentation. The purpose of an entertaining speech is not to educate, inform or inspire … it is to make the audience smile, relax, enjoy and maybe even laugh their heads off. How do you make a speech entertaining? There are many ways to entertain an audience. You can: * tell jokes * tell funny stories * dramatize an anecdote * tell a scary story When it comes right down to
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SPCH 1315 Format for Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To educate parents about the different ways to combat childhood obesity Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, I want the audience to know how to incorporate easy healthy food and lifestyle choices into their children’s daily life. Central Idea: The three things I want to focus on is how to encourage exercise in our children for busy parents, healthier food choices, and kid and budget friendly healthy recipes or alternatives
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Research Outline: Philosopher: Aristotle Research Question: How did Aristotle’s ideas influence others to change their views regarding society? Background information and introduction: Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira, Greece. When he turned 17, he enrolled in Plato’s academy. In 338, he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335, Aristotle founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, where he spent most of the rest of his life studying, teaching and writing. Aristotle died in 322
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Example Outline Planning to Protect Our Memory Persuasive Speech Outline I. Introduction A. How to Grab their attention 1. Show a picture of the human brain 2. This is a picture of the brain of a twenty five year old vs. the brain of an 85 year old. Deina lives among these people. But she has hope, because there is someone fighting for her. 3. She is not alone. Her neighbor needs a rescuer as well. B. Thesis: The battle against poverty can be won through the efforts of those who have been
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