this mission. But sometimes this may be more subdued or low-key. However you open the presentation, remember that you cannot persuade an audience if you don't have their attention. Although stating your position is sometimes held for later in such a speech, it is often wise to state your proposition--the stance you've taken on your issue--at this time. For example, something like, "today I’ll show you why we need to adopt a inter-department communication plan that will ensure compliance with the new
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The Meaning of Visual and Preforming Arts The Arts have been around, as long as man has had imagination. They define humans as a species, recording history, defining the present, and pursuing the future. The Arts encompasses many meanings. What one person views as art, another may view as worthless expressionism. Exploring this subject will cause one to open their horizons to enable one to see the world from a different perspective. Defining visual and performing arts. Visual and performing
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NAME: Marion Brooks GENERAL TOPIC: Maya Angelou GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform, persuade and entertain SPECIFIC PURPOSE: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to list four facts about the childhood, education, career, and achievements of Author, Civil Rights Activist, and Poet Maya Angelou. CENTRAL IDEA: Maya Angelou is an amazing woman and a great Author, Civil Rights Activist, Poet. ***************************************************************************** INTRODUCTION: ATTENTION
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SOCIOLINGUISTIC 1. Take an extract of a talk show with participants using different varieties of English. a. What differences among these varieties of English can you find in this extract? (You may look at the differences in features of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) b. What are the positive and negative effects of using these varieties of English in this talk show? (You may think about the political and social effects of this choice) c. Extra question: What are your suggestions to limit
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Liam Gutteridge Twelfth Night – Scene 1 annotations IllyriaDuke Orsino enterswith his lordsOrsino is in love beautiful Lady Olivia. Refuses to hunt and orders musicians to entertain him while he thinks about his desire for Olivia. His servant Valentine reminds him that Olivia does not return his love or even listen to the messages he sends her. We learn from Valentine that Olivia is in mourning for her brother, who has recently died. She wears a dark veil, and she has vowed that no one will
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rent, 2009 by Richard Bell. n.d. - n.d. - n.d. https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/203.2010.a-b/#bibliography) “Greetings and welcome to my Dreamtime (or should I say nightmare)” (Bell, 2006). As part of my exhibition I have written a speech for you all attending today. I will be taking you all on a journey into the intrinsic meanings and messages embedded in my art, while providing a brief insight into who I am. I was born in Charleville, Queensland, and based in Brisbane, I am a member
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people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain a listening audience. Public speaking is commonly understood as face-to-face speaking between individuals and an audience for the purpose of communication. It is closely allied to "presenting", although the latter is more often associated with commercial activity. 10 Tips for Public Speaking Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and even beneficial, but too much nervousness can be detrimental
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Public Speaking- is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. It is closely allied to "presenting", although the latter has more of a commercial connotation. In public speaking, as in any form of communication, there are five basic elements, often expressed as "who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?" The purpose of public speaking can range from simply transmitting information
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Summary Response How are video games too real for children? The article “Are Violent Video Games Too Real for Kids?” (via ABC news) seems to believe the sole cause of this is depictions of 9/11, whether intentional by the game manufacturer or not. This article also makes the statement that action figures can somehow have the same effect. But what’s the problem? It’s certainly not exposing the children to violence at so young an age as both a twelve and thrteen year old can tell you that 9/11 should
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1948-1973 had some of the most important developments in the civil rights movement. Making Driving Miss Daisy was a difficult challenge , one reason was no one was investing in it because everyone kept saying no one could not direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes. Driving Miss Daisy not only became a box office success, it also had a global audience appeal. Driving
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