negative effects. In the United States of America‚ a way of paying attention to someone speaking is to make eye to eye contact. Looking at an inanimate object or at someone else is rude and insulting to the one who is speaking. Avoiding eye contact may also imply the avoider is shy‚ intimidated or has low self esteem. African Americans in general often look down when they are listening and look up when speaking to someone. However; with some African Americans‚ a child looking directly into parents
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FIGURES OF SPEECH Idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. Or‚ to put it another way‚ an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object‚ person or concept. Unless you recognise when an idiom is being used you can easily misunderstand the meaning of a text. An idiom is a figure of speech that is used to help express a situation with ease‚ but by using expressions that are usually
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Joseph Miri‚ would like to present a choral speaking performance entitled “Colourful Malaysians” Malaysians are an interesting lot in South East Asia We are a mélange of colours‚ creeds and cultures Among us you can see Malays‚ Chinese‚ Indians‚ Ibans and other indigenous ethnic groups. Many of us are bilingual‚trilingual and quadrilingual‚ being able to speak more than one language. It’s not a surprise to see Ahmad being able to speak Malay and English Puyang being able to speak Malay‚ Kayan
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PROMINENT PEOPLES IN COMPUTER’S HISTORY 1. Charles Babbage (26 December 1791- 18 October 1871) In his early years‚ the numerical tables which calculated by humans has a lot of mistakes. Charles Babbage came up with a idea to produce the first mechanical computer to help get rid of the errors. He had invented Difference Engine‚ a device that able to carry out many processes at a same time. However the machine was not completed. After this‚ he was the one who responsible to invent Analytical
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Merveille Agbodjogbe SPCH101 02/28/15 Speaking With Confidence The ability to speak with competence and confidence will provide empowerment. It will give me an edge that less skilled communicators lack. I’ve learned that my fear of public speaking is the most common of all phobias. It is a form of performance anxiety in which a person becomes very concerned that they will look visibly anxious‚ maybe even have a panic attack on stage. My fear of public speaking has to do with the fact that I am scared
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singe‚ and presently pursuing the degree of Education major in English. She is one of the Indigenous Student in the University of Mindanao as one of the privilege scholar in the said institution. She belongs to the Uvo Manuvu tribe. Subject/respondents two (2) is also an Indigenous student in the University of Mindanao‚ she’s proud to represent her tribe as Ata. She is 20 years-old‚ taking up Bachelor of Secondary of Education major in English as one of the Government scholar in the said institution.
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* public speaking is American’s number one fear what is public speaking features communication between a speaker and an audience speaker does most of talking audience centered emphasizes the spoken word usually a prepared presentation Why study public speaking Use in Classroom Career Communication skills outrank all other qualities Community Least expect it Public Speaking: A great tradition The ancient Greeks were the first people to think formally about rhetoric –a systematic
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Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
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Public Speaking Test 1 1. Public speaking: Public speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured‚ deliberate manner intended to inform‚ influence‚ or entertain the listeners. ( is an oral presentation in which a speaker addresses an audience.) 2. rhetoric: Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form. 3. extemporaneous: made up or done without special preparation 4. communication: is the phenomenon of conveying information and meaning
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June 8‚ 2012 “A persons a person no matter how small” “A person was written by Dr. Seuss in his book “Horton Hears a Who”. Dr. Seuss uses Horton the elephant to teach young readers‚ that everyone should be treated equally and should be given the same respect as everyone else. Today we often think that because someone’s lower class then others they should be treated with less respect. However‚ people of lower class should be treated the same and given the same respect as anyone else. We can give
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