Skill Development: Fear of public speaking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a56v2PSUQy8&feature=related Proactive = controlling a situation by making things happen or by preparing for possible future problems Myth = an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true Come across = to make a particular impression Overwhelming = something that is so confusing or difficult Optimal = best or most effective Profound = major‚ significant Intimate = having a very
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As I read “Speaking of Courage” by Tim O’Brien. I thought of many ways to interpret the story’s meaning. However‚ after much pondering and reflection I feel that the road around the lake that Bowker incircles continuously throughout the story leads to the true meaning of the entire story. There are many instances in the story of people and objects going nowhere. Everything and everyone he sees along the road seems to be stuck‚ like him. Norman Bowker is a war veteran who lost a friend in
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12/13/12 Informing and persuading are two different things. When it comes to informative speaking the goal is to educate‚ make the person or audience understand how something works‚ an event or explaining a concept using facts. It isn’t trying to advocate a cause. Speaking to persuade is the process of creating‚ reinforcing‚ or changing people’s beliefs or actions while using opinion. Informing and persuading speaking are used in everyday situations but it’s important to know the differences between the
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JPN411/511 Forth-‐year Spoken Japanese 「 四年生日本語会話」 かわせ さ え Instructor: 川瀬佐恵 kawase@uoregon.edu (346-‐4003) Office: Friendly 23 Office Hours: 月曜日 & 木曜日 1 時半∼2 時半 & by appointment (メールは日本語でお願いします) Time & Classroom CR# Time Classroom 14298/14307 10:00-‐11:20 (Tue. & Thurs.) 10:00-‐10:50
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I. Topics for Informative Speaking a. Process most often we use a chronological Organization Occasionally‚ a topical organization b. Objects= tangibles Structures‚ animals‚ people‚ places Topical is the most commonly used organization Sometimes chronological or spatial organizations are used c. Events= Historical or current events‚ diseases d. Concepts Generally a topical organization is used Noncontroversial concepts. *Make sure that all technical terms are defined‚ explained
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An Action Research Study of Promoting Students’ Confidence in Speaking English Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education (Ed.D) School of Education Faculty of Arts‚ Education and Human Development Victoria University By Montha Songsiri B.A. (Suansunundha Teachers’ College) M.A. (King Mongkut’s University of Technology‚ Thonburi) March 2007 Declaration of Authorship I‚ Montha Songsiri‚ formally declare that the Doctorate of
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Speaking in Tongues Maurya Simon elaborates on the present day human beings cold disconnect from reality in relation to those who were connected in the past. The people of today people are mute‚ invisible scribes to history‚ to ourselves‚ and to each other. We are mindless zombies with no appreciation for nature or each other‚ only ourselves. We are selfish‚ we throw ourselves into our blackberry’s and iPhone’s into our own digital dimension where all attention is focused solely on us where
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CHORAL SPEAKING SCRIPT TITLE: THE TREES THAT DROPPED THEIR LEAVES Trees…. People‚ animal and plants‚ The flora and fauna as in science terms‚ Everywhere need forests and trees! Could you imagine how the world looks like without trees? Goor morning ladies and gentlemen‚ We present you “The trees that dropped their leaves” On one fine day‚ The sun was shining so brightly‚ The wind was blowing cool and swiftly‚ All the trees in the rainforest were having a big meeting. Yet‚ everyone was upset and
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SPEAKING SKILLS STRESS AND INTONATION: While speaking a word‚ we use extra force in uttering some syllable or syllables in that word. This extra force is called stress and the syllable is called stressed syllable. In the following words‚ the syllables in bold letters show stress. father | fa-ther | First syllable is stressed | insult | In-sult | Second syllable is stressed | TWO TYPES OF STRESS: There are two types of stress.
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economy or a planned system. Socialist economics refers to the economic theories‚ practices‚ and norms of hypothetical and existing socialist economic systems. A socialist economy is based on some form of social ownership‚ which includes varieties of public ownership and independent cooperatives‚ over the means of production‚ wherein production is carried out to directly produce use-value sometimes‚ but not always‚ coordinated through economic planning and a system of accounting based on calculation-in-kind
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