prepare for your fi rst speech and as a checklist for all the speeches you give in your public speaking class. You can also use the guide as a handy reference for speeches you give aft er college. Presenting a speech involves six basic stages: 1. Determining your purpose and topic (Chapter 4) 2. Adapting to your audience (Chapter 5) 3. Researching your topic (Chapter 6) 4. Organizing your ideas (Chapter 8) 5. Practicing your speech (Chapter 12) 6. Presenting your speech (Chapter 12) Th ese
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Speech is the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds. It is the spoken expression of ideas. It is also defined as our ability to speak or the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking. We often use speech to interact with other people. Social Interaction is the means and ability of two or more social beings to come into contact‚ communicate or acknowledge one another while each being is aware of the others. This is the way people talk and
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Krupal Kumar November 25‚ 2013 EN101A Mathews Historical Figures: Conquering Segregation and Racism “Anything is possible if you put your mind to it” said Marty Mcfly from blockbuster hit Back to the Future. If people gave up every time they believed something was impossible‚ then the world would be a very different place. Progress would never be made‚ and our society would never develope. Progress is impossible without change‚ and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything
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1. Defining Communication Theories Cognitive Dissonance Theory Cognitive Dissonance Theory argues that the experience of dissonance (or incompatible beliefs and actions) is aversive and people are highly motivated to avoid it. In their efforts to avoid feelings of dissonance‚ people will avoid hearing views that oppose their own‚ change their beliefs to match their actions‚ and seek reassurance after making a difficult decision. Communication Accommodation Theory This theoretical perspective examines
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Angle is the figure formed by two rays‚ called the sides of the angle‚ sharing a common endpoint‚ called the vertex of the angle. Angles are usually presumed to be in a Euclidean plane‚ but are also defined in non-Euclidean geometry. Angle is also used to designate the measure of an angle or of a rotation. This measure is the ratio of the length of a circular arc to its radius. In the case of an angle (figure)‚ the arc is centered at the vertex and delimited by the sides. In the case of a rotation
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College graduates are increasingly being asked to give presentations as part of their job interviews • Internet & other technologies has not reduced the need for pubic speaking The tradition of public speaking • Oldest handbook on effective speech was written on papyrus in Egypt 4‚500yrs ago. • Eloquence was highly prized in ancient India‚ Africa & china as well as Aztecs and other pre-European cultures of north & south America • Greece and Rome essential role in education & life • Aristotle’s
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considered absences. Participation: MANDATORY. Completion of all On Line work and participation in all classroom activities are necessary to pass the class Make-up speeches cannot be allowed: Time scheduling is too constricted to allow it. Speech outlines will NOT be accepted late. All major speeches must be completed on the scheduled day‚ to pass this class. Assignments: All other assignments must be on time to get full credit. Plagiarism: Policies on cheating and plagiarism will
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Another sculpture‚ which portrays the Greek concept for male beauty‚ was A Figure of a Naked Man‚ possibly Dionysus (Fig 2). As typical of Classical Greece‚ this is a nude male statue of another god‚ Dionysus‚ who was the god of wine and all things relating to wine (grape harvest). Unlike the previous sculpture of Aphrodite‚ there is not much motion in this piece (not very Hellenistic). Nevertheless‚ it still gives off a story‚ an aura. The man‚ Dionysus‚ seems to be very relaxed‚ which can be seen
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Denis Diderot‚ the prominent figure of the Enlightenment‚ was a French philosopher‚ an artist‚ and a writer. Diderot compiled many of the ideas spread around during the Enlightenment into one book‚ the Encylopedie. Diderot was one of the key figures of the Enlightenment which occurred during the 18th century. On July 24‚ 1749‚ Diderot was arrested and placed in solitary confinement in the Vincennes. On November 3‚ 1749 he was released from the Vincennes. He was arrested because the government was
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Ariel C. Lorenzen Mr. Zirretta CP English 11-1 26 October 2011 TITLE “SO ROGER Chillingworth—a deformed old figure‚ with a face that haunted men’s memories longer than they liked—took leave of Hester Prynne‚ and went stooping away along the earth. He gathered here and there an herb‚ or grubbed up a root‚ and put it into the basket on his arm. His gray beard almost touched the ground‚ as he crept onward…Would not the earth‚ quickened to an evil purpose by the sympathy of his eye‚ greet him with
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