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 to Entertain: A Guide Joann Babin Rationale and Definition If your instructor assigned you to do a speech to entertain‚ you are lucky. Since so many public speaking text book authors declare entertainment as one of the three major goals of a public speech‚ it is a great skill to practice. It is hard to deny the value of entertainment. Humor has been used to soothe many difficult situations. At a board meeting in San Francisco where there was a heated debate about closing Golden Gate
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pleas her husband. In this humorous essay she is expressing her and other women’s feelings about how there husbands treating them and the chores that there husbands make them perform. The second writing is a poem called "The faithful wife" by Barbara L. Greenberg. This poem As the matter of fact I would like to have a wife myself if that’s what a women’s duties are to be born to make her husband feel and enjoy life‚ however I am not a male and I disagree 100% with the things that a women should
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Joseph L. Rotman School of Management RSM332 PROBLEM SET #1 1. Suppose you own a farm that‚ if run efficiently‚ can produce corn according to the following “transformation” formula: W1 = 400 I0 where I0 is the number of bushels of corn planted in date 0‚ and W1 is the number of bushels turned over to you in date 1‚ net after all payments to labor and other hired inputs. Your utility function of consumption at date 0 and consumption at date 1 is: U (C0 ‚ C1 ) = minimum(C0
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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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TITLE PAGE Progressivism from the Grass Roots to the White House (1890-1916) Political movements in history coincide with momentous revolutions. Here in the United States‚ the industrial boom brought about the growth of large railroads‚ development of corporations‚ rapid expansion in urban areas and new socio-economic defined groups. In 1886 progressivism began in the United States in response to the rapid modernization and the accompanying social ills. Progressivism was defined as the “political
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They wanted to have a war with major. Dr. King led a march against Governor. George C. Wallace that included 1/3 whites. Later that night a priest was killed for marching with the blacks. 5months later J.L.B signed the voting rights act of 1965. Martin L. King led the American Civil Rights Movement for
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In the book the Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier has enlightened my understanding of the world of the New Testament by showing some of the key events through a stronger context and evaluation of the history taking place in the time of 26 A.D. This book allowed me to get a better understanding of Pilate but also‚ the key events that take place in the crucifixion of Jesus and the events leading up to His death and the events after His death. Before reading this book‚ I knew who Pilate was but I didn’t
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those conditions (Letterbie 1259)‚ and that the weak or less-fortunate are always exploited by the richer bourgeoisie. A common theme found in Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ “A Dolls House‚” is the exploitation of the weak and the poor by the strong and the rich‚ and an obsession with material possession. The characters in “A Dolls House” are all affected by the lack or acquisition of money‚ and their entire lives and way of thinking are based upon it. Therefore‚ a Marxist theme pervades throughout much of
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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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