SPEAKER‚ SIGNALLING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS‚ AND BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTION FOCUSING ATTENTION ON IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE SPOKEN MESSAGE AND ALSO HELPING TO REGULATE CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION • PROSODY IS THE RHYTHM‚ STRESS‚ AND INTONATION OF SPEECH. PROSODY MAY REFLECT VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE SPEAKER OR THE UTTERANCE: THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF THE SPEAKER; THE FORM OF THE UTTERANCE (STATEMENT‚ QUESTION‚ OR COMMAND); THE PRESENCE OF IRONY OR SARCASM; EMPHASIS‚ CONTRAST
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EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION Introduction Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. The term „presentation‟ is capable of giving butterflies-in-thestomach. This is because while making a presentation we are exposed to our audience‟s judgment and this is a frightening thought for most. While experience and command over the subject can make a great deal of improvement to a presentation‚ a quick reference to the right presentation skills resources
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“Toadstools‚ and butterscotch!? What a horrid combination! Why on earth would anyone wish to consume that together?” I flung down the folded (crumpled) letter. The first letter I received from my dearest friend Leonora in months‚ and she talked about how she and her mentor made a new potion with toadstool and butterscotch. Disgusting. “What are ye huffin’ about now‚ child?” My short‚ round mentor shuffled past me with her arms full of some large birds that twitched unnaturally. She was the kind
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presentation A Presentation Is... A Presentation Is... A presentation is a means of communicati on which can be adapt ed to various speaking situations‚ such as talk ing to a group‚ addres sing a meeting or brie fing a team. A Presentation Is... Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. Preparing for a presentation Preparation is the single most important part of making a successful presentation. This is the crucial founda
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1.) Were the North American megafauna wiped out by early human colonizers? The Overkill hypothesis is of the Clovis crossing into a “virgin continent” (The America’s) and wiped out the megafauna due to overhunting. First developed by Paul Martin in the 1960’s‚ Clovis started to occupy North and South America 13‚500-12‚500 years ago; soon after early sites were established 17 genera of North and South American megafauna went extinct between 13‚250-12‚900 (other species such as ground sloths become
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“A&P” The story “A&P” gives us a interesting‚ dynamic protagonist. We are given a short situation in which to determine his personality and his intentions. As the story progresses‚ we get a peek of Sammy’s personality‚ but his reasons are still a blur. Several other characters assist to contrast against Sammy. Though the story is short‚ we are left with a question to ask ourselves‚ why did Sammy do what he did? From the beginning of the story Updike uses Sammy’s youth and unromantic descriptive
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Dramatic Intro Flashing lights were blinding my vision‚ and emergency sirens were screaming in my ears‚ both making it hard to process the situation I was in. I looked around praying to find something familiar that could possibly give me guess as to what was happening‚ but was interrupted by sharp creaking of a metal door‚ which robbed my attention. I looked towards the direction the sound was coming from and was shocked to see the face of a man‚ I tried moving but couldn’t. Confused I asked him
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performance. Total stress load can cause athletes to be drained emotionally and at times it can be complicated for a person to deal with the stress that arises. Stress can also take a toll physically on athletes‚ whether it be muscle or bone related‚ pressure builds up and can have an effect on their performance. It’s hard to understand the amount of stress that can be put on an athlete without knowing what stress is‚ the types of stressors that
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What Is Chronic Stress? Do you know what your body experiences during a stressful situation? Your body triggers the alarm and suddenly you’re on high alert‚ cortisol floods your system‚ your brain thinks you are in mortal danger and that fight or flight instinct is bearing down on you. Once upon a time‚ that instinct kicked in when our ancestors were faced with a ferocious beast in the wild – unfortunately today’s ferocious beasts tend to be angry bosses‚ traffic‚ and a nagging partner. While
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What is the difference between hypothesis and law? A hypothesis is a statement‚ put forth on the basis of reasoning‚ about the things that are being studied. A hypothesis is an educated guess based on past scientific studies and previous experiments. It is not just a random guess. Observation is followed by a hypothesis. For example ‘Plants need sunlight to grow’ can be a hypothesis. It is formulated by taking into account all the observations that are know about the phenomenon under investigation
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