Oral Communication Summer 2013 Informative Speech Outlines Guide Topic: Nike Informative Speech Specific purpose statement: To inform my audience … How the Nike brand was formed and became a household name. Nike brand is a well-known household name because the companies founders were able to capitalize on a logo paired with celebrity sponsorship and representation. Introduction 1- In 1972‚ the “Swoosh” logo was designed for thirty-five dollars and in 2012 Nike’s net worth is
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Pronunciation of Nouns in Text to Speech systems E.Veera Raghavendra‚ Lavanya Prahallad IIIT Hyderabad‚ India raghavendra@iiit.net‚ lavanyap@cmu.edu At present most speech synthesis systems use raw text as their input which is understandable from a human point of view but problematic for the machines since the process of converting text to speech is very complex; in this paper we discuss the need for having a specific SSML tag for each “mention” (1st occurrence‚ 2nd occurrence) of a proper noun
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(Note: If a student were to give a speech on how to do a speech outline‚ this is what he/she might turn in for an outline of that speech. This is only an example to guide the creation of your own outline.) Speech Outlining Example General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ my audience will know the basic format and guidelines for preparing an outline. Introduction I. Open with impact: Imagine you are going to build a house
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ORGC 201 Informative Speech Assignment Create a 5-6 minute presentation using PowerPoint visuals. Make sure your PowerPoint follows the guidelines discussed in class. The purpose of the presentation should be to inform the audience. Your presentation should reflect a topic‚ theme‚ or issue relevant to your major. For ideas of topics‚ you may consider looking at issues of Crains’ Chicago‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Bloomberg BusinessWeek‚ The New York Times‚ The Chicago Tribune‚ cnn.com‚ The Huffington
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The Kings Speech My opinion on the film “The Kings Speech” was that I found it to be very interesting‚ the dialogue is understandable and it’s a very touching movie that draws you in from start to finish. “The Kings Speech” is the story of King George‚ taking place in the mid-1930s‚ after the death of his father; the throne was passed on to George’s brother‚ David. But David makes the decision to reject the throne to marry a woman who has been divorced because he loves her and in order to be king
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The Freedom of Speech In the United States‚ citizens have several rights that are protected by the United States Constitution. In the First Amendment to the United States Constitution‚ the Freedom of Expression (speech) is recognized. The Freedom of Speech is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. The right to Freedom of Speech is not absolute and is common subject to limitations such as libel‚ slander‚ copyright violation‚ and revelation of information that is classified
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1. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration
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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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Types of Figure of speech 1. Simile Is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things‚ often introduced with the word "like" or "as". 2. Metaphor Is a figure of speech concisely comparing two things‚ saying that one is the other. 3. Personification Is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person. A description of an inanimate object as being a living person or animal as in. An outstanding example of a quality or idea. 4. Trope
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Informative Speech Outline Date: October 11‚ 2012 Topic reviewed: _____ Topic: Japanese internment camps Purpose: To remind people of a historic event Specific purpose: To inform people on Japanese interment camps Thesis: Introduction: I. Attention: What if you had to be taken from your home and had only given the chance to grab what you could carry. II. Thesis statement: This is important to you to know what came about the U.S. to intern Japanese
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