What result were not surprising to you and why? A result that is not very surprising to me is the nineteen points in public speaking. This is mostly due to environment I’ve given speeches in since I could remember: a high school teacher who has a hundred more speeches to hear watching from the back accompanied by blank-eyed students that would rather be anywhere but this classroom. Knowing no matter how impressive your speech is‚ there are still thirty pairs of eyes on
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success in the class. Instead of having a speech a week‚ (for a seven week course of speech) it was more like a couple a month. This gave us time to go over concepts‚ to be involved in small activities (more support for our grade) that related to the speeches coming up. These activities went along with the speech‚ and I found that those helped us make the connection as of how they related. For example‚ the commercial speech where we had to sell something. I believe that concept of selling a product‚ helped
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Simplify the science speech These short speeches (60-120 seconds) are sometimes called “elevator speeches” (the speech is short enough to deliver during an elevator ride) or “quick pitches” (when focused on a product). It is useful to be able to summarize science information for those impromptu meetings with other professionals‚ potential clients‚ family members and friends. Your will deliver a short speech about biotechnology targeting a general audience. The topic is an aspect of your job
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me about thesis and writing techniques. She gave me a book to learn the basic skills of speech. I bought books to learn basic skills of speech. Every day‚ I spent some time reading the text books for speech. I watched many speeches on television and the Internet. From the speeches‚ I gained great knowledge about major issues facing society. One day I watched a speech by A.B.J. Abdul Khalam‚ the ex-president of India. The speech was about his dreams about a developed India. I felt patriotic when I watched
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of this‚ I’ve really learned the importance of good organization. Although I saw some improvements in my most recent speech‚ there are still several areas that I could improve on in my speech giving‚ including my delivery in my introduction‚ my confidence level‚ my rate of speech‚ and my transitions. Let’s start with the first: introductions. I feel like the introductions themselves have been okay‚ but I left parts out and my delivery could be much smoother. For example‚ in my last speech‚ I stumbled
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Never having been to this church‚ I was thoroughly impressed with Deacon Bob’s sermon. It was obvious he prepared extensively for his performance and it made his message that much more memorable. He explained to us that he was visiting from Trenton‚ NJ so it was nice to have a different perspective‚ a fresh take on things. Although you go to church knowing you will be preached to about Jesus and God‚ it isn’t just that. There are life lessons to be learned and they can be applied to everyday
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be forgotten: good speakers are made‚ not born. Even the most polished public speakers today‚ whether politicians‚ motivational speakers‚ spokespersons‚ etc.‚ had to learn and apply the basics of public speaking. Mastering public speaking builds confidence and creates a sense of satisfaction. In a way‚ the ability to be a good speaker allows you a greater sense of personal control. Participation in public speaking gives you the ability to influence events around you. For example‚ participation in
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their allies (Thucydides‚ Book I‚ chapter I). Accounts of events by Thucydides‚ for Francis Cornford‚ are not merely historic‚ but rather works of art. The History of the Peloponnesian War according to Thucydides is artistic through carefully crafted speeches and captivating
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Charisma is an important ability to have‚ because it exposes one’s ability to lead and make an impact on other people’s lives. Charisma lets people have confidence in a speaker‚ because a speaker is confident in themself. Speakers with charisma show the audience that they know what they are talking about‚ and it can help many speakers sway their audience. Many historians believe the reason that Hitler came to power was because of his ability to publicly speak confidently. Hitler first exposed his
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inequality are enacted‚ reproduced‚ and resisted by text and talk in the social and political context (2001: 352).” If we are the people who vote to put these politicians in power‚ we ought to become more aware of the strategies and tactics behind their speeches. This will give us more opportunity of making a fair judgement of the real meaning of the message‚ rather than the persuasive and deceiving language that often clouds our judgement. I will be using critical discourse analysis and rhetorical political
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