Steve Jobs: Modern Genius Topic: Steve Jobs Organization: Chronological Specific Purpose: To get the audience to understand Steve Jobs as a person and as the influential man he was. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Alright everyone‚ I know it is against the rules but pull out your phones from your pocket… chances are it is an iPhone if not maybe an android‚ or as I like to call them‚ iPhone-wannabes‚ today I am going to be talking about the man behind the iPhone and all of the Apple
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On June 12 of 2005‚ Steve Jobs reinvented a commencement Address at Stanford University Graduation Palo Alto‚ CA . This address shortly became apart of the Top 100 American Speeches on the Online Speech Bank‚ a place where numerous influential speeches have been documented. In the speech he designates his time to inspiring the audience based on his profound success. Mr. Jobs begins his introduction by stating‚ ¨I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories
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common ground; Our Differences allow us to be fascinated by each other”-Tom Robbins. In this paper we will compare and contrast commencement addresses delivered by two of the greatest technological entrepreneurs of this generation‚ Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) and Steve Jobs (founder of Apple)‚ at Harvard(2007) and Stanford(2005) respectively. By analyzing texture of speech and choice of content‚ we will observe that though the speakers are nearly identical in age‚ choice of career and professional
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Kenyon Commencement Speech David Foster Wallace brings a completely different approach to commencement speeches in his “Kenyon Commencement Speech.” He strays away from the typical commencement speech topics on “extraordinary wealth‚” “comfort‚” or “personal freedom” (208). Instead Wallace emphasizes the real value of a liberal arts education‚ which is learning “how to think” (199). When Wallace mentions “how to think” he is taking a different stance to the idea of education. He doesn’t feel
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founder of Apple and Pixar‚ Steve Jobs presents his speech‚ about finding and doing what you love‚ to the Stanford graduating class of 2005. Job’s purpose in his commencement speech was to convince and encourage the graduates to follow their heart in their pursuit of happiness‚ no matter what obstacles get in their way. Throughout his speech he adopted a serious tone as he convinced them to “…find what you love…” (4)‚ through anecdotes‚ pathos and ethos. Jobs begins his speech by pouring the most underprivileged
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Obama’s Speech Everybody knows how good of a speaker Obama is. His speeches always seem to convince the audience‚ but it is not by everybody understood what distinguishes him from other speakers. Certain skills he frequently uses help him reach his main purpose‚ but the question remains what these skills include. Therefore‚ the aim of this commentary is explain how the use of rhetorical devices makes Obama’s speeches stand out and memorable. Rhetorical devices are techniques that an author or speaker
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Meaning and main idea of Kenyan Commencement Speech Every time winding up at the crossroads of the life‚ we are making a choice that then defines the development and consequences of all subsequent life events. In this regard‚ the tricky thing is that careful consideration of the problem has not always guaranteed the best decisions‚ because it depends on what justice an individual warships: autocentric self or the universal one. Therein‚ as David Wallace says in his speech “pretty much anything else you
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Steve Jobs Leadership 1 von 9 http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/print/Steve-Jobs-Leadership/84364 TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 Path-Goal Theory 2.1 Hersey-Blanchard Situational Theory 2.2 Transformational Leadership Theory 2.3 Transactional Leadership Theory 3.0 Application of Tranformational Theory to Steve Jobs’s Leadership 4.0 Application of Transactional Theory to Steve Jobs’s leadership 5.0 Application of Hershey Blanchard Theory to Steve Jobs’ leadership 6.0 Application
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report presents an evaluation of leadership theory of Steve Jobs‚ former CEO of Apple Computers. Why Steve Jobs led a successful tenure as the CEO the Apple Computers it is often claimed that Steve Jobs leadership style he managed to command the best from his staff which transcended into undeniable results. The report begins with a review of leadership theories and the styles. The next section of this report Steve jobs leadership theories. Steve Jobs has always been considered an anomaly in management;
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referring to the one and only Steve Jobs‚ CEO of Apple Computers. He‚ Steve Jobs is one of the biggest icons in the world of technology in the world co-founder of one of the most important and exciting companies in the world. What catch my attention out the most about the leadership style of Steve Jobs‚ is that he is very charismatic. People often say there is some sort of "aura" about Steve Jobs which makes well respected and followed. Employees do enjoy working with Steve Jobs‚ as they feel really inspired
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