Public Speaking Self-Reflection JEREMY ROSS COMM/218 May 7‚ 2014 Public Speaking Self-Reflection In order for public speaking to become a skill‚ there are a few areas in which I need to improve to make it a suitable strength. Public speaking is not a weakness for me but I would like to transform it into one of my strengths. During my two minute presentation‚ I found that in order to do this I need to improve my ability to perform long speeches without hesitation‚ maintain eye contact‚ and
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judge. In Amy Tan’s article “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about how the term “broken english” isn’t a fair term. In the discussion on week 4‚ Lilia Reynaga said the following about broken english‚ “I don’t like the term broken English I know people use it often when they mention someone’s English that has a strong accent or is barely learning English I do feel that term is unfair to use and limits a person‚ I always think of it this way how great would our speaking ability be if we learned their language
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Amy Tan: Mother Tongue 1. Tan starts with speaking to a group that had her mom in it. This provided details of how she felt with the way all speak in different situations. Another situation was when she described her having a conversation with her mom on the phone. Her mom uses very broken English and I felt like I was standing there listening to both sides of the conversation. I made me remember times talking with my grandma and a couple of her saying. When Tan uses “tell him front of his boss
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2.0 STRUCTURE OF SPEECH PREPARATION 2.1 DETERMINING THE PURPOSE AND TOPIC OF SPEECH. The purpose of my speech is to guide the teachers about the do’s and don’ts in the presenting in public speaking. It also used to identify the strength and weaknesses (share information) of speech in public speaking with the audience. Therefore‚ this could help the presenter to be more confidence
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when you’re being called on to answer a question in class or even when you have to present a proposal at a job. Due to this fear‚ it causes many people to lose opportunities to make friends‚ get jobs‚ and be a leader. “People tend to be afraid of speaking in front of others because they do not want others see them makes mistakes or even of past failures (Genard). By implementing more cooperative learning in classrooms‚ students would be given the opportunity to experience more work requiring presenting
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After re-reading Mother Tongue‚ and per “about the author”; Amy Tan’s goal is to share a part of her life story as a first generation Asian-American as well as sharing some of the struggles she faced during her educational period. She talks about how she speaks one English with her mother‚ such as “broken” or “limited” English‚ and speaks “standard” English with the rest of the world‚ in which she learned in school. The author’s purpose really did not change much for me‚ I feel she still refers to
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There are certain dos that you need to always keep in mind when speaking in public. But there are also things that you are advised not to do. 1. Plan your talk - Don’t forget that any lecture is a performance: you must work to get your message across. 2. Don’t forget your presentation. 3. Don’t apologize - No need to apologize when you give a speech or tell the audience that you are nervous. They might not even notice that you are. 4. Don’t talk about how awesome you are and
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Salient Features on Mother Tongue Based- Multi Lingual Education Language Development A strong educational foundation in the first language Successful bridging to one or more additional languages Enabling the use of both/ all languages for life- long learning Cognitive Development Is based in the child’s own known environment and bridges to the wider world. “Known to unknown” The buildup of higher order thinking skills that will: Transfer to the other languages once Filipino or English has
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Multiple choice/ Fill-in-the-blank 1. Many skills used in public speaking are the same as those used in everyday conversation: a) logically organized thoughts‚ b) messages tailored to audience‚ c) stories told for maximum impact‚ d) feedback adapted to listener. 2. Critical thinking – focused‚ organized‚ involves the logical relationships along ideas‚ the soundness of evidence‚ and the differences between fact and opinion. 3. Frame of reference – the sum of person’s knowledge‚
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the "broken/ fractured" English she speaks with her mother and the English she speaks at large group speeches using "carefully wrought grammatical phrases". These divisions are important to Tan because she grew up with understanding her "mothers tongue" knowing it was considered "broken" and pushing herself in school to learn more about the language becoming a writer. These affect
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