Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about how the Dutch go about in dealing with their social problem Central Idea: When it comes to dealing with its social problems the Dutch do so with an attitude of tolerance and respect Introduction: I. Imagine the reaction if George Bush announced tomorrow that he was planning to legalize prostitution, marijuana, gay marriages and Euthanasia there probably would be uproar. II. People would say he'd lost his mind, arguing that his
Chapter 1 - Speaking in Public 1.Speakers should focus on the message they are expressing more so than how the audience is responding to the message. – False 2.Messages are usually transmitted from sender to receiver through audience and listener channels. – False 3.Smiles, head nods, eye contact, and clapping from audience members are all forms of feedback. 4.An ethical speaker considers the moral impact their ideas and arguments have on their listeners. 5.“Care and concern for others, the
starts her day by speaking to her publicity team on some new marketing strategies. Lisa then spends time on the phone talking with all of the editors she represents. At a lunch meeting Lisa talks to the executive board on a couple of manuscripts she has been championing. Would one think that Lisa is a public speaker? Most people would say no, but after reading Stephen Lucas the Art of Public Speaking, I have learned that Lisa is a public speaker and is using her public speaking skills to inform her
to effectively give introductory, informative, and persuasive speeches. There are areas I personally succeeded at and areas where I could use some improvement. It’s important to reflect on our past experiences to better our future ones. I will reflect on my strengths and weaknesses in my speeches, concepts such as the speaker-audience relationship or deliberating in good faith, and how these skills will aid me outside of classroom situations. Even though speaking in front of others makes me feel
have watched myself blossom into a more confident public speaker. Prior to this class, public speaking had never been a natural ability, and I was always afraid and full of anxiety before a speech. Speaking for more than a few minutes seemed to be an impossible task. Skills of knowing how to evaluate myself as a public speaker were absent, and I did not know how to become an effective listener. When starting the class I had little to no public speaking experience. I have never fully prepared a speech
Before I started taking UMUC SPCH 100, I never encountered a situation where I had to use public speaking skills at all. Just the thought of having to speak in front of a class as a requirement made me nervous. But that wasn’t the only challenge I was facing mentally. Since I never had any public speaking experience before, things such as body language, tone, eye contact, etc. were easily forgotten since my last speech class over five years ago. All of that was easily spotted in the process of making
1) During my introduction speech, I was able to find out both my strengths and shortcomings, in regards to public speaking. My strengths during the intro speech were in keeping eye contact and a natural ability to hold the attention of the audience. My shortcomings, however, were much more pervasive, ranging from bad timing to using filler words. Most noticeably, was my lack of timing, since the speech I gave lasted roughly 8 and a half minutes. The other noticeable crutch in my speech, was the
my level of commitment. Once I began applying myself, the grades earned reflected that. This concept coincides to my public speaking ability. Many students, including myself, walk into a speech class thinking that it will be the Easy A of the semester and quite frankly I devoted a good amount of time and hard work to earn my A’s and B’s for this course. Overall, my public speaking growth in terms of listenability were influenced by the following: the strategy keys in correctly engaging
–Quintilian (DeCaro) Public speaking is not only an art, but it’s an art that has been learned with the help of practice and philosophy throughout history. Greek philosopher Aristotle discovered that in order to assemble the citizens into conformity, one must persuade the people, which is what he called rhetoric.( DeCaro) Public speaking is described as a sustained formal presentation by a speaker to an audience (Verderber, Sellnow. pg.3). Although the fear of speaking in public can be very powerful
Interpretive reading is very important in many ways to the modern world. Interpretive reading which forms the larger part of the art of public reading is fun, informative, challenging but needs some day to day strategies to be successful. (39 words) First, it is important to conduct proper research on various materials available for presentation. Proper selection of the literature to be presented sets the base for application of other strategies that will enhance the presentation. A properly selected