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    Widget Self Assessment

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    performance of my widget speech. I prepared by writing my speech in advanced and practicing it for 20 minutes every night. The only thing I regret about the preparation of this speech was waiting till the last minute to make the poster. But I thought the delivery went well. I think the only thing that went badly wrong was me having a brain fart on the speech when I had had it memorized for two days. I think it was the intimidation of peers that made me nervous. Overall, I achieved my speech calmly and confidently

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    Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) are professionals who diagnose and treat patients who have difficulty with language and speech. Patients have a speech disorder if they have trouble generating proper or fluent speech sounds. A person who has problems with resonance also has a speech disorder. A SLP teaches patients with speech disorders how to coordinate the muscles in their mouth to pronounce certain sounds. Patients with language disorders have difficulty expressing their own ideas or understanding

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    Phase 5: Time now to practice your speech… You are now heading to the end of your preparation process. This is where you will test your memory and also learn how to be relaxed the whole time. Three (3) techniques are ideal for practicing your speech and memorizing it very effectively. The first one is called the mental crowd simulator. To explain what it is in a few lines, we can say that it can be compared to daydreaming. You know, just like when you daydream while your favorite song

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    I have taken speech class five times, at three different colleges and always dropped it. Hello, this is my analysis of Speech 106. Today I want to talk about the three moments I knew I could finish this class. The first moment I knew I could finish this class was after I had a one on one conversation with Mrs. Rhodes. It was after our first class meeting. I had gotten a grade of 50 on my manuscript and a 60 on my test. I was very discouraged and ready to drop the class. Then over the next few

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    Informative Speech

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    Nevertheless, the speech that captivated me the most through the creativity was Adam. At first, I did not expect the speech to be very captivating because I didn’t really see much to the mechanics of throwing a bowling ball. Nevertheless, he began immediately by captivating me when he introduced a picture of the inside of

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    Facts John, age three illustrates tremors and cries uncontrollable. John look as if he is not speaking as he should for his age. His vocabulary is very limited as if he is behind for his age. He is at this time not walking on the level that he should be. John lived with both of his biological parents. In addition, John has not had much structure in his life because he did not have many rules to abide by. Due to the lack of structure, John did not have a set routine of what time to go to bed and he

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    The Houston Community College organized a speech tournament for students to partake in an opportunity of demonstrating both their speech and communication skills. The student’s skills are applied while each individual presents their speeches on the most popular topics, such as legalizing marijuana and Obamacare. In front of a vast audience, filled with many faculty members, the audience is able to listen to the students’ input and conducted research they have completed while simultaneously exhibiting

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    Have I ever been afraid to speak? Not often am I asked that question and to little surprise to anyone who knows me will not be surprised when I answer no. In general I am never afraid to speak, to with hold your voice you can cause harm and a great disservice to those around who can hear you. There has been a few times in my life where I have chosen not to speak which I would consider different from being afraid. When I choose to voice my opinion I make calculations if its beneficial or not.

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    The speech I chose to critique is Kelley Mc Gonigal: How to make stress your friend (TED TALKS 2013). Her speech contained a persuasive style and encouraged the audience to look at stress in a positive aspect. The main idea of her speech implied that stress only has a negative aspect on your body if you mentally think that all stress is bad. Within seconds of her speech she had the audience captivated by her statement saying “I have a confession to make”. This engaged the audience with the enthusiasm

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    t was time for my sixth grade water cycle presentation in front of my 30 student class. I had delayed my presentation as much as I could, and even missed a school day because of my huge fear of speaking out loud. It wasn’t because I feared crowds or hated public speaking, it was because I had just moved countries, my English vocabulary was limited, and I was still adjusting to the new educational setting. I had my flashcards ready, filled with how to pronounce complex words like evaporation and condensation

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