...scandals and other problems for her clients (biography 1). Kerry’s background is an important factor in her message to her audience. Her background is her credibility, as well as her attention getter. Kerry is not only a famous actress that has a proven track record in Hollywood, but she is a graduate of the university she is speaking to, making her success seem more possible to the audience as well as putting weight and meaning to her message. Kerry’s commencement speech was given to arguably one of the hardest audiences to speak to, a group of some five thousand college students. Kerry is speaking to the large graduate class of George Washington University, as well as the graduates’ family and friends. However, not only is she speaking to some ten thousand people, she is speaking to current college students, as well as graduates from other schools. She is speaking to all of these groups because her message is focused not just to George Washington University graduates, but to anyone who is watching her speech...
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...Public Speaking – COMMSTUD.103 Preparation Outline Guide for all 3 graded speeches The preparation outline helps you prepare the speech. The outline reflects a student’s research and thoughts about their presentation topic. In addition, this outline helps to verify that the speech is the original work of the student. Furthermore, the instructor uses the outline to provide comments and suggestions to students for future speeches. Guidelines for writing the Preparation Outline: Please see chapter 10 for additional information about preparation outlines and a sample preparation outline with commentary. The preparation outline must be 2 to 3 pages, typed, stapled, and free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors or points will be deducted from your speech grade. Copies of PowerPoint slides (if used, print 6 slides per page) must also be stapled to the preparation outline. Evaluation: There will not be a separate grade for the preparation outline, but it will contribute to your overall speech grade. A poorly written outline or one that does not meet the provided criteria (see sample outline) may reduce your speech grade. On the other hand, a well written outline can improve your speech grade. Submission guidelines: Please note that TWO submissions are required to earn full credit for your speech. 1) Before you present your speech (on your way up to the podium),you are required to hand-in a typed 2-3 page preparation outline to the instructor. This allows...
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... Copyright 2011 1 Informative Speech – Topic Mapping Today I would like to talk to you about _____________________________________________. Topic By examining _______________________________ , ____________________________________ , A B _________________________ , and it is my hope that you will have a better understanding C of _______________________________________________________. Topic 2 Learning activity created by: Todd L. Wirth, Ph.D. 3 Circle the most appropriate advice that Speech Bear should dispense based on the context clues. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Advance preparation Positive thinking Practice, practice, practice Learn to use an extemporaneous style of speech Avoid chemicals as stress or anxiety relievers Use movement Seeing public speaking as a conversation, not as a performance Exercises for stress/anxiety relief 4 Circle the most appropriate advice that Speech Bear should dispense based on the context clues. 1. 2. 3. 4...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities Rachel Thomas GEN/200 April 11, 2010 Lisa Kempton The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. ASHA’s vision is to make effective communication, a human right, assessable, achievable for all. ASHA’s mission is to empower and support speech- language pathologist’s audiologists, and speech, language, hearing scientists by: Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders. Advancing communication science and promoting effective human communication. ASHA started in 1925 under the name national association of teachers of speech. The members of this group became interested in the field of speech correction and wanted to establish an organization to promote scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction. In December 1925 the national association of teachers of speech changed the name of the organization to American Academy of Speech Correction. Since then the organization has had many name changes, but in 1987 they changed the name to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The organization is still called American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA can contribute to my professional knowledge and abilities because on their website they have plenty of helpful information. A section...
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...first amendment what do you think? Is it freedom of speech? Freedom of religion? Freedom of press, assembly and petition? Do do you think of the millions abusing this amendment day by day? Or actually trying to persuade, inform, entertain and amuse your audience? On April 26, 1983, Matthew Fraser, a high school senior at Bethel High school, gave a speech nominating classmate Jeff Kuhlman for his schools class vice president. The speech was filled with sexual innuendoes prompting disciplinary action from the administration. All though Matthew Fraser thought he was simply helping a friend out, There was much wrong with his profound speech. Does the 1st amendment prevent a school district from disciplining a high school student for giving a lewd speech at an assembly? According to ABC-CLIO When taken to court, the court upheld the school district by a 7-2 margin that officials acted within constitution. With that, Fraser was suspended for three days and his name was removed from the ballet to be selected as one of three to give a speech at graduation. Even though Fraser and family thought it was unfair, Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the court and proved that he had in fact violated and abused the first amendment. While Fraser was giving his speech, school councilor observed the gestures and reactions the many peers of Fraser’s who attended. Some were hooting and cheering on his obscene speech, while many others were very uncomfortable and in...
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...SPEECH 1100--SHELL OUTLINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attention Getter: Each year, 40 million Americans get sick and 80,000 die from bacteria that were transmitted by not handwashing properly. It is also estimated that one out of every three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom. Thesis Statement: Proper Handwashing has 3 main steps Significance Statement: You carry millions of microbes on your hand. Good old fashioned hand washing is one of the oldest and most powerful antibacterial treatments. Without proper handwashing, we can still spread many microorganisms with our hands. Credibility Statement: I work as a Certified Nursing Assistant at a hospital. I'am required to wash my hands frequently and throughly numerous times throughout my shift. Preview of Main Points: First: Wet hands Second: Apply Soap Third: Rinse hands/ Dry I. Wet hands A. Remove all jewelry. Turn on sink. B. Wet hands with warm running water before applying soap TRANSITION SENTENCE: Now that you have wet your hands with the warm running water. It's time to move onto the next step. Applying the soap. II. Apply Soap A. Apply a dime sized amount of soap to hands. Lather soap for about 15 to 20 seconds, equivulant to singing "Happy Birthday". B. Wash all surfaces including the back of your hands, around and below the fingernails, around your wrists...
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...America in the Army and forms part of the minority group of immigrants. Jennifer Carroll came to give a speech at the institution of Broward College, honoring the black history month. Carroll started her speech and gained the attention of the audience by telling some background of her early life. This woman came from Trinidad and Tobago with her parents looking for the American Dream in the United States of America. While the speaker was comparing herself with the audience, she was making a bond with them due to her explanation of how she has evolved her ambitions and achieved the position that she has in her life. The first Afro-American Lieutenant Governor and also the first woman in the position, talked about her days in the army and how that serves as an example for students that at some point in their life have to face issues that may need hard decisions. In fact Carroll used specifically a personal story to illustrate the importance of keep going and never give up. In the army, during duty, she had a friend that was pregnant and for it, the woman was afraid of telling her superiors due to the possibility of leaving her out of her job. Behind the speaker was running a presentation that she didn’t use, but had information related to the content of the speech as in the case of important dates for American history, and names of prominent figures. The only thing about the presentation is that it was distracting due to the lack of correlation with what Carroll was saying...
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...Introductory speech instructions The purpose of this assignment is to get you started with public speaking in a relatively informal context. The instructor will assign one of your classmates to be your partner, and you will develop a speech designed to introduce your partner to the rest of the class. How to construct your speech: 1. First, get to know your partner! Ask lots of questions about your partner’s background and their interests. Look for major points of interest—such as hobbies, life events, or unique experiences—and ask your partner to provide you with more detailed information about them. These major points of interest will become the main points of your speech. And of course, you should be sure to return the favor by answering all of your partner’s questions about you. 2. Once you think you have enough material to work with, start outlining your speech. Use brief sentences to write out an introduction, a thesis, two main points, and a conclusion. Your thesis (and therefore, your speech) should address the following question: what kind of person is my classmate? Think about two qualities or attributes that describe your partner. Your classmate could be someone like: a sports fan, a musical talent, an outdoorsman, a car enthusiast, a spontaneous free spirit, or anything else that comes to mind. Be creative! 3. Once your full-sentence outline is completed, you can start rehearsing your speech. Be sure that your speech is not written out word-for-word;...
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...Video Review Derek Johnson The Kings Speech Topic, what was this about? The Kings Speech takes a completely different view on a typical war movie. With the threat of World War II, and Hitler at the height of his popularity, this movie is focused on King George VI and his “mechanical difficulties of speech.” Not even able to tell his daughters a bed time story, Queen Elizabeth seeks out help from a different type of speech therapist, by the name of Lionel Logue. (Not doctor!) The movie focuses on the bond these two begin to share and the progress that the King is making with his stammer, ultimately ending with the King having to unite Britain with a wartime speech. When did this take place? This film took place right before the start of World War II, and his wartime speech was dated in 1939. Where did this take place? This took place in Britain, mostly in the castle and at Lionel Logues studio. Who are some of the main people? This film mainly focuses on the relationship between King George VI (Bertie) and his speech therapist, Lionel Logue. Bertie’s wife, Queen Elizabeth is also a supportive character. There are scenes with Hitler giving speeches (in which Bertie seems jealous of his speaking abilities), Winston Churchill being in a meeting (claiming he had a stammer as well), and his brother King Edward VII. Why did this event happen? Bertie’s brother, King Edward VIII had to step down due to controversy regarding his relationship with...
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...Richard Nixon Checkers Speech On September 23, 1952 Richard Milhous Nixon sat down to address the largest television audience ever amassed by a politician this was no ordinary political speech. Nixon’s future in politics was on the line. In one speech Nixon had the daunting task of not only clearing his name of the allegation that he had received illegal campaign funds, but he also had to present himself as a viable asset to the Republican ticket. Nixon bared his heart to the American people, and in turn was applauded for his honesty and good character. Nixon’s speech was met with nearly unanimous acceptance and praise. But, audience acceptance alone is not what makes a speech unforgettable or worth writing about. Good speech analysis involves evaluating the speaker, audience and environment surrounding a speech. Before Nixon’s speech can be analyzed there must be a clear understanding of the events leading up to his speech. After only six years in politics as the California state Governor, Richard Nixon was chosen by Dwight Eisenhower as his running-mate in the Presidential election. Being only 39-years old and having relatively no political experience it was an honor for Nixon to be chosen. The main issues being debated by the presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls were the Korean War, communism and corruption. Nixon focused most heavily on addressing the issue of communism because of his contributions in exposing...
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...Freedom of speech is an integral part of human rights. My opponents have rightly said that we cannot be free unless we are free to speak our minds. We cannot be free unless we are free to learn from others experiences and opinions. We cannot be free unless we are able to criticize politicians, policy makers and whatever is happening to us in different ways. I fully agree that freedom of speech is important for a democratic society and it is now an integral part of our culture. Surely we have the press, media and the internet which are wide open like a blank canvas with us all using it for our expressions. But there are a few questions we must ask ourselves about this freedom of speech... Where is it all going? Who will control it? What are the limits? What sort of society it will create? Should individuals be able to say whatever they feel no matter what? How might this work in a global community? And it is worth to go to the extent of fighting for it? I am sure that all of those present here would be aware of what followed after the publication of the caricature of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) drawn by the Danish cartoonist. Muslims all over the world were outraged, extreme opinions were voiced and violence ensued. Without going into the details of who was justified and who was not. One thing is for sure, both parties were exercising their right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is our right but we seem to forget that it is also our responsibility too. And with...
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...Houston Speech Sleuthing the Alamo is a book about a historian, James E. Crisp, investigating and finding out some interesting truths about the Texas Revolution. In part one of the book, Crisp investigates Sam Houston’s speech that was given to a group of volunteer soldiers at Refugio. Crisp decided to take a deeper look into Houston’s speech because to his knowledge it “seemed so unlike Houston” (39). Along with believing the speech was incorrect, Crisp also does thorough research on the speech and then uses this research to prove that the speech given is wrong. Also as Crisp does his research, he finds out two surprising discoveries on Houston’s speech and how it had been recorded. When reading Houston’s speech initially, it is easy for the reader to infer that he is showing strong racial prejudice against the Tejanos. “The last drop of blood would flow before we would bow under the yoke of these half-Indians.” (38). It seems that the speech was used to turn the Tejanos into the ultimate enemy. Houston accused them of letting the Americans “struggle without any aid” (38), and went on to say that Americans and Mexican “will never get along together” (38). After reading the speech Crisp is completely stunned and confused that Houston would use such harsh words against all Mexicans. Crisp explains that his disbelief comes from his “childhood image of Sam Houston, the adopted Cherokee”(39), and his “long and friendly relationship with Native Americans” (39). With a name like the...
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...The text under consideration is taken from the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, an American author. The text belongs to the fiction. The peculiarity of this very extract is the inclination of oratory speech which is the feature of publicistic style. It is difficult to speak about genre, because we deal with only an extract from the book, but we know that it is novel. It is difficult to understand the function of the title from only an extract. But in my opinion the author wanted to stress on that fact that in the story they pretend to have equal court system, but it’s not equal. And the author tries to “kill a mockingbird” that means to show this unequalness. The text shows us a vivid picture of a court, the arid atmosphere of a trial on an example of one case. The theme of the story is relationship between people within the society. I believe that author’s message is to show us a good example of conformism, when the majority do the same things. The other message is that prejudice wins people’s common sense so they can even discriminate against innocent person. The events of the extract take place in the court of Maycomb County. Two small children secretly came to the trial and were sitting there the whole trial. A Negro, Tom Robison by name, was falsely accused in rapping a white woman. But Atticus, a defender and the two children’s father, was absolutely sure in his innocence and tried to give all necessary facts to persuade the jury. Actually it was the...
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...of everyone and every race. Frederick Douglass used more rhetorical questions in his speech, while Elizabeth Cady Stanton got straight to the point. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a more effective speaker than Frederick Douglass because of her use of The Declaration of Independence, her list of demands, and her fight for equality. Cady Stanton used The Declaration of Independence to show what was said in the document, but what she thought should be used in The Declaration of Independence. Cady Stanton was more educated than Douglass. Douglass (being a slave) had no formal education. Cady Stanton attended Emma Willard School....
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...was going to use his speech to the children to spread his “socialist ideology” and “liberal lies.” The issue was then exaggerated even more by conservative bloggers, radio commentators and Fox News to add to the “fear mongering” started by Greer as stated by USA Today. The controversy started by Jim Greer did not stop there. The Department of Education had suggested to the Obama administration to include a lesson plan along with the speech urging the students to write letters to themselves about, how they would help the president. This did not sit well with many parents and therefore the suggested lesson plan was taken out of the speech format. The change in the format along with the White House posting the transcript of the speech on its’ website helped alleviate the concerns of many, even Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer. According to The News- Gazette.com “After they got a look at the text many critics, including Greer, backed off, and some schools agreed to show the speech after all.” Even though the release of the transcript proved that the speech did not have political undertones to the message there were still parents that did not want their kids to listen to the discourse. One father argued that “they (the children) don’t need to be told by the president what their responsibilities are. It’s the parents’ responsibility to teach them that, not the governments,” said Ryan Christensen who kept his 10 year old daughter from watching the speech, as reported by The...
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