...Since 1971, education spending in the United States has grown from $4300 to over $9000. That’s good, right? Unfortunately, over 40 years, our reading and math skills have completely flat-lined. The United states, currently, ranks 25th in math, and 21st in science, but we are a world power? There are over 7000 drop-outs A DAY, with a drop-out being EIGHT TIMES more likely to go to prison. This, of course, isn’t all on the student. Effective principals and teachers account for 60% of a child’s success. If this keeps up, it is estimated that by 2020, 123 million high pay, high skill jobs will be available, but we will only have 50 million people qualified to work them. That’s a deficit of 73 million! 73 million is roughly the population of New York, Texas, and California COMBINED. Mississippi only has 3 million. It is obvious that now more than ever we need teachers, but there are plenty of other reasons to become a teacher. It's virtually impossible to be bored or with a job as challenging as teaching. Your brain is constantly engaged in creative ways as you work to solve a vast amount of daily problems that you've never faced before. Teachers are lifelong learners who love the chance to grow and evolve. Your students will also keep you young by keeping you updated on current events and technologies that are popular with their age group. This will help you avoid being one of those people who still doesn’t know how to charge their iPhone. Anybody who enters teaching...
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...Journal #1 My speech wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, but it could have been better if I put more time into getting more information from my partner. The body paragraphs needed to give more information and go into more detail. Although it wasn’t that bad of a speech giving the thought that we met up for about thirty minutes. Back in high school when someone was giving a speech, we, the audience always tried to make them laugh, or simply just didn’t pay attention to the speaker and did something else. Now the audience was paying attention and being respectful which calmed me down when giving my speech. As the speaker I needed to be more enthusiastic while giving my speech, because how is the audience going to be interested if I don’t even seem interested. I noticed very few people glancing at their phones or just with a blank look in their face; this made me relax a little more for some reason. Even though I could have had more information and gone more into detail, my speech did flow from the thesis statement to my conclusion paragraph. I was getting more nervous as the names kept getting closer to mine, once my partner Aldo, brought me up when he gave his speech, which calmed my nervousness down a bit because it wasn’t that bad being in front of the class and having everyone’s eyes looking at you. Once my turn came to speak, I took deep breaths as I made my way to the front of the classroom, and once there I paused, and took one last deep breath, and then...
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...Abubakr Mohamed 1. What I most liked about my speech was the first three and a half minutes because I started out my speech with confidence and strong voice that carries throughout the room. I also followed my outline and stick to it which made my purpose clear and showed the importance of the topic to the audience. Moreover my eye contacts was on entire audience , my posture was good , legs did not cross, no leaning on podium, and my hands movement was minimal and did not move too much which is the case when I usually talk to people. I think I also was able to show the importance of my topic to audience by getting their attention. I avoided making my speech to technical so it will be easy for those who are not familiar with the topic to understand. 2. After the three and a half minutes I started to rely heavily on my outline instead of eye contact and that the main point I need to work on. Also, I had multiple problems with stumbling over my words and using fill in words instead of speaking clearly and using very descriptive words. Furthermore, I saw that I tended to sway a lot, and that is something I will consciously try to fix during my next speech. In term of content, my outline needed more information and examples that will encourage the audience to ask questions after the speech and that will reflect their interest in my speech. For delivery , I was very nervous and I stumbled over my words and I had to pause longer than I should to recall my points ...
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...1:30-3:00pm Phone: 480-965-5095 (HDSHC main office) and by appointment WELCOME TO COM 225! The purpose of this course is to enable you to better understand theories and practices of public speaking. This course is designed to improve not only your delivery techniques but also your speech-writing and persuasion abilities. Additionally, this course is arranged to develop the skills necessary for you to critically evaluate both written and spoken speeches of others and to enter the public dialogue on issues that are important to you and your life. I am confident there is much to gain from the study of public speaking. The skills developed by engaging in this course work have practical applications in each of your lives. Although your participation may take place in various forms and environments, each of you will inevitably face the task of delivering, constructing, or consuming speeches. Developing your public speaking skills will prepare you for school or work presentations, job interviews, political campaigns, community meetings, and many other situations as well. BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE The objectives of this course are to: • Improve your speech delivery • Understand the ability to create effective speeches • Improve your listening skills • Improve your ability to think critically on a variety of subjects and genres • Improve your research skills • Develop skills to analyze your own and other’s speeches ...
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...Part A My Video Title | | SourceUnderline as appropriate | http://www.englishcentral.com/video/10084/introductions-meet-the-boss | Part 1(~ 50 words) | This is a video about Obama speech, every word of his speech was so powerful and in this half and a minutes long speech, he brightly pointed out what the follow speech is all about and also made the good atmosphere that everyone draw attention to that speech. | Part 2 & 3(~ 100 words) | Some one said that Obama’s speech is like a symphony. His speeches are so powerful because it has a shape, it has forms. During his speech he used the technique like Fast/slow, loud/quite, all of which may be separated by a short pause or silence. He has different movements and forms, also it has a harmonious whole. His powerful symphony and well crafted and delivered speech, in his ways, move the listener. Audience pay all their attention to Obama. I learnt a lot as I was lack of symphony preformence. | Do either Part B OR Part C to complete your reflection record for this module. Submit only one part. Part B My Activity Language ActivityUnderline as appropriate | CILL activity Others pls specify | Title | Movie watching – The Ring | Part 1(~ 50 words) | It is a horror film that produce from America , adapt from a famous horror film from Japan-----Ringu. Its about a girl who become a ghost and the story behind it. All that history is discover by the Main character. | Part 2 & 3 (~ 100 words) | At first,...
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...interrupt. • Don’t talk to only one person when conversing in a group. • Don’t engage in “one-upping. • Don’t overshare. Things Not to Say • “Am I boring you?” • “Huh?” “What?” “Say What?” “Eh?” • “Actually, you should say ‘between you and me,” not ‘between you and I.’” • “Stop me if I’ve told you this story before…” The Number One Rule of Conversation: Be Natural Source: http://artofmanliness.com/2010/09/24/the-art-of-conversation/ Public Speaking Public Speaking • Definition • Speaking Opportunities • Similarities between PS and Conversation • Differences between PS and Conversation • Speech Communication Process • Factors to be Considered During Speaking Public Speaking • Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. • It is closely allied to "presenting", although the latter has more of a commercial advertisement connotation. Speaking Opportunities • At work • Selling your ideas • Technical...
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...Traditional On Campus Class Welcome to the Traditional On Campus version of Speech 103 Oral Communication! I look forward to getting to know each of you. Over the years, I have learned that many of you dread taking this class (don’t worry I felt the same way when I had to take this class) but I hope that you will find your worries to be unfounded. I work very hard to try to create a comfortable learning environment, primarily because I need you to participate in order for this class to work. This is a participatory-based class where we will all work together to help each other improve our communication skills. Consequently, you will play an active role in your own learning as well as active role in the learning of the other students in this class. Research has shown that when you are an active participant in a class you increase how much you remember as well as how much you can recall after the semester has ended. However, I have found that when you are an active participant in my class you will look forward to coming to each class session and your fears of public speaking will soon decrease. Since this class is participatory, you will find that you will put a lot of thought and effort into this class. Much learning will occur both in class and out side of class. However, while this class is demanding, I hope that you will both enjoy this experience and learn a great deal about communication, how you communicate, and how to be a better...
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... |2011 | TABLE OF CONTENT I Introduction………………………………..3 II Body • Sec 1: General statement about public speaking …........................................3 • Sec 2: The important role of public speaking, and difficulties………….....3 • Sec 3: How to prepare a good speech………………………………………......4 • Sec 4: how to improve public speaking skill………………………………8 III Conclusion…………………………..……….12 IV Reference list……………………………...13 INTRODUCTION C an you think of any memorable talk or presentation you have ever attended? It is sad to know that most of the presentations are easy to forget, especially when the main reason behind the presentation was to communicate something to you. Therefore, it is important to know how to transfer effectively the information to the others. Moreover, the world is open and nations are integrated together. Hence, exchange information and negotiation is very important. Obviously, communication is the most essential skill at the moment, specifically public speaking. Public speaking is not a new trend in current century. However there are not many people can really do it...
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...In my speech, my specific point was to persuade my audience that your shampoo should be switched out every once in a while. In my opinion, I believe I gave them a convincing speech that my opinion should be followed, and that it was correct. I used a lot of source information to add to my credibility to show that I have facts supporting my side. So in conclusion, I believe I achieved my specific purpose. The introduction of my speech went fairly smoothly. I believed I grabbed the audience’s attention buy relating to a typical situation. Where I went wrong in my speech was when I said we would talk about the myths, but instead I only talked about one. I meant to only talk about one, but I made it sound like I was talking about many. I believe my introduction was successful because I briefly talked about the general overview, but always have room to improve in the wording of how I go about that....
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...Learning to Communicate One of the many opportunities offered by the National FFA Organization is speech contests, which gives its members valuable life skills. Students gain a variety of skills from participating in these contests that help them to be successful throughout school and future careers. FFA speech contests teach students study and memorization skills, how to present themselves in front of an audience, how to think on their feet, and how to be confident in everyday situations. Preparation for these speech contests teach research and memorization skills. FFA speeches must be delivered in six to eight minutes by memory, and are followed by five minutes of questions...
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...people. The audience paid good attention when I was doing the speech. If I have another chance to do the speech, I will do better on the part attention gather, speak more loudly and clearly. I would maintain the good eyes contact. II. Commemorative Speech: I did not do well on this speech because of the content of the speech. I most likely like an information speech than a commemorative speech. During the speech, I was using so many of “ah uhm”. I would more carefully prepare the speech with the right topic. I would keep the cute style of delivering the speech and good eyes contact. I had improved a little bit on the voice and the volume when I speak. III. Demonstration Speech: I did a best demonstration. The audience paid good attention when I was doing the speech. I have a little problem that I didn’t make eyes contact for a while when I was more concentrate on the cooking. I would pay more attention on the eyes contact next time I do my speech. I have prepared well for the speech. I was nervous because I have to talk while demonstrate the cooking. This speech is the most perfect one that I did over all. IV. Delivery Video Clip: It was a short speech but I did a pretty good job on preparing a good video clip. The right video clip of a little speech of the good speaker. V. Persuasive speech: I didn’t do well on this speech over all. I got a long pause while doing the speech. I did not prepare well for the speech. My weakness is that I couldn’t talk out loud what I wanted...
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...Draw a blank during a speech? Recover is a good article. However, there is not a defined author on this article, it leads me to believe that I don’t know if the author is credible or just giving information based on experiences. The article seems to be taking snippets from other sources. The article seems to give insight where most people are looking for it, the article can help with articulating what you want to say and give you pointers on how to keep on track during a speech. But as it is not a long article it leaves room for improvement. The point of this article is to help people understand that talking in public is hard but you can easily overcome small fears with a little help. One great piece of information is “Don’t apologize or make excuses” (2016, p.2) In turn, 3 public speaking myths busted seems to be a lot like my above article. I am not sure who the author is but it gives the reader help before going into a speech. “Memorize everything” (2016, p.5) is one of the sections that is busted, you can’t be expected to memorize everything, but having note cards there is always pleasant just in case you fumble. The articles point is to help the speaker overcome the issues we all face, busting the myths and reading about them can help an individual understand that you cannot be perfect, but you can try your best to overcome issues that arise. References 3 public speaking myths busted. (2016). Communication Briefings, 5. Draw a blank during a speech? Recover. (2016). Communication...
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...Effectively Worksheet Answer the following questions, using information from this week’s readings. Respond to each question in 100 to 200 words. 1. Briefly explain the five choices speakers can make. How do these elements determine a speech’s success or failure? Five elements of the seven parts of the speech communication process speakers can choose from: is the type of speaker who is the person presenting the message to the listener. The speaker must also understand the message to communicate to someone else. By channeling the message the listener will understand the purpose of the presentation to provide feedback. The time and place of the speech should occur in a timely manner so listeners wont have interference or impeding communication of the message. When combining these elements together the personal credibility, knowledge on the topic, preparation of speech, manner of speaking and sensitivity to the audience and the occasion can be assessed. The combination these elements determined with success or failure of a speech. 2. What role does the delivery method (e.g. online, video conferencing, face-to-face, conference room) play in constructing a presentation? Having an effective delivery method helps the audience with the understanding, and listening of a speech. Having a proper voice tone along with appropriate body movements keep your audience in tune with the presentation. Having a clear tone, paced speech and body language gives a sense of bonding with the speaker...
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...circumstances. Here is that way to get information about changes in this course: Blackboard web page. |Date |Topic |Assignment | |1-12 |Introductions & Course Intro | | |1-14 |Syllabus, What is Presentational Speaking? |Read Ch 1 Print Syllabus from WebCT & Fill out | | | |Personal Info Sheet in book pg. 353 | |1-16 |Audience Analysis & Topic Selection |Read Ch 2; Ch 3 pg 58-73; | | | |Ch 14 | |1-19 |MLK Jr. Day--No Class | | |1-21 |Purpose Statements & Thesis Statements |Read Ch 3 pg 74-79 | |1-23 |Research and Supporting Evidence |Read Ch 6 | |1-26 |Speech Organization; Transitions ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Communicating Effectively Worksheet Answer the following questions, using information from this week’s readings. Respond to each question in 100 to 200 words. 1. Briefly explain the seven elements of the speech communication process. How do these elements determine a speech’s success or failure? Speaker- The person who is presenting an oral message to the listener. Message- What a speaker communicates to someone else. Channel- The means in which a message is communicated. Listener- The person who receives the speaker’s message Feedback- The messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker. Interference- Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners. Situation-The time and place in which speech communication occurs. These elements of the speech communication process can determine a speech’s success by: • Personal credibility • Knowledge of the subject • Preparation of the speech • Manner of speaking • Sensitivity to the audience and the occasion • Enthusiasm By combining all these elements together and successfully delivering an accurate speech, in which, your audience is aware and interested; an individual cannot fail. 2. What is the difference between hearing and listening? What are some techniques you could employ to improve your listening skills? Listening is paying close attention to, and making sense...
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