Speech Buddy Videos

I learned that by using one of the elements of arguments it is easier for the audience to see what you are trying to persuade them to do. I think that having a strong claim would really help a speech. I guess a claim can be considered as where you stand towards your topic. The types of appeals that are mentioned are logos, ethos, pathos and mythos. The speaker connects to the audience by trying to relate their topic to the audience’s lives since everyone in the audience had gone through school it seems pretty easy to relate her topic to them.

Interesting concept

A concept that I found interesting in chapter 14 is the ethics part of persuasive speaking. I didn’t know that public speakers had to meet the National Communication Association’s standards of ethical communication. I didn’t know that they had to meet certain standards in order for a public speaker to present their speech. A public speaker can not degrade individuals in their speech if they want to present it. So if a public speaker doesn’t uphold to the NCA’s standards what will happen to the public speaker? I thought that people could say what ever they want because of our first amendment.

Being immersed in a sea of persuasion.....

We are all immersed in a sea of persuasion because we all live in the same world. Every where around us there is an ad or commercial or even friends that persuade us to do or even buy something. There is no escaping it because it is all around us and since it is around us we hardly even notice it any more. An example of persuasive messages is the commercials on television or the public speakers at school talking to kids about staying away from drugs and alcohol. To become a more critical consumer a person must first know what he or she wants and not just persuaded into anything. After a person figures this out then they know what exactly to look for.

In my next speech....

My main points for my next speech are what is recycling, how it benefits our planet and what we can do in our homes to recycle. I plan on beginning my speech by giving an interesting fact about recycling and what it can do for our environment or maybe how much waste we are producing. I plan on ending my speech by convincing my audience to start a recycling bin of their own at their own homes. I want my audience to see that by recycling at their own homes it will really help out our planet. I am going to persuade my audience by using what I can for example language and images to influence my audience’s beliefs, values, attitudes and actions.

Interesting Concept

One thing that I found interesting from the reading is the different methods of delivery. I didn’t realize there were different methods; I thought there was just one method of speaking while giving a speech. There are four different methods impromptu, extemporaneous, manuscript, and memorized. Impromptu is speaking without preparation; I guess it’s like a debate you don’t know the topic you’re talking about until you get there. Extemporaneous is giving a speech that has been planned, researched organized and practice; so this is the method that we use when we giving our speech. Manuscript is when you give a speech that is written out word for word and the memorized methods which is self explanatory. This section interested me because I didn’t know giving a speech could be categorized.

Flickr

Our textbook says that people have different perspectives on different words and that we should watch we say not to offend anyone during our speech. There was one comment that really stood out to me in the Flickr discussion it was by Rippie:Contra Censura! He said something that languages change slowly when people use them, which I believe is true because the more we use a word the more meanings are put towards that word. Then it gives more people to take it offensive. It all depends on the person and how they interpret it. People have different perspectives everyone has different views.

Speech Buddy Videos

What I found interesting was that there are 5 ways to make the audience feel like they’re involved with your speech. This would help me on my next speech because I can use current events, use pronouns such as we and us, inclusive language so they feel like they’re apart of what I’m talking about. I can try and put these ideas into my next speech so they feel like they are apart of it. Another thing that I found interesting was vocal delivery; I thought it was funny when they showed examples of ineffective ways on giving a speech. From this I know what to do and what not to do when giving my speech.

Concept from Ch11

The thing that I found interesting in this chapter was the digital slide design tips. These tips could help me on my next power point presentation. It gives me tips on what to do and what not to do. For example it says that I shouldn’t but lengthy sentences or fill the whole slide with sentences so I wouldn’t bore the audience with words and also if I decide to use special effects I should keep it simple and that would fit my presentation because some effects may be considered annoying to the audience. This should help everyone to help better their power points and their speeches. They also suggest that we use bigger and readable fonts.

2nd presentation

I presented my speech in front of 5 of my friends that I asked if they had time to help me out on my homework, there names were Tess, Elmo, BJ, Megan, and Jake. What I tried doing differently this time was to stay away from uh and um. I tried really hard catching myself and just pause if I needed a moment to think about the next thing that I was going to say. I think that I did improve from my presentation because I felt more comfortable presenting in front of them because I knew them personally. So I didn’t really care if I made myself look like a fool in front of them. I also had an easier time memorizing my speech. I wasn’t really nervous, well not as nervous as I was presenting in front of the class. If I could do the speech differently I would have memorized my speech more and I would have brought a visual aid for them because I didn’t give them anything to look at. I believe having visual aid helps a lot because they seem like they were losing interest in what I was saying because they were looking at me the whole time. After receiving feedback I feel like I did improve my speech because I knew what I had to work on and I did. This exercise was useful because I got to hear feed back from my friends, hearing feedback from them helped me because I know that they are being honest in telling me what I need to work on.

self evaluation

I think that I did a pretty good job on my speech because I stayed away from taking any sides. But at times I found myself favoring one side more then the other. I think I did a good job overall. When I was giving my speech I felt confident because I practiced this speech more then I did my first speech. I also felt uncomfortable when I was giving my speech since I only had to present in front of the teacher in a small room. I felt more at ease when I was presenting my speech in front of the teacher then compared to the whole class.

If I had a chance to do it over again then I would practice more because I think I would have memorized more. During my delivery I would have stayed away from saying um or uh. When I was giving my speech this time I caught myself saying um or uh and I tried staying away from it. I also think that I could have had a better power point presentation.

One goal that I have for improving the content in my next speech is to cite more of my sources. When I came home and looked over my note cards I noticed that I didn’t cite all my sources. One goal that I have for improving my delivery for my next speech is to practice not saying um or uh or at least catch myself more before I say it.

From my last speech I think that this speech I practiced more and stayed away from uh and um a lot more then the first. I also stayed within the time limit that was given. I also think that my speech was better organized then my first one. I didn’t use transitions in my first speech but I did in my second, and I felt like my conclusion was a lot better then my first. I think that my power point presentation wasn’t all that good because when I was looking at the power point I saw that I had some of the pictures in the wrong slide. I don’t think that I did anything distracting besides look at my cards. I think that this speech was a big improvement from my first speech.

I would rate my eye contact to be a 7 because I felt like I memorized this speech more then I did my first. So I was able just to speak off the top of my head since I practiced it so much. I think I deserve a B because I stayed within the time limit, my speech was well organized better then my first speech and I felt more comfortable presenting it. I felt like I did a pretty good job on this speech.

In my speech I mentioned 4 sources during the course of my speech. I mentioned some scientist and some organizations like the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). I think that this speech was better then my first. My first speech I really wasn’t prepared but this one I was but I do admit that my power point for my first speech was way better. But my delivery for my first speech was rushed and unorganized. My second speech I had time to say everything that I wanted to say and it was well organized.