Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
The concept I found interesting about the reading was on page 280-284. Through out these pages, the book described several different forms of visuals that could be used effectively in your speech. The book also showed how some mediums of visual aides work better than others, jus depending on the situation and seriousness of the content in that particular speech. The mediums they decribed, with great examples of when and how to use them are; overhead transparencies, flip chart and poster, white board and chalk board, document camera, video, handout, model, audio media, digital slide, and finally, real- time web access. There is also a chart on page 279 that show the advantages and limitations of all these areas.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Week 10 Discussion #1
Speech Buddy: Review the following Interactive Videos, 11.1 and 11.2 on the Interactive Video Website. Respond to the ideas in the videos. What did you learn that could be helpful in your next speech?
In the interactive video 11.1, it talked about how using digital slides can either enhance your speech or make it not as well thought out. The video let us know that when using digital slides, we should only use them to show the audience what we can't say in our speech. We should keep them simple, uncluttered, and readable because it can distract the audience if there are too many words, images or transitions between slides. It also says to only keep main points on the slide because when there is more than that on a slide the audience will be distracted by the wording and either try to read it instead of listening to you, or just not pay attention at all. In 11.2, they showed a speaker who used power point effectivley. She didn't over do it and kept them interesting... all though she did mess up a little through out her speech, she quickly recovered and continued with her presentation. For my next speech, I will keep in mind that if I am going to use slides, I will keep them simple and clear, and only where I need them.
In the interactive video 11.1, it talked about how using digital slides can either enhance your speech or make it not as well thought out. The video let us know that when using digital slides, we should only use them to show the audience what we can't say in our speech. We should keep them simple, uncluttered, and readable because it can distract the audience if there are too many words, images or transitions between slides. It also says to only keep main points on the slide because when there is more than that on a slide the audience will be distracted by the wording and either try to read it instead of listening to you, or just not pay attention at all. In 11.2, they showed a speaker who used power point effectivley. She didn't over do it and kept them interesting... all though she did mess up a little through out her speech, she quickly recovered and continued with her presentation. For my next speech, I will keep in mind that if I am going to use slides, I will keep them simple and clear, and only where I need them.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Week 10 Discussion #2
Reflect on a public speaking event that you have attended recently, or one that you recall particularly well, in which the speaker used presentation media. How effective was the speaker's use of presentation media? How did the media add to the speech? Were there ways in which the presentation media distracted from the speech? How might the speaker have improved his or her use of the presentation media?
The last public speaking event I attended was about 7 months ago... I know, that's a long time... but it was for my Asian American Studies class. The speaker used power point slides to further explain herself in the speech. It was used to show more of the statistics of Asian Americans in certain aspects of society- on campus, in the San Jose area, and beyond. The media helped, but also distracted me from listening to what she was saying because it caused me to look at the numbers and not the words associated with the numbers. The charts were not labeled clearly so I could not fully understand what it was showing. The speaker could have improved the use of the presentation media by labeling the charts to associate words with pictures. Also, there was SO many numbers that it was confusing and everything started running together.
The last public speaking event I attended was about 7 months ago... I know, that's a long time... but it was for my Asian American Studies class. The speaker used power point slides to further explain herself in the speech. It was used to show more of the statistics of Asian Americans in certain aspects of society- on campus, in the San Jose area, and beyond. The media helped, but also distracted me from listening to what she was saying because it caused me to look at the numbers and not the words associated with the numbers. The charts were not labeled clearly so I could not fully understand what it was showing. The speaker could have improved the use of the presentation media by labeling the charts to associate words with pictures. Also, there was SO many numbers that it was confusing and everything started running together.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Week 8 Discussion #3
Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
I felt that the one concept that really helped me from this reading was from chapter 13 on page 337. On this page there is a chart that gives examples of the 5 different types of common informative speech topics. These 5 are: objects and place, people and other living creatures, processes, events, and ideas and concepts. For each of them there is the topic, specific purpose, and thesis statement, which helped me when doing my outline because I was a little confused about how to state my purpose and thesis statement. I think that the examples through out the chapter really made a difference between not understanding and understanding something.
I felt that the one concept that really helped me from this reading was from chapter 13 on page 337. On this page there is a chart that gives examples of the 5 different types of common informative speech topics. These 5 are: objects and place, people and other living creatures, processes, events, and ideas and concepts. For each of them there is the topic, specific purpose, and thesis statement, which helped me when doing my outline because I was a little confused about how to state my purpose and thesis statement. I think that the examples through out the chapter really made a difference between not understanding and understanding something.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Week 8 Discussion #2
What components, according to your book go into your Introduction and Conclusion? How are you going to use these ideas in your Informative Speech?
In the book, the components that make up your introduction are getting your audience's attention using creativity, review your main points of the speech, and indicate your purpose/thesis. These were also talked about in the Speech Buddy videos. Also, you must establish your creditability almost immidiately so the audience will actually listen to what you have to say and not think that your just full of it. The components that make up your conclusion are, again, reviewing your main points, reinforce your purpose, and then provide closure. If you do not provide closure then your audience might feel that the speech is not complete or finished. I am going to use these ideas in my informative speech to make sure I have a successful one. I need to work on my conclusion the most so I will make sure to express all the components listed above to work on it.
In the book, the components that make up your introduction are getting your audience's attention using creativity, review your main points of the speech, and indicate your purpose/thesis. These were also talked about in the Speech Buddy videos. Also, you must establish your creditability almost immidiately so the audience will actually listen to what you have to say and not think that your just full of it. The components that make up your conclusion are, again, reviewing your main points, reinforce your purpose, and then provide closure. If you do not provide closure then your audience might feel that the speech is not complete or finished. I am going to use these ideas in my informative speech to make sure I have a successful one. I need to work on my conclusion the most so I will make sure to express all the components listed above to work on it.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Week 8 Discussion #1
Speech Buddy: respond to the ideas in the videos. What did you learn that could help you in your speech?
After watching the videos I thought that they were all very helpful. Video 9.2 about conclusions was probably the most helpful for me becuase my last speech did not have a well rounded conclusion, it was not developed enough so this video gave me more insight into how to do it effectively. After watching the two examples of the informative speeches given, they gave me good ideas of how to draw the in the audience and then lead them out at the end. These examples gave good eye contact and lots of interesting information that made me want to keep listening. I will try to use an interesting story for the introduction of my speech and work on my conclusion.
After watching the videos I thought that they were all very helpful. Video 9.2 about conclusions was probably the most helpful for me becuase my last speech did not have a well rounded conclusion, it was not developed enough so this video gave me more insight into how to do it effectively. After watching the two examples of the informative speeches given, they gave me good ideas of how to draw the in the audience and then lead them out at the end. These examples gave good eye contact and lots of interesting information that made me want to keep listening. I will try to use an interesting story for the introduction of my speech and work on my conclusion.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Discussion Week 7 #3
Pick one concept from the reading that you found useful and discuss it.
The concept from the reading that I found most useful was the patterns for organizing your main points. This is useful for me because I wanted a new way to word things and organize them. I know that you can organize by chronological order and problem- solution, but I never thought about using spatial, topic, or narrative patterns. I have never even heard of these patterns before I read this chapter so it was interesting to learn theses new ways. I love how the book breaks down, on a chart, all of these patterns with its definition and examples. It makes it much easier to understand. This is in Chapter 8 on page 200 if anyone else would like to look at it.
The concept from the reading that I found most useful was the patterns for organizing your main points. This is useful for me because I wanted a new way to word things and organize them. I know that you can organize by chronological order and problem- solution, but I never thought about using spatial, topic, or narrative patterns. I have never even heard of these patterns before I read this chapter so it was interesting to learn theses new ways. I love how the book breaks down, on a chart, all of these patterns with its definition and examples. It makes it much easier to understand. This is in Chapter 8 on page 200 if anyone else would like to look at it.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Week 7 Discussion #2
When do you find facts and statistics are most effective in a speech? When are they no as effective?
I find that facts and stats are most effective when you want to show your creditability to the audience. You should be aware of how many you are using so that you do not overwhelm the audience and overload them with a whole bunch of numbers and percentages. If you do not use enough, the audience will not believe anything you say. If you back up your stats with a personal experience that ties in with the data presented, then you will become more in touch with your audience. You will appeal to their emotions which will increase their interest in what you have to say. Stats and facts are not as effective when you use too many to the point where the audience does not here anything that corresponds with the numbers and gets, instead, lost in the jungle of numbers on the screen.
I find that facts and stats are most effective when you want to show your creditability to the audience. You should be aware of how many you are using so that you do not overwhelm the audience and overload them with a whole bunch of numbers and percentages. If you do not use enough, the audience will not believe anything you say. If you back up your stats with a personal experience that ties in with the data presented, then you will become more in touch with your audience. You will appeal to their emotions which will increase their interest in what you have to say. Stats and facts are not as effective when you use too many to the point where the audience does not here anything that corresponds with the numbers and gets, instead, lost in the jungle of numbers on the screen.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Week 7 Discussion #1
Speech Buddy: Review the interactive videos. Respond to the ideas in the videos. What did you learn that could be helpful in your speech?
The first video disuses how you can use presentation materials, statistics and testimonies to make your speech more reliable and interesting. The second video I watched discussed the different sources you can use to make your speech creditable. They suggested a book as being the easiest to know if it is creditable or not. The internet is probably the hardest to know if it is creditable or not. The third video discussed how to use different patterns of organization to help state your main points in your speech such as, cause and effect or chronologically. The fourth and final video discussed how to use effective transition sentences to smoothly address your speech. They suggested using words such as, first, second, and finally, in conclusion, and so on.
What I learned from these videos are some more words I could use for transitioning from main idea to main idea. I already knew some of them, but others I was not as comfortable with using because you don't here them that often.
The first video disuses how you can use presentation materials, statistics and testimonies to make your speech more reliable and interesting. The second video I watched discussed the different sources you can use to make your speech creditable. They suggested a book as being the easiest to know if it is creditable or not. The internet is probably the hardest to know if it is creditable or not. The third video discussed how to use different patterns of organization to help state your main points in your speech such as, cause and effect or chronologically. The fourth and final video discussed how to use effective transition sentences to smoothly address your speech. They suggested using words such as, first, second, and finally, in conclusion, and so on.
What I learned from these videos are some more words I could use for transitioning from main idea to main idea. I already knew some of them, but others I was not as comfortable with using because you don't here them that often.
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