The speech on pollution by Courtney was nice. Since only the introduction was given it was obviously short, but in those few seconds I saw and learned how stating one's main points in the introductory paragraph is important. She laid out her three main points, with some of those main points having sub-main points. I think that's what Courtney did well. What I don't think was very necessary for her to say was, "I'm not making this up." Thank you Courtney, but did you really have to say that? We as the audience expect a speaker to speak ethically, the audience most likely assumes one is speaking truth. But, I guess it's not always so, for example politics. Enough said.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Week 4: Discussion Question 1
Matthew, the speaker who promoted responsible drinking, had a pretty well formulated speech. Foremost, I agreed with him on how citizens must be responsible and safe if they are going to consume alcohol. Matt's use of many statistics were fascinating to hear and are important to use in speeches, especially in persuasive ones, because that informs one's audience of true information that has and continues to happen regarding whatever topic. The overhead visuals were helpful because it allowed the audience to read some of what he was saying. In watching this video I learned, or rather was reminded, to incorporate statistics and current data into a couple of the upcoming speeches; having facts about a subject makes the presentation more effective.
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Good observation on the cliche line courtney had lol, I totally didnt even notice that until you said it but true, it was definitely unnecessary. I also thought that the drinking speech was pretty good and could relate to almost all people. He got his points across pretty well and did good with the statistics and visual aids.I agree with you that statistics are important to use, it really helps to convince whoever your talking to that you are presenting them with a reasonable topic and actually have a point!
ReplyDeleteI agree, enough said about politics! lol. I did like the drinking speech, it brought it to life with the facts laid out right in front of you. I really liked how he managed to breath and when he stumbled on his words he took a second and resumed like nothing happened. I did not care so much for the pollution speech because of the part that she "wasnt making this up" it was unneccessary. I did like seeing her note cards and outline though, it gave me a good sense of pointers to keep you on track and to help you follow the outline.
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