Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Portfolio
Monday, May 2, 2016
Start Stop Continue: Shark Tank Edition
Start:
- I need to start using more tone fluctuation in my speaking. I work as a server so adjusting my voice to each specific customer, i.e. old lady, tourist family from Asia, or bro, is key to receiving a quality tip. Being privy to when I should alter my voice, depending on the circumstance, will enhance my communication in business and basically any situation.
- Furthermore, coinciding my hand gestures with my tone fluctuation will only improve my communication skills. When classmates such as Canyon and Jake speak they are very expressional with their speaking, meaning that they excel at using non verbal methods to further stamp their point upon the audience. This is something that I noticed from a variety of my peers throughout the semester, such as Perez and Foschman.
Stop:
- I need to stop being tentative with my the volume of my speaking while I am presenting. If I am louder, and more assertive, I will be more persuasive. Thus, increasing my credibility in whatever situation I am using public speaking.
- Procrastinating on preparing for speeches. I need to stop doing this so I have time to practice and be fully accustomed to the material. This will allow me to have a better grasp of the subject that I am presenting.
- I need to get rid of my pre-speech anxiety. If I can get rid of this, I can focus on using all of the the speech enhancers that we have learned about (i.e. tone, hand gestures, ect.)
Continue:
- Using the variety of methods that I have picked up during this course. Zach, you did a great job letting each one of us grow as a public speaker in our own way. Not restricted by rules of the class. This is something that I really appreciate of you as a teacher.
- Some of the methods I learned from class and by watching my classmates present are:
- Being passionate ~ Daisy and Beer Bike Homie/ Slamming Folder Dude were the people in this class who stood out to me in this category. They always appeared like the subject they were discussing was very important to them. This is something that I want to replicate in my public speaking. I feel like it enhances your ethos as a speaker when you appear passionate about something. Recently, I've been using this in while serving. In my opinion, when I appear passionate in talking about the course we serve, the customer tends to become more exuberant about their meal. Again, leading to more tips.
- Practice, Practice, and MO Practice ~ Canyon was the one classmate of mine that really was effective at practicing the speech beforehand. I believe that this had a direct effect on him receiving some of the highest grades on each speech. In the future, I am going to focus on being prepared for any public speaking situation I'm in, by actually practicing numerous times beforehand.
- Being Confidant ~ To quote Wu Tang Clan's Method Man, talking about something Biggie Smalls told him, "personality and confidence is a Ma' fucka with the ladies" In terms of public speaking, I need to continue being confident with myself when I am giving a speech. This will help me from being overly nervous, as well as allow me to be comfortable on stage. When I am secure in a situation I am way better at remembering to incorporate hand gestures and tone fluctuations, which is are abilities that I am focusing on increasing.
p.s. Thanks for a great year Zach. I absolutely despised this class when I took it at KU. Your hands on approach to the class taught me way more about public speaking, than some class I paid a shit ton of money for.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Sharktank outline
Outline:
Intro - An opening introduction video describing the sharks
- Canyan & Taaka make an appearance
1. Next an opening video of Jake and I setting up our company
2. end with clip of us walking into room
3. We make appearance.
4. Give our full speal about how fucking awesome AI is
5. Get tested and questioned by the sharks
6. Respond and make our final case
7. Canyan and Taaka bargain for majority stake in company
8. They decide to split majority stake
9. Jake and I ride off into the wind of a milli
Intro - An opening introduction video describing the sharks
- Canyan & Taaka make an appearance
1. Next an opening video of Jake and I setting up our company
2. end with clip of us walking into room
3. We make appearance.
4. Give our full speal about how fucking awesome AI is
5. Get tested and questioned by the sharks
6. Respond and make our final case
7. Canyan and Taaka bargain for majority stake in company
8. They decide to split majority stake
9. Jake and I ride off into the wind of a milli
Monday, April 4, 2016
Start, Stop, Continue. Speech #3
Start: -I need to start loosening up even more when I am up on stage. I realized after my speech how poorly I explained the connection between the Global Village and my radical idea of eliminating political correctness from American culture. This was a crucial element to convincing my audience that political correctness is indeed the consensus in America. Because I was still a bit tense, I failed to convey properly the point that I was trying to get across.
- Along these lines, I still need to start to practice giving my presentation to an audience. I did practice this time, but never in front of an audience. While I was up on stage, I noticed a problem with the grammar in my Prezi. This caused me to become flustered. Once I was thrown off a bit I started to become more tense, because I didn't want to look like a fool in front of my peers. If I had practiced in front of a live audience more I likely would have noticed this discrepancy in my speech.
Stop: - I need to stop putting my hands in my pocket while I am presenting. This is detrimental to my ethos, or credibility. It made me appear far more casual, which made my presentation lose some of its luster.
- I need to stop trying to figure out what exactly I am going to say to my audience during my speech. In my opinion, my speech comes across more natural when I improvise, but this can be adverse to how well I articulate. While I was giving my speech I realized that political correctness related to the topic discussed early on in class, which was first-order thinking. Being worried about what we are saying to whom can negatively effect your first-order thought process, making you turn to second order thinking. This would have been a really good point in my speech, but I said primary-thinking instead.
Continue: - I'm going to continue picking topics that I am passionate about. I firmly believe that concealing our true emotions about something, via political correctness, builds up resentment or hate towards that topic. Much like passive aggressiveness with roommates; The tension can explode. Letting it out there would let people grow into friends. Once the differences are accepted.
- Trying to use hand gestures in my speech. Think that this is helps my speech appear more natural.
- Using a theme in my Prezi that relates to my topic. I've enjoyed doing this on the last two speeches. I feel like it helps convey my message to the class.
- I tried to fluctuate the tone and pitch of my voice during this speech to enhance my important points. This is something that I have noticed my classmates had used in the past speeches, which added to their presentation.
Ultimately, I thought that this was the most enjoyable speech so far in the class to make. It was a challenge to come up with a radical idea that I was passionate about changing, and was a viable option to use. Initially, I was planning on arguing the radical notion of String Theory, which was shot down in the "screening process." I was happy that I settled with my idea of eliminating political correctness. In future speeches, I need to focus more on practicing beforehand before a live audience. This will give me more confidence, and will help me spot errors in my speech before presenting in front of the class.
Classmates Moves: - A move that I liked was Canyon incorporating me in his speech when he posed a question to the class. He talked to me before the speech telling me what to do and say. I thought this was a pretty cool move to bring some interaction with his audience in his speech.
- Another move that I thought was pretty slick was how Foschman used the Prezi that had the countries on it. This was awesome. It brought the speech together nicely, and even made me understand his point better, which is the ultimate purpose of using a Powerpoint in your speech.
- The last move that I noticed was how McCool started her speech with a video clip. This was the first time someone in the class did this. I thought it offered a visualization for what she was trying to argue well. I can definitely see myself doing this in future speeches.
~ During my speech my video messed up while Mr. D was filming it. Wasn't able to get a video to post to the blog. Sorry. NOVA's gonna win tonight!
- Along these lines, I still need to start to practice giving my presentation to an audience. I did practice this time, but never in front of an audience. While I was up on stage, I noticed a problem with the grammar in my Prezi. This caused me to become flustered. Once I was thrown off a bit I started to become more tense, because I didn't want to look like a fool in front of my peers. If I had practiced in front of a live audience more I likely would have noticed this discrepancy in my speech.
Stop: - I need to stop putting my hands in my pocket while I am presenting. This is detrimental to my ethos, or credibility. It made me appear far more casual, which made my presentation lose some of its luster.
- I need to stop trying to figure out what exactly I am going to say to my audience during my speech. In my opinion, my speech comes across more natural when I improvise, but this can be adverse to how well I articulate. While I was giving my speech I realized that political correctness related to the topic discussed early on in class, which was first-order thinking. Being worried about what we are saying to whom can negatively effect your first-order thought process, making you turn to second order thinking. This would have been a really good point in my speech, but I said primary-thinking instead.
Continue: - I'm going to continue picking topics that I am passionate about. I firmly believe that concealing our true emotions about something, via political correctness, builds up resentment or hate towards that topic. Much like passive aggressiveness with roommates; The tension can explode. Letting it out there would let people grow into friends. Once the differences are accepted.
- Trying to use hand gestures in my speech. Think that this is helps my speech appear more natural.
- Using a theme in my Prezi that relates to my topic. I've enjoyed doing this on the last two speeches. I feel like it helps convey my message to the class.
- I tried to fluctuate the tone and pitch of my voice during this speech to enhance my important points. This is something that I have noticed my classmates had used in the past speeches, which added to their presentation.
Ultimately, I thought that this was the most enjoyable speech so far in the class to make. It was a challenge to come up with a radical idea that I was passionate about changing, and was a viable option to use. Initially, I was planning on arguing the radical notion of String Theory, which was shot down in the "screening process." I was happy that I settled with my idea of eliminating political correctness. In future speeches, I need to focus more on practicing beforehand before a live audience. This will give me more confidence, and will help me spot errors in my speech before presenting in front of the class.
Classmates Moves: - A move that I liked was Canyon incorporating me in his speech when he posed a question to the class. He talked to me before the speech telling me what to do and say. I thought this was a pretty cool move to bring some interaction with his audience in his speech.
- Another move that I thought was pretty slick was how Foschman used the Prezi that had the countries on it. This was awesome. It brought the speech together nicely, and even made me understand his point better, which is the ultimate purpose of using a Powerpoint in your speech.
- The last move that I noticed was how McCool started her speech with a video clip. This was the first time someone in the class did this. I thought it offered a visualization for what she was trying to argue well. I can definitely see myself doing this in future speeches.
~ During my speech my video messed up while Mr. D was filming it. Wasn't able to get a video to post to the blog. Sorry. NOVA's gonna win tonight!
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Speech 3: Radical
Thesis: The consensus in America is that being
politically correct is good, I propose that being politically correct is
actually a detriment to American's culture, identity, education, and in certain
instances, their safety.
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1st slide: Intro ~ You see
the term political correctness thrown out their in everything from news,
politics, to even kids sports. define political correctness
~ agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use
language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people
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2-4 slide: Show consensus ~ Why has
being politically correct become so important
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1. discuss how recent events, such as police
violence against minorities, have made the topic more prevalent 2. Show instances
in kids sports were their are not trophies given to kids anymore
3. Explain story of the massacre that could have been prevented ~ Nidal Malik
US Army Psychologist; Pentagon knew of emails to radical imams, and coworkers
described as ticking time bomb. Didn't stop him because they "were afraid
to profile somebody" ended up killing 13 people, including one pregnant
female, at a US army base. 4. Show how cops have been hampered by their fear of
profiling 5. Explain instances on college campus of ridiculous political correctness.
~ In 2014, a muslim student at The University of Michigan was harassed for
a satirical column he
wrote about the oversensitivity of students at his school. As Jonathan Chait described
in a post in New
York Magazine, the student was viewed as a perpetrator rather
than a victim because he mocked politically correct norms. ~ it is the
consensus
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Slide 5- Science of Political Correctness ~ Why
political correctness is so important now
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1. Discuss globalism and Global village. Marshal
McLuhan,"release of human power and aggressive violence” greater than ever
in history, as long separated —and emotionally charged—cultural norms would now
constantly intermingle, clash and explode." ~ forbes 2. Political
correctness is the product of the cultural collision that occurs on a
daily basis, as we are interconnected with multimedia technology on a 24/7
basis. Differences thrust in face. Only way to save face, per say, of what
you truly believe.
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6-8 slide: Radical Solution
~ Why and How we should become politically incorrect
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main point ~ That differences in people's culture,
gender, success, ideals, and religion shouldn't be taboo, but rather
celebrated: Meaning that we should understand that every person is different,
and that is not necessarily a bad thing, unless you make it bad.
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1. If we don't put a stigma on things: such as
a persons race, if their Muslim, a girl, gay, how much money they have,
what they wear. It will no longer be as important. Being passive
aggressive, in a way, by acknowledging the fact that their is a
difference, or reason to be "politically correct," is more
bigoted. 2. Stop in news, humor, politics, government. Realize in some
instances, especially for police and military, it is OK to profile. BUT realize
that just because a small portion of that culture may be: radical islamists,
criminals, or fulfill someones stereotype. That does not mean that MOST of that
culture is like that. By eliminating Political Correctness we can realize our
differences, than accept them. Doing this will allow us to realize
the similarities and grow as a nation, which prides itself on being a
"melting pot".
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Start,Stop,Continue: Speech #2
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Stop:
-The main thing that I got knocked points off for this speech was the amount of time I went. I'm pretty sure I went over 7 minutes, which is far too much time over the 5 minute time that I was shooting for. In retrospect, it was probably due to me having to explain my Barstool sports genre during the early portions of my speech. This took up a lot of time, and ultimately took away from the main point of this speech, which was to explain the moves and conventions in a speech genre. I have to pick a speech topic, in the future, that will be easier to relate to for the audience. This will make it easier to focus on what the prompt is for the speech, rat her than merely a topic that interests me.
-Stop drinking coffee before my speech.
-I need to also stop slouching during my speech. I feel like I could take on a professional manner when I am speaking, which will increase my rhetoric.
-I have to breath a little better while I'm presenting. There was a moment in my speech that I was short of breath, and I tensed up a bit. This was most likely due to me trying to talk to speedily. This then made me have an awkward blip in the middle of my speech. I got to stop being nervous in front of the class, this will enable me to be more comfortable, and will make my speech far better.
Start:
-I went into the speech relatively unprepared on the speech structure that I was going to follow. I was so familiar with the topic that I didn't it was necessary to have a definitive outline, and structure to the speech. This made me spend to much time going on tangents about things that weren't as important to the overall purpose of the speech. I have to start going into speeches with structure. This will make it easier to focus on the shit that's actually important, which in this case was moves and conventions.
-I need to start using pauses and tone fluctuations more prominently in my speeches. I think that doing this will jettison my public speaking to the next level. My voice isn't entirely monotone, but there is room for growth. If I start to practice more I will be able to use pauses more effectively because I know when they will sound appropriate. I noticed that when my classmates used pauses in their speeches it really boosted the point they were making.
I'm going to really start to be more passionate in how I preset my topic. I want to be more animated and vocal, which will make my speech sound better and be more persuasive.
Continue:
- I thought that I did a pretty good job at maintaing eye contact with the audience throughout the speech. I also used decent hand gestures to amplify my points. Making my Prezi was my favorite part of this speech by far. I had a good time making the theme of cards and a table. I thought that was pretty slick with my topic being called Barstool, and the site being so focused on gambling. I'm definintely going to continue using Prezi in my future speeches.
- I also liked titling the moves for my speech genre. I thought that this was something that was kind of unique to my speech. I'm going to continue to try to find different ways that I can try to make my speech a little bit different than other people's. I think that this is a good thing to try to do to make my speech more entertaining for my audience, because watching the same speech over and over again can make it hard to pay attention.
Classmates Moves:
- I liked the move that the homie Mr. D pulled by incorporating the laser pointer in his speech. I felt like he broke from the norm by doing it, and it added an extra element to his presentation. It's also something that was reminiscent of what could be used in the speech topic he was presenting.
-The dude who was presenting the speech about police interrogations used a doozy of a move. Not gonna lie, my mind has started to drift a bit, but then he used the ultimate attention grabber by using the "slamming the folder" move. When he did that my mind jolted back into awareness, and I listened the rest of the speech.
- I thought that Daisy's speech was probably the best speech of anyone's. She was just really animated, and it was infectious. She somehow made a campus tour sound like an exhilarting venture, which is pretty fucking impressive. I'm going to attempt to copy her move of just being passionate of the speech that she is presenting.
Conclusion:
Ultimately, my speech going 7 minutes was the most detrimental aspect to my grade. The main reasons that my speech was this long are: 1. I choose a topic that I had to throughly explain to the audience 2. I lacked structure, causing me to go on tangents 3. I did't practice sufficiently. For future speeches I will look to these 3 things to improve upon my overall presentation.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Speech 2:Speech Genres
Speech Genre: Barstool Sports Daily Run Down
Intro:
- Describe site
- Show pic of an example of a post
- Explain who the bloggers are.
- Thesis: Barstool Sports Daily Run Down is a speech genre that consists of different bloggers commenting on daily sports and news, trending topics, and funny internet stories and videos.
- Transition: To understand the topics of Barstool you first must understand the~
1st: Buzzwords and Key teams
- Explain different lingo such as Hardo meaning try-hard, Stoolies being readers of site and smoke-show or hot girl
- Slogan: By the common man, for the common man.
- Tend to talk about some sort of news, particularly Donald Trump
- Explain the cities~ Boston, Philadelphia, Iowa, Chicago, New York, D.M.V, soon to be canada, failed in LA.
- pic of stoolies with flag
- Focuses on betting and fantasy sports, such as Draftings.
- The New England Patriots are most discussed team cause of El Presidente
- Transition: Who is El Presidente?
2nd: Dave Portnoy
- Who is El Presidente? `college, Boston, Jewish, Wannabe Mogul
- Site also contains store, music, podcasts, and hosted a Black Out Party at colleges.
- Site started with gambling advertisements and fantasy sports projections
- Now gets 5 million page views per month
- Just sold sold a majority stake to an investor for $10 million
- What is he like, arrogant, cocky, lack of a better word douch
- Transition: Portnoy's politically incorrect humor, which is reflected in site, has led to controversies.
3rd: Controversies:
1. Baby Gate: Pics of Tom Brady's two year old child, made comments on the size on genitals. A former prosecutor postulated that this was sexualization of minor.
2. Rape Criticism: Northeastern protested one of their parties, believe condones taking advantage of females
3. Blackout Parties: Excessive drinking and underage drinking, Boston police cracked down at party
Transition: These instances help provide the context for the different conventions of the Barstool Rundown
4th: Conventions
- The topics are clearly on side, much like PTI, and there is around 5-7 topics
- The time is usually around 30 minutes
- Intro clip then Dave says day and introduces other bloggers
- Normal bloggers are El Presidente, Big Cat, and KFC
- Others include: Feitlelberg, Stool President
- El presidente is biggest screen, he's standing, and introduces topic
- Use videos to show what they are discussing to viewers
- Talk about sports, news, and trending internet topics
- Casual attire
- Portnoy tends to be loudest most assertive of opinion
- Segments such as GIF's of Weekend
- Transition: The bloggers also use a variety of moves
5th: Moves
- Portnoy is always made fun of~ especially BigCat.
- Advertise their products whenever they can incorporate it~ Kristaps Porzingis T-shirts
- Use of crude humor
- Portnoy is the orchestrator.
- Transition: This clip of a Run down shows some of these conventions and moves
6th: Conclusion
- Show clip of the Run down
- Talk about the conventions and moves seen
- Reiterate what makes this a speech genre: Humor, daily topics, casual, crude.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Stop, Start, Continue: Speech One
Start: - Being better prepared for my speech. This will allow me to dictate the flow and pace of my future speeches. I had the dialogue memorized, or so I thought. Once I went up to present my speech I froze up, and started to doubt myself. This forced me to depend on my notecard during certain points in my speech, which was detrimental to the fluidity of my overall presentation. Due to lacking 100% control of my script some of my main points didn't come out as persuasive as intended. In my original dialogue I had planned on saying, "Just think of all the current events happening that you can make fun of like Donald Trump's candidacy, the debacle that is police cruelty, Hilary Clinton." I had planned on this being a funny part of my speech by simply saying Clintons name and nothing else at the end. During the practice speech this was a part of my speech that had drawn laughter, but I screwed it up. I noticed while watching the video that it was a slippery slope for me when I slipped up on my script. If I messed up a line I had trouble recovering and just pushing through. I need to start just taking a deep breath and calm down. Not having my speech fully memorized made me lose command of my tone. I almost sounded timid, which made my speech lose some of its luster. My speech didn't come across as passionate because I didn't have a full grasp of what I was saying. This starts by finding a better technique for memorizing my speech, as well as more practice.
-I need to go over the rubric before making my speech so I fully comprehend what is expected. A part of my speech that I would have done differently is adding more contextual backdrop to my speech, which was clearly stated in the rubric. This would have provided more of a plot line, and would have made my speech come across as more realistic. By not doing this I didn't capture my audiences attention. Also, my speech lacked opposing perspectives and didn't have a specific follow-up plan of action. This was a simple element to the speech that I missed.
-Practicing in front of the mirror. By doing this I'll be able to practice proper execution of using hand gestures. Adding hand motions will bring emphasis to points. It also is engaging to the audience so they pay attention more.
Continue: - Practicing in front of my roommates. This allowed me see what it was like to present in front of a real-life audience, which is hard to replicate. It revealed what was funny about my speech, showed if my sentences lacked structure, and if I articulated my points well. Their feedback was also a positive. I was able to change some sentences in my speech because I noticed they sounded weird when I said it to a real audience.
- Using quotes in my speech. I tried to sway my audience by using the quote, "You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous." This showed I valued what Dave Chapelle said as a person, while allowing me to have a smoother transition to the ending of my speech. In future speeches, I will continue to use quotes that enriches my rhetoric as I persuade my audience. Providing quotes from a first hand source gives you credibility with your audience and helps maintain your ethos.
-I felt like I made really good eye contact with my audience. After watching the video of my speech I didn't maintain eye contact as much as I originally had thought, but it wasn't terrible. In future speeches I will continue to build on this. Eye contact is paramount in making your audience feel like they are a participant in your presentation.
Stop: - Not having as good of body posture as I could have. This effected my professionalism, which was part of the speech by adding context. It was harder to use hand gestures when I lacked proper posture too. This stems from me feeling awkward standing up in front of the class. Before I presented I wanted to grab the podium because it offered a barrier between me and the audience. I need more practice to become comfortable while presenting. This will make it easier to remember my speech, add hand gestures, and makes my audience feel more involved.
- Not fluctuating the tone of my voice to help with transitions, making points, and to capture my audiences attention better. While watching my peers perform their speeches I noticed how some would raise or lower the pitch of their voice. This is something that I will use in our next assignment because it gains the audience's attention well
- I need to eradicate the monotone out of my voice in future speeches. This just makes my speech sound boring to my audience. It also made it appear like I liked the passion for convincing Chapelle of returning into the public spotlight. When in reality I would do anything for him to say "fuck that couch", and to start making hilarious Youtube videos that would be unedited.
-Pausing will help transitioning from different segments of my speech. The ability to pause is something that is a uniform quality in all effective public speakers. I need to stop not using them in future speeches. Doing this will add emphasis to key points that I am trying to make.
Ultimately, to persuade my audience I need to be in complete control of the language for my speech. This involves far far more practice time in preparation for my speech. I need to understand everything the rubric is asking of me as I write the dialogue for the speech. Overall my performance wasn't bad, but wasn't as good as it could have been. I made mistakes that affected the clarity of what I was trying to convince my audience of. In preparation for future speeches I will use new techniques to help memorize my speech giving me control of my speaking.
-I need to go over the rubric before making my speech so I fully comprehend what is expected. A part of my speech that I would have done differently is adding more contextual backdrop to my speech, which was clearly stated in the rubric. This would have provided more of a plot line, and would have made my speech come across as more realistic. By not doing this I didn't capture my audiences attention. Also, my speech lacked opposing perspectives and didn't have a specific follow-up plan of action. This was a simple element to the speech that I missed.
-Practicing in front of the mirror. By doing this I'll be able to practice proper execution of using hand gestures. Adding hand motions will bring emphasis to points. It also is engaging to the audience so they pay attention more.
Continue: - Practicing in front of my roommates. This allowed me see what it was like to present in front of a real-life audience, which is hard to replicate. It revealed what was funny about my speech, showed if my sentences lacked structure, and if I articulated my points well. Their feedback was also a positive. I was able to change some sentences in my speech because I noticed they sounded weird when I said it to a real audience.
- Using quotes in my speech. I tried to sway my audience by using the quote, "You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous." This showed I valued what Dave Chapelle said as a person, while allowing me to have a smoother transition to the ending of my speech. In future speeches, I will continue to use quotes that enriches my rhetoric as I persuade my audience. Providing quotes from a first hand source gives you credibility with your audience and helps maintain your ethos.
-I felt like I made really good eye contact with my audience. After watching the video of my speech I didn't maintain eye contact as much as I originally had thought, but it wasn't terrible. In future speeches I will continue to build on this. Eye contact is paramount in making your audience feel like they are a participant in your presentation.
Stop: - Not having as good of body posture as I could have. This effected my professionalism, which was part of the speech by adding context. It was harder to use hand gestures when I lacked proper posture too. This stems from me feeling awkward standing up in front of the class. Before I presented I wanted to grab the podium because it offered a barrier between me and the audience. I need more practice to become comfortable while presenting. This will make it easier to remember my speech, add hand gestures, and makes my audience feel more involved.
- Not fluctuating the tone of my voice to help with transitions, making points, and to capture my audiences attention better. While watching my peers perform their speeches I noticed how some would raise or lower the pitch of their voice. This is something that I will use in our next assignment because it gains the audience's attention well
- I need to eradicate the monotone out of my voice in future speeches. This just makes my speech sound boring to my audience. It also made it appear like I liked the passion for convincing Chapelle of returning into the public spotlight. When in reality I would do anything for him to say "fuck that couch", and to start making hilarious Youtube videos that would be unedited.
-Pausing will help transitioning from different segments of my speech. The ability to pause is something that is a uniform quality in all effective public speakers. I need to stop not using them in future speeches. Doing this will add emphasis to key points that I am trying to make.
Ultimately, to persuade my audience I need to be in complete control of the language for my speech. This involves far far more practice time in preparation for my speech. I need to understand everything the rubric is asking of me as I write the dialogue for the speech. Overall my performance wasn't bad, but wasn't as good as it could have been. I made mistakes that affected the clarity of what I was trying to convince my audience of. In preparation for future speeches I will use new techniques to help memorize my speech giving me control of my speaking.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Darth Elevador script
Rhetorical Situation: I'm stuck in an elevator with Dave Chapelle at the Laugh Factory in LA, and my goal is to convince him of returning back into the public spotlight.
Hey Dave, my name is Kyle Ignatius. I have been an avid fan for sometime of your comedy. Your absence from Comedy Central has left a void in my life. No longer can I laugh at your obscene humor, such as your True Hollywood skits with Charlie Murphy and Rick James. I respect that you took a stand against the corporate mongrels at Comedy Central, but America needs you back. I know you have an upcoming HBO special, which will show some stand up comedy, but we are in dire of more. Just think of all the current events happening that you can make fun of like Donald Trump's candidacy, the debacle that is police cruelty, Hillary Clinton. Since your departure from the public spotlight the world has seen numerous new avenues arise for entertainment, such as Youtube. Why don't you make your own Youtube channel. The cost would be cheap, the content is entirely up to you, and the advertisement money you can make is insane. Felix Kjellburg is some random guy who literally just makes ludicrous comments while watching people play video games, he made 7.4$ million dollars last year and has 37 million followers. A women who opens new Disney toys under the alias DisneycollectorBR "earned" 20 million dollars last year, and she doesn't even show her face. Imagine what you could do with your already cult-like following. You can air one skit a week, and I promise you that you will have millions of people watching you. At your most current show at Pabst Theater in Milwaukee you received raving reviews saying that you were in "peak form" you obviously still got it Recently, you partnered with Yondr, which is a company that locks your cell phone to use at your shows to stop leaked content. Take back control of your jokes by creating this medium for your fans. Bring your humor and wit back into the lives of the millions of Americans who crave for your return, like Tyronn Biggums craves Crack. You may not miss the world, but we miss you Dave. You once said "You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous" This is your chance Dave to become infamous and to permanently etch your name in humor lore by changing the landscape of the humor business.
Hey Dave, my name is Kyle Ignatius. I have been an avid fan for sometime of your comedy. Your absence from Comedy Central has left a void in my life. No longer can I laugh at your obscene humor, such as your True Hollywood skits with Charlie Murphy and Rick James. I respect that you took a stand against the corporate mongrels at Comedy Central, but America needs you back. I know you have an upcoming HBO special, which will show some stand up comedy, but we are in dire of more. Just think of all the current events happening that you can make fun of like Donald Trump's candidacy, the debacle that is police cruelty, Hillary Clinton. Since your departure from the public spotlight the world has seen numerous new avenues arise for entertainment, such as Youtube. Why don't you make your own Youtube channel. The cost would be cheap, the content is entirely up to you, and the advertisement money you can make is insane. Felix Kjellburg is some random guy who literally just makes ludicrous comments while watching people play video games, he made 7.4$ million dollars last year and has 37 million followers. A women who opens new Disney toys under the alias DisneycollectorBR "earned" 20 million dollars last year, and she doesn't even show her face. Imagine what you could do with your already cult-like following. You can air one skit a week, and I promise you that you will have millions of people watching you. At your most current show at Pabst Theater in Milwaukee you received raving reviews saying that you were in "peak form" you obviously still got it Recently, you partnered with Yondr, which is a company that locks your cell phone to use at your shows to stop leaked content. Take back control of your jokes by creating this medium for your fans. Bring your humor and wit back into the lives of the millions of Americans who crave for your return, like Tyronn Biggums craves Crack. You may not miss the world, but we miss you Dave. You once said "You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous" This is your chance Dave to become infamous and to permanently etch your name in humor lore by changing the landscape of the humor business.
Friday, January 22, 2016
I was born in Baltimore, Maryland then moved to Minnesota when I was 6 years old. At first I went to school at the University of Kansas but due to some poor decision-making transferred to SBCC. I am majoring in Communication and plan on transferring to UCSB next fall. Also, I work at the restaurant Sambos. In my free time I enjoy playing sports, reading, and music.
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