MCOM150PubSpeaking

 What do you want to teach?  Our next speech is about your passion. (See why the authenticity was important to discuss?) Teaching can be a "how-to" or it can be about an idea.  The most important criteria are that you are going to teach me something that I can use . Now is a good time for a puke. List as fast as you can things that you know about. It can be anything from movies you like, video games, writers, artists, books, sports, just make a list as fast as you can. the list should have no fewer than 25 - try to make the list as long as possible. See if you can make a list of 100 things just to see if you can.   Here is the speech that will show you how to think about crafting a speech and the best way to deliver it.   We need to think about the following things in this order - write out each answer for yourself.  (If you don't write it down it didn't happen!) 1. What do I know I can speak about with confidence?  2. Why do I think it is importa...

  This is an example of the outline you will do for every speech in this class.  I. – Introduction             Here is where you will pull your listener in and get them interested in your subject. This might be a good place to tell a little story about your subject to connect with your audience. It does not have to be very long – even just one or two sentences. “There are some things in life that when you see it, or hear it, or smell it makes you feel happy and makes you feel like a kid again. My mother made the best PB&J. When I want to feel loved or show someone I love them I make a special peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I want to share my secrets and special touches to the perfect peanutty snack." II. Central Idea – Here is where you move into your thesis statement. A.       “I want to talk with you about the intricacies of the PB&J because even though it is a simple snack --...

  What does it mean to be authentic? I want you to read the following articles and listen to the radio podcast. I would listen to the podcast first to get more in the mood of the articles. If you don't like hip-hop it does not matter, what you are looking for are the arguments about authenticity. Think about these questions: Where and when does something authentic show up? What makes something more  real  than something else?  Who gets to decide?  Does it ever get to change? If it changes does it still retain its original authenticity?  This is why we made a list of the things that we like and dislike.  You are here to examine the  WHY.  Knowing the issues Knowing the  audience Understanding the many sides of the issues (there are many more than two sides to any argument)  Being able to understand the issues in a multitude of ways Once you have thought about what it means to be authentic, and you have read the article...

  Things to consider when you start to write an email What is your audience’s relationship to you—for example, is the reader your teacher? Your boss? A friend? A stranger? How well do you know him/her? How would you talk to him/her in a social situation? What do you want your audience to think or assume about you? What kind of impression do you want to make?  1. There is a  specific  subject line 2. There is a greeting to the person receiving the email - not a "hey" 3. Get directly to the point. Use no exclamation points, emoticons or slang. 4. Use proper grammar, spelling and style. Email is not an exception, especially since it might be the first or only was someone gets an impression of you. 5 Use a closing. For your closing, something brief but friendly, or perhaps just your name, will do for most correspondence. For a very formal message, such as a job application, use the kind of closing that you might see in a business letter. Thank you, Best wishes,...