most favorite speech

 Looking back at the three speeches we did in this class, I think that the first speech we did was my favorite.  This was the informative speech, where we could pretty much talk about everything.  I chose Barbie since she has a huge background, and the audience was fairly familiar with her.  Although they were familiar with her, I think I still taught them things they didn’t know.  I feel as though this speech was a favorite because I was really into it, and was the most prepared for this presentation.  I also felt the most confident during this speech, which I think showed as well.  

What helped me prepare the most

 I think that the concept from class that helped me best prepare for the speeches were the outlines.  After the first one I realized how important it is to have an outline because it really did plan your speech, you didn’t have much left to do after writing the outline, except for practicing it.  I also felt that practicing the speech in front of others and getting their feed back, after you have already presented did help me for my next speech too.  This helped because I could add in what I forgot to when I originally did it.  It also reinforces that you do need to practice in front of an audience prior to the presentation, and get their feed backs for improvement for the next speech.

persuaded conversation

 I recently had a discussion about whether or not a person should or should  not get a piercing.  They wanted their dimples pierced and I believe it is not the safest thing to do, But they are very persistent about it.  I told them to do extensive research on it.  They are uninformed audience because they do not know the risk factors of the piercing.  I basically scared them into not doing it.  That was the reasoning I used for them, basically scaring the crap out of them.  The results are that they listened to what I had to say about the negatives of it, and they decided not to do it after all.

Chapter 16 interests

I found chapter sixteen interesting, this chapter is about speaking in special occasions.  It gives different tips for each type of speeches.  Some of these speeches include; after-dinner speeches, award presentations, tributes and eulogies.  The tips for  after-dinner speeches are to be entertaining and light hearted.  These speeches usually include jokes or humor.  It also says to focus on a theme.  They should have some type of point to them.  For acceptance speeches the speaker should be thankful and humble.  Thank the people who helped you succeed.  I hate it when people on award shows go on and on about it though.. I mean sum it up!  The next tip is to be succinct; get to the point.  According to the text, in the Webby awards, accepting speakers are only allowed five words.  I think all accepting speakers should have a limit on how much they can talk for.

Chapter 15 videos

Both of the speech buddy videos were helpful to me.  It was even more helpful that one of them is on my topic.  I found this useful because I could see how he intrigued the audience, making them want to listen more although the topic may not directly affect them.  In the pro video, she had a good pitch to her voice.  She announced her authority, her positions and solutions.  She told the audience she was going to prove something to them.  Her visual was what if we went into public school and didn't know if we would come out alive.  This gave me a clear visual to what her position was on pro home schooling.  She gave quotes, and you could tell she was very knowledgeable on her topic.  In the con video, he gives a good introduction. He told the audience that all came from different backgrounds of schooling, which was a reason for them to want to listen.  He is very interested in his topic, making me want to listen even more.  He asked questions to his audience which I really liked.  I learned a lot from these videos for my persuasive speech.   And I learned many new ways to organize the speech as well.

My main points

My next speech is on the negatives of homeschooling.  My three main points are; there is not much socialization in homeschooling, the teachers can be poorly qualified, and there is little emphasis on testing or assessment of the child's knowledge.  I would say that most of my audience has some knowledge about the topic of homeschooling.  But they probably this it doesn't apply to them so they will not be interested.  I need to intrigue them so they are interested and want to listen to my speech.  I have to show the audience why they should be interested.  I need to use strong supporting evidence to show this.  I need to also show that the topic will impact them.  This makes it more relevant to them, and they are more likely be more persuaded by me.  I can also persuade them by showing enthusiasm towards the topic.  I also will take a one-sided approach to the topic of homeschooling, in order to persuade my audience to my point of view.

Sea of Persuasion

In today's society we are always being persuaded.  Even our friends and families try to persuade us to do things.  Not only do our families and friends persuade us but the media as well.  Everyday, we are surrounded by influences of media and do not realize.  We walk down the street and pass the multiple billboards persuading us to buy products.  You also are influenced by media on television.  Commercials are trying to persuade people to buy products constantly, and they are definitely very influential.  I have not had much experience when it comes to persuasive experience when it comes to public speaking.  I need to become more critical of people's persuasive messages.  I can do this by thinking do I agree with what they are saying, and does it make logical sense.