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.

chapter 14

   In chapter fourteen it explained Monroe's motivational sequence, which is the parts to a persuasive speech.  The first part is the attention.  This is when you relate the topic to the audience in order to gain their attention.  Therefore, make it relevant to them so they want to listen in more detail.  Then you must show the need, which is the problem or harm.  Then the satisfaction, which describes the solution to the problem.  You must also give a visualization, giving somewhat of a story or visual on how the solution is beneficial, or of how if the problem is not fixed, what can happen in the long run.  This is almost like a dramatization.  Lastly is the action, this is where you tell the audience what they can do to help with the proposed problem.  Each of these steps build from each other.

13.3

I found chapter ten on using language effectively the most useful in this weeks reading.  The text reminds you that words do have multiple meanings, and that individuals interpret words differently.  Idioms are expressions that mean something other than the literal meaning of the words.  This is similar to the flicker article we had to read about sexist language.  The text tells the speaker not to use cliches in their presentations because cliches are so overused the audience might think they've already heard the presentation and tend to tune it out.  It also talks about audience centered language, which was reviewed in the speech buddy videos. 

13.2

   The article on sexist language was interesting.  It's not something I think about when developing my speech but it is a good thing to keep in mind.  I wouldn't want to offend my audience.  The example of sexist language in the article is labeling an adult women as a girl, or every man likes a sporty girl.  A good thing to keep in mind from this article is,"Words carry meanings and attitudes."  That's a good thing to think about when writing your speech, and try not to use sexist words, or words with double meaning that could be taken negatively.