Take from this class

For me I will take a few different things from this class. I will always remember that people are not watching me as closely as I feel they are. I will remember how to stay calm when having to get up in front of people. There are many things in life that we must get up in front of people so I will be able to take all the techniques I learned and how to be confident from practicing public speaking in this class. I also want to be a teacher and that means getting up in front of people and staying organized, so this gave me a small view of what it is like to get up in front of a group of people and I can use all the ways of organization I learned in my future public speaking situations. I will also remember that it is not as bad as we make it out to be. We are simply getting the opportunity to share information we are passionate about.

Favorite Speech

My favorite speech was actually the demonstration speech. I find that doing something with my hands and having to show how to do something helps keep me calm. When I have to just stand up there and talk I get a lot more nervous. So since I was able to demonstrate something it was the speech I was the least nervous for. Overall I do not like giving speeches at all, but if I had to pick a favorite that would be my favorite. I also liked that the context was lite it was not very complicated to write. I also got to bake so that was fun because I love baking. It was my favorite because it was simple, light hearted, active, and I got to do something I love to do. If I had to pick my favorite based off of context I would say the persuasive speech because I get to share something I truly believe in and I am passionate about. That is how I felt about all the speeches because we got to pick our topics so I picked things that I think everyone should know about and that I am passionate about, so in the form of simply context they were all good for me. I guess the demonstration speech was just the one I was the least nervous for.

Most helpful Concepts

For me the most helpful part was the very beginning of the class when the book talked about how to handle nerves. The relabeling, visualization, and relaxation part really helped me to put things into perceptive. Also when the book talked about how I think the audience is noticing more than they actually are was extremely helpful too. Now every time I get up in front of the class I just remind myself that I do not have to be nervous because they are not really even paying that close  of attention. I also try to get myself excited for speech day instead of being nervous I use the relabeling technique and get excited to share information on something I am passionate about. I always try to imagine my speech as a success when practicing but I still shake and my voice shakes too, but I feel a little less nervous inside. Overall that was my favorite concept because I can apply it to anything I get nervous about.

Speech buddy videos

I think that the speech buddy videos for these chapters were very helpful. I really liked the girls speech because she did not use as much movement as the guy. They both had great organization and got their main points across. I did not like that the guy used more movement for me it is personally distracting when they move that much but he still had a good speech he did not use so much movement that it was completely distracting. I like that the girl did not look down hardly at all she used her note cards but in a very productive way. I liked that her tone was steady.  Over all I would say these videos showed in their speeches everything we learned so it was good to see everything put to use

Using evidence effectively

For our pursuasive speech I know we will need to use a lot of evidence so I want to go over how to use it effectively. There are four different emotional appeals that make evidence effective. One of them is logos which is logical appeals which is what we normally use with facts l, statistics, definitions and or testimony. The second one is ethos which is the emotional part of credibility . We want our audience to see us as trustworthy, like able, and dynamic. The third appeal is pathos which is emotional appeals. Examples of emotional appeals would be bodily needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self fullfillment. With this they make it personal to each individual and how it affects them. The last appeal is mythos which is cultural beliefs. By using these appeals the speaker is able to better connect to their audience which in return makes for a successful speech

Persuading in daily life

I recently was talking to a friend about smoking weed and drinking. I was trying to explain to him all the reasons we are better off living a sober life. In summary I was trying to pursuade him to stop using drugs and alchol. Some of the points I made were that why would a person give into addiction when they have the strength of God on their side. I also told him to put it in to perspective of the future. I asked if he would allow pot plants and alchol around his kids when they were growing up. Of course he said absolutely not. I also asked him if doing the things he was doing on a regular basis would get him to become the husband and dad that God wants him to be and He wants to be. Again the answer was no. Overall I would say having him look through the eyes of God and what he wanted for his realationship with God, and then putting his addictions into the percepective of the future life he wanted worked very well. He said he agreed and would just have to feel it in his heart to take action to live the life god wants him to live. He agreed so now we will see if he takes action.

Which organizational pattern would you choose

In our textbook it states the definition of Monroe's motivated sequence is "a five-step pattern of organization that requires speakers to identify and respond to what will motivate an audience to pay attention". The definition of the problem-solution pattern is "a pattern that organizes a speech by describing a problem and providing possible solutions. Both of these organizational patterns are used to persuade an audience. In the Monroe's sequence you must first gain the audience's attention by making it personal and giving them a reason to listen. The second step is to give them a need for the information and show they are missing important information and there is an issue requiring their attention. The third step is to give a solution to the problem or give them the information they do not have. In the fourth step the speaker must help their audience to see the outcome of if they put their information to use or if they do not. The last step is to motivate the audience to put their information into action. The problem solution pattern is used to convince the audience that a certain issue needs a certain solution or action. I will be using Monroe's sequence because for my topic of being pro exercise there are many problems that occur when one does not exercise, so it would be hard to establish one issue.

How we are immersed in Persuasion everyday

Every single day I listen to the radio or watch television there are advertisements trying to persuade me to buy their product, to try a different diet that will supposedly be different then all the other fads and that is just a few ways that external forces are trying to persuade me on a daily basis. Then there are all the people I speak with every single day that try to persuade me to do what they are doing, like what they like, believe in what they believe, and all the other factors. Then we go to class and our professors are trying to persuade us to believe we need to learn what they are teaching because it is important. In the work place people are talking about different things and they are very opinionated and want you to see their what is the right way. When we access the Internet there are advertisements that are trying to get us to buy their product. Each second we are around people, media, talk shows, or even just on the Internet we are being persuaded even if we do not realize it. This is why I personally believe we have to be very aware of others influence and remember to stand up for what we believe.

Managing Voice

I want to go over how to manage our voices. I feel that it is very easy when we are nervous to speak to fast, to quit, stutter, or forget what we are talking about. That is why it is important to make sure we focus on our voice. We must speak loud enough. Not to loud where we are yelling or to quite where no one can here us, but at a happy medium. We must pay attention to out rate which is the speed of our voice, so not to fast or to slow. Pitch is another factor that we must take into consideration. It is important that we do not use a monotone voice where our pitch is never changes through the speech. If we practice vocal variety we will be successful in using changes in volume, rate, and our pitch that changes the meaning of the words we are speaking. It is important to avoid pauses that use filler words like "ah", "um", or "you know". Make sure to articulate words which is the "physical process of producing specific speech sounds to make language intelligible" and also we must focus on pronunciation. Overall managing our voices can be tough with nervousness, but I am hoping that if we all focus on these factors that our speeches will come off more prepared and be more entertaining to listen to.

offensive language

According to the post on flickr the first post agrees with our book about certain language being offensive especially sexist language. The responses to the first post did not agree with our book. Most people said this is modern society and if a woman is called a girl It is not a big deal. I personally agree with the fact that there is not much that can offend me, but I also believe we should be aware of using language that has the potential to hurt others feelings. No one wants their own feelings hurt so it is important to not hurt others feelings. In the context of a classroom speech it is more important to be aware of your language choice· When speaking to a large group that we are getting graded to speak to you definitely do nit want to offend anyone. On a blog I think it is different because everyone there is choosing to be on there. A casual setting versus a formal setting can be more laid back in using language that has the potential to be offensive, but in a formal setting it is not an option but to be very aware of using a certain type of language that will not offend anyone