Parts of speech

Yousafzia’s United Nations address. Her incredibly powerful speech proved difficult for me to master. My first year in forensics was much more of a learning experience than a success story. I learned a lot about using facial expression to convey emotion because you need to sound professional, but still make the emotion of your piece come through. Without my 4-H experience, I wouldn’t have been even remotely able to take on Malala’s speech. On the topic of 4-H speaking experience, I participated…

We all know that in order to do great things in life we need to take big steps and make sacrifices. After reading the autobiography of Malcolm X its admirable that he became such an intellectual man even thought he didn 't finish school and had a difficult time pronouncing words. He was someone that went through many changes in his life to fight for equality and never give up on his dreams. His passion and his aspirations in life to fight against racial discrimination in America help him face…

Delivering the Pet Peeve speech was on the whole a relaxed and enjoyable experience. When the assignment was first issued, I felt a bit reluctant to deliver the speech; I’m only friends with a handful of students in the class, and probably disliked by the rest, so I couldn’t be confident in having a receptive audience. Due to my previous experience public speaking during coffee houses however, my apprehension was easily surmountable. I believe these types of opportunities to perform in front of…

associated with the preparation and delivery in public speaking. McLean emphasizes the importance of knowing your information and practicing your speech, to ensure that you are prepared and confident, but the speaker seems to have neglected to do so. Because he is unprepared, his presentation’s fluidity is poor. As McLean defines it, fluency is how naturally your speech flows. By relying heavily on notecards, there are long and awkward pauses while he rotates through cards, making it seem that…

Speaking. For 11 years I’ve been the National Operations Manager for a global legal firm. Part of my job is to lead training sessions for groups that vary in number from 5 to 100, presenting awards in front of 300 people, and teaching public speaking classes to my staff and as a volunteer teaching public speaking to at risk high school students. From this experience, I have learned how to write a speech, the importance of knowing my audience, overcoming nervousness, different tactics for…

Pledge of Allegiance during the Memorial Day ceremony, I have a lot to learn. 
 One thing that I need to keep in mind is to be concerned with information honesty. There were numerous times when I didn 't tell my audience the truth or even dragged on a speech because I didn 't research the topic completely. I didn’t bother to look for more citations besides online articles on the first page on the search results. When I needed actual quotations, I often created false quotes with fake monikers.…

One of thing things A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking talks about that I want to draw from going forward is forming a specific speech purpose. “Ask yourself: What do you want the audience to learn/do/reconsider/agree with?” (Page 50). This is an idea that I want to keep in mind a lot more before I start writing my speeches. By being able to pinpoint my intentions I believe I will…

Language is an important instrument that allows us to communicate with people. Without any sort of language, it would be impossible to communicate with others. Exposure to language during our childhood is important for our development because that is when our language begins to develop. This was especially clear in the case of Genie which occurred in the city of Los Angeles, California. Genie was a 13-year-old girl kept in isolation for more than 10 years without knowing any form of language.…

development is a process of experience and maturation. Teachers must be aware of children’s cultural language skills, so that they would be able to help and to assist children in their speech. Moreover, there are six stages of language development. First, babies or infants response to language by speech and…

the audience would receive the speech and determine what changes could be made to meet their expectations. The location of where the speech is being given is also a major factor when it comes to what the speaker’s pitch and tone and how the audience would receive it. For my speech, I will be speaking about the life of Walt Disney and how he changed the entertainment world, showing my audience what an impact his company has had on the world. In order to make my speech effective, I need to take…