Commencement speech

Joe Smith gave a speech during a TED Conference in April of 2012 called “How to Use a Paper Towel”. He talked about what a difference one sheet of paper could do for the environment to a crowd of intelligent environmentalists. He talks about how many sheets of paper towels people should use versus how many people actually use. Smith’s love for nature and the environment really stands out when using statistics and a strong vocabulary to attach to the audience. Smith was able to provide the…

The title of this speech is "Giving A Demonstration", presented by Scott. S Smith. The style or genre of the speech appears to be informative, educational and promotional. The aim or rather the purpose of the speaker is to promote the product Vspeak 2000 by stating its beneficial factors and to guide the audience through the ways of utilizing the product. The content of the speech is organized appropriately into three parts. The first part involves teaching the audience how to transfer a call…

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…

To: Ms. Harris Working with your daughter, Sarah Lee, has been a wonderful experience. On November 1st, 2010, you signed a parental permission form that allowed me to begin our sessions together. I administered two different tests to Sarah Lee in order to understand why she has been feeling speechless and tongue-tied. The tests were the MAVA and the Told I;4. The MAVA, or Montgomery Assessment of Vocabulary Acquisition, is broken into two parts: an expressive vocabulary part, and a receptive…

target population whose performance on intelligence batteries might be compromised by standard verbal requirements. The WNft is able to test individuals from diverse backgrounds, autistic disorders, developmental delays, instructional challenges, and speech impairment. The WNft is a developmentally appropriate for Danny because Danny does not speak very much. The test was specifically designed for students that do not speak very much so that they can still be tested correctly for special…

I did not want to sign up for this class. Even without others having to tell me so, I knew how poor of a speaker I am. There is almost a checklist that I have to go through every time I give a speech: rapid heart rate, a perceived idea of failing, hands that cannot stop shaking, thinking that the audience just does not care about what I have to say, along with many other belittling thoughts. While I may have not learned very much about how I am as a speaker, I have learned enough to start…

Language has always been something in the back of my mind. You never think to in depth about language, but you do think about what to say and when all the time. Language is so important because you use it everyday. I always thought that my language was average, but if im around people who have a broader vocabulary, it makes me feel like my language is horrible. When i start thinking about a memorable time that involved language, right away I think about my eigth grade English class, it was by…

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.…

Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review Many scholars have been discussing the meaning of language and defined it through different ways. According to Bloomfield (1914) language is the system of signs controlled by structural rules which relate the signs to its meanings, N. Chomsky (1996) defined it as a group of sentences which fixed in length and buildup of limited set of parts .other scholars such as E. Sapir (1921), R.A Hall (1968), R.H Robins (1979), have defined it as a…

I performed a speech about why teenage relationships are beneficial on November 1st, 2016 in front of my speech class. Public speaking is something that I had been practicing since I was in the sixth grade, however it is apparent that I continue to struggle with nerves. When my teacher called my name, I realized that I was shaking and trembling pretty badly. I told myself I had practiced beforehand and I knew what I was doing. There are many things I noticed while reviewing my speech, critiquing…