Saturday, January 24, 2009
Creating An Impression
The goal of this assignment is to further deepen the knowledge acquired in class this semester in producing an effective speech presentation, please include the following criteria as a comment to this blog before our next class meeting on Friday, January 30th.Find a clip of a presenter (celebrity, athlete, politician, etc.) on Youtube or some other video outlet available to you on the Internet, and evaluate why you feel he or she makes an impact on you through his/her speech. You can use the feedback form you will be using to evaluate your peer's presentation next week as a reference for what to look for in this review. This presenter can be making a speech, giving an interview or in a film as a character who makes an impact on you. Try to find a presenter that has a communication/presentation skill that you are currently lacking and aspire to perfect. The clip should not be more than two minutes (it is just a small part of the whole presentation). Place the url address of the link in the blog for me and your peers to look at as they review your posting. Additionally, be prepared to share why you chose this person in our class meeting on Monday. Please do not choose a look clip as it might be time consuming to load in class. As stated, you can use Youtube, news site (CNN.com, msnbc.msn.com) live.com/video, TED Talks site or some other video sharing location on the web.
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http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/215963/january-14-2009/little-victories---america-s-galaxy-is-big
ReplyDeletePersonaly, I really admire the style in which Steven Colbert delivers a message. He injects his speechs with a lot of humor in order to keep the audience entertained. One of my biggest problems in terms of public speaking is that I tend to speak too quickly while delivering a message. Steven, however, always speaks in a slow, loud voice. He clearly enunciates his words so that he can always be understood. He also typically uses visual aids in his presentations, such as pictures and props. These visual aids help to hold the attention of the audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVFmFof6aXg&feature=PlayList&p=5240D92BB9E1EAF5&playnext=1&index=1
ReplyDeleteI admire the manner in which Randy Pausch speaks. He always keeps a low and controlled tone to his voice. I am guilty of speaking quickly due to nerves I think. He speaks with passion. When he delivered his Last Lecture he did use many props...including the Tigger that represented his spirit. His words are inspiring and emotional.
The person that I admire would be Jackie Kennedy. I feel that she shows elegants and poise when speaking. When she speaks, she dose not talk loudly, and she still gets her message across. I on the other hand speek to fast and without thinking. I would like to be like her when talking. Slowly and quietly.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=jackie+kennedy+speech&aq=6&oq=jackie+kennedy
I admire president Barack Obama. I believe his speeches are said in a manner that inspire his audience. What I admire the most is the calmness in which he keeps himself, even though he is being listened by people around the world he is always relaxed and calm; his tome of voice is constant, and his posture is always good, no matter how long his speech is. President Obama is well knowledgable of what he is talking about; I am pretty sure that this is one of the reasons why he always seems sure and calm.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R83xMWtEp7k&feature=PlayList&p=CBC621FA05883BE3&index=0&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtQnpbZHcw&feature=related
ReplyDeleteI admire Marilyn Monroe's ability to speak with much animation. My weakness is my lack of facial expressions and mouth movement. Marilyn Monroe opens her mouth so widely and pronounces every single word with emphasis. She also uses facial expressions to show how she is feeling. She's an expert at using her facial expressions to enhance her speech and I think that is how she enhances her sex appeal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QakfRGqXjEU
ReplyDeleteI admire Hillary Clinton's public speaking abilities. When I get up to give a speech I tend to forget what I am about to say and then in turn rush through my speech and the message gets lost. Hillary Clinton has amazing pose and very calm when delivering her speech. She gives speeches to thousands but she is so calm it seems like she is talking directly to you. Her nonverbal communication also adds more value to her speech. I also admire the sincerity in which she delivers her message with. There is a lot of good communication skills that can be learned from watching Clinton speak.
Tara Campbell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek9Ricy0z9A
ReplyDeleteI chose to use Adam Ferrara's stand up clip because he is so relaxed while he is speaking. I feel that this is something I should strive to improve. He makes public speaking seem so simple, fun, and interesting. (if you find him funny, I suppose).
Not since high school have I been asked to pick a person whom I admired and write something about them. At first I must admit that I thoght this was a strange request to ask of a grown up, so I said what the hell. I took some time time for me to decide who would be my "chosen one". Then I looked over some of my motivational/spiritual CDs and come up with Juanita Bynum.
ReplyDeleteMost of you problably never heard of her unless you grew up like I did in a very religous home environment. Now do not get me wrong I am not going to preach to you or make any one listen to her, but I will tell you why I believe the manner in which she presents her speeches I feel I need to take some notes. You see Doctor Bynum has had many bad breaks in her life; what I mean is that she has been abused mentally, verbally, physically, sexually, etc, therefore when she speaks to you she is speaking from her heart and She understands what many people have gone through because she has traveled down the same road a t one time. She is not afraid to admit to people when she is wrong and will cry in front of millions without thought of appearences. When she speaks her words express confidence and a strong belief in what she is saying. When listening to her, she has a way to use words to pull you, motivated you to change or at least take note in what was said to remember who you are and where you stand in you own faith. In closing, I just want to be able to be as strong as she is to speak on what I believe in and stand my ground not having concern if you agree with me or not. I want to be able to speak words in such a way they will be remembered as will as heard; so that it would benefit the listener. Eunice
Eunice Santiago
ReplyDeleteJuanita Bynum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JVruH9BHAc
OK! Trying this for the 4th time as well! I chose Oprah Winfrey as my inspirational speaker because she always speaks with integrity from the heart. She is very educated and knowledgeable on all her subjects. She always speaks with conviction and confidence which is something I really admire because I tend to be a nervous speaker. My goal in this class is to SLOW DOWN my speaking voice. I talk at mach speed when I'm nervous and I would like to correct that habit. Oprah is a wonderful candidate for a public speaking role model, in my opinion. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaPTUbaH_s
In his speech, Stephen Colbert speaks clearly and effectively despite the frivolity of his message. Though he may be spinning pure nonsense at points, the audience, or at least this portion of the audience, finds his delivery to command attention. His words are not lofty or superfluous, but direct and delivered in earnest. Colbert is so serious and dedicated to each word, every syllable, that I find myself at risk of believing him to be at all invested in the truth of his obviously satirical message. Colbert has a talent for proclaiming the whimsical as integral. His words, first spoken, seem to commingle with the interest of the audience and this collective interest and energy, melded between the audience and the speaker, produces a self perpetuating communion of communication. Like a true comedian, Colbert is conscious of the value of silence and pause, but like a politician, can exclaim nonsense while simultaneously conjuring feeling and intent.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-4E8ZDj9s
I chose Hillary Clinton as a speaker because she addresses everyone in an audience with her body language and eye contact. She was able to utilize humor in her speech as well. I thought the presentation regarding optimism was good except for the begining of the clip she says um to much. She is an important political speaker and um should not be utilized.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/02/02/sot.clinton.optimistic.cnn?iref=videosearch
I choose President Kennedy as my speaker. He speaks with a clear and loud voice. He has a sense of humor too. I start with a clear voice but I start mumbling after a while. Most of JFK's speeches are inspiring, he makes you feel that we as an individual and as a country can dream impossible thing and with hard work and determination can achieve those dreams.
ReplyDeleteThe speech I choose is the one in which he challanged Americans to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ&feature=related
I choose Opray Winfrey's acceptance speech as she received a life time achievement award. She speaks fluently and from the heart. She was extemporaneous in her delivery even thought you would sumise the emotions she was experiencing at that time. I hope to feel comfortable and be able to control my feelings when I speaking in a public situation.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaPTUbaH_s