Monday, May 03, 2004
so maybe my last post should something profound but i think i would rather bitch. so i have tried so hard to get an internship for the summer. now i started out looking for them on my own terms. because thats how i do everything. and usually it works. but this didn't at all. i was really upset. well actually disillusioned. i mean i know i'm only a sophomore and have had one job in my life and have no professional experience and don't have a very good resume but i really thought i would get some response. and not even a yes. i barely heard anything from the internships that i applied to, or i heard three days before the interview. it was so upseting. all i wanted to do was get a job and not have to work at the hell hole that they refer to as robinson township pool. well i decided that i was not going to let this discourage me and i applied to about another thirty internships. and i am really not exaggerating. anyone i have actually gotten responces this time and i do have some interviews set up. which is great but i can still only work part time becuase i need to get paid. unfortunately mommy and daddy don't pay for everything for me. unlike some of my friends with unlimited credit cards and clothes allowances. yes i am bitter. anyway that means i am still stuck at the pool. so i started searching for paid part-time internships and i was reallly excited about one. the lady had emailed me a couple of times and sounded really interested. then i got an email informing me that the internship had been filled. she said she was sorry that it had taken her a week and a half to respond to me and sorry that the position had to be filled before i could come home to interview. this really makes me upset. i really wanted this and would have made a special trip home to interview. but i had no idea what was going on. errrrrrrrrr. i am so annoyed. anyway i guess that is really all. and oh p.s. if your friends are having trouble finding summer jobs do not tell them how easy it was for you, or how you don't need to get paid, or how you can't pick between two, or your friend's boyfriend who is really dumb has a bunch of interviews. this does not help. at all.
hey so i just noticed that the links in my final do not work. i'm not sure why this is but i have decided to repost my links. i hope this helps.
allison's final
mcguffey's reader
scott's blog
social judgement theory
Silva Rhetoricae
allison's final
mcguffey's reader
scott's blog
social judgement theory
Silva Rhetoricae
Saturday, May 01, 2004
Given your experiences this semester, what advice would you give to someone who wanted to produce a policy (deliberative) speech for presentation before a live audience? You may draw from Silva Rhetoricae, as well as from other sources on the web, and from class notes, but your answer should come mostly from your personal experience co-producing your group's speech this semester. Your post should include four links, including at least one to a classmate's answer to this question.
The first piece of advice that I would give would be to develop an understanding of what a deliberative speech is. It is helpful to understand that deliberative speeches have Greek origins and it is essential to know that they are intended for persuasion and are fundamentally a seduction.
It is also helpful to understand the concepts of ethos, pathos, and logos. These three concepts are tools for the speaker to reach his/her audience by constructing themselves through language. For example, speeches can draw heavily from logos. Logos means word or thought; it is often interpreted as claims with evidence or more logical arguments. Speeches can also draw from pathos which is associated with emotional appeals made within the speech, and ethos, the character or qualities of a speaker.
It is important to understand these tools and use them to address the audience. It is also important to have an understanding of to whom one is speaking. This will determine which tools will be most important. For example, an appeals judge may rely on logos while an trial attorney may rely on pathos.
The speaker must also have a concept of literary devices of rhetoric. These devices can be found at Silva Rhetoricae . This website provides hundreds of definitions of literary devices. It is important to understand these definitions, but it is even more important to understand how they are used in the greater context of public speaking.
After, one has developed a greater understanding of what is expected of a deliberative speech, the next step is to decide upon a topic. This can be a difficult task. There are a wide array of possible topics, and a wide array of opinions with topics. A very helpful tool to narrow a topic is the social judgement theory . The social judgement theory can be used to map out all positions on a topic, and decide what kind of arguments can be made. It can help one find an anchor point, the main position of audience, and develop an argument that can be encompassed in the audience’s latitude of acceptance. Scott makes a great point when he discusses the use of the social judgement theory, “This move was crucial, because it allowed us to see all viewpoints, both liberal and conservative, and anything that may have fallen somewhere in between”.
The next step is to begin writing the speech. It is important to keep in mind that the speech should include simple language. The speech is meant to be spoken and should not be filled with complicated sentence structure. This is not a term paper, and an audience will not respond well to a speech that sounds like one. Allison has some great comments on how the context of the speech should be tailored to the audience.
Writing a speech integrating all of these points is not easy to achieve. It may take several drafts of a speech before it is ready to be spoken in front of an audience. It is helpful to speak the speech out loud while it is being written. For example, if said out loud, it might be clear that “I think this evidence shows the seriousness which dietary substances like ephedra need to be considered”, has too complicated a structure to be spoken effectively.
The next step is to prepare for delivery of the speech. The best way to do this is to gain an understanding of the ways in which the voice can be used to make the speech more effective. No matter how good the speech is, its message will be ineffective if it is not delivered properly. McGuffey’s Reader is a great source to use to develop delivery techniques.
This information should provide a great start to the development of a deliberative speech. In addition, remember to enunciate, and speak loud. Also, is important to practice!
The first piece of advice that I would give would be to develop an understanding of what a deliberative speech is. It is helpful to understand that deliberative speeches have Greek origins and it is essential to know that they are intended for persuasion and are fundamentally a seduction.
It is also helpful to understand the concepts of ethos, pathos, and logos. These three concepts are tools for the speaker to reach his/her audience by constructing themselves through language. For example, speeches can draw heavily from logos. Logos means word or thought; it is often interpreted as claims with evidence or more logical arguments. Speeches can also draw from pathos which is associated with emotional appeals made within the speech, and ethos, the character or qualities of a speaker.
It is important to understand these tools and use them to address the audience. It is also important to have an understanding of to whom one is speaking. This will determine which tools will be most important. For example, an appeals judge may rely on logos while an trial attorney may rely on pathos.
The speaker must also have a concept of literary devices of rhetoric. These devices can be found at Silva Rhetoricae . This website provides hundreds of definitions of literary devices. It is important to understand these definitions, but it is even more important to understand how they are used in the greater context of public speaking.
After, one has developed a greater understanding of what is expected of a deliberative speech, the next step is to decide upon a topic. This can be a difficult task. There are a wide array of possible topics, and a wide array of opinions with topics. A very helpful tool to narrow a topic is the social judgement theory . The social judgement theory can be used to map out all positions on a topic, and decide what kind of arguments can be made. It can help one find an anchor point, the main position of audience, and develop an argument that can be encompassed in the audience’s latitude of acceptance. Scott makes a great point when he discusses the use of the social judgement theory, “This move was crucial, because it allowed us to see all viewpoints, both liberal and conservative, and anything that may have fallen somewhere in between”.
The next step is to begin writing the speech. It is important to keep in mind that the speech should include simple language. The speech is meant to be spoken and should not be filled with complicated sentence structure. This is not a term paper, and an audience will not respond well to a speech that sounds like one. Allison has some great comments on how the context of the speech should be tailored to the audience.
Writing a speech integrating all of these points is not easy to achieve. It may take several drafts of a speech before it is ready to be spoken in front of an audience. It is helpful to speak the speech out loud while it is being written. For example, if said out loud, it might be clear that “I think this evidence shows the seriousness which dietary substances like ephedra need to be considered”, has too complicated a structure to be spoken effectively.
The next step is to prepare for delivery of the speech. The best way to do this is to gain an understanding of the ways in which the voice can be used to make the speech more effective. No matter how good the speech is, its message will be ineffective if it is not delivered properly. McGuffey’s Reader is a great source to use to develop delivery techniques.
This information should provide a great start to the development of a deliberative speech. In addition, remember to enunciate, and speak loud. Also, is important to practice!
Friday, April 30, 2004
yay for all A's
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
hey nate , if you ever want to talk about religion i am def the person to talk to. now i actually know nothing about it being raised by a mother who takes her beliefs from star wars and a father who would rather not talk about that. but it has become an issue in my life. my boyfriend and his family are really religious and we have had serious discussions about how such differing views will effect our relationship. that kind of stuff gets pretty intense. let me tell you
ok so i have been quite remiss in my blogging. and i swear that everyday i intend to do it. really every single day. but with the whirlwind that seems to be my life right now i can barely remember anything let alone to blog. yesterday i even wrote it on my hand. yes, i have resorted to the actions of middle schoolers. and while it did remind me my computer was being soooooooooooooooooooooo incredibily slow i could not even manage to wait the ten minutes that it took to even locate the blogger main page. but i must admit something as much as i am not interested in computers or the web i actually kinda missed reading everyone's blog while i was on blogging vacation. that must say something good about this class. u have begun to convert a non-blog-believer. and i thought i would never change.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
like ethan noted last week blogging is falling by the wayside. i know i should be blogging more but i just have so much to do that i can't seem to remember. sorry
Thursday, April 15, 2004
blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
(how drunk were u when u wrote this, ethan?)
(how drunk were u when u wrote this, ethan?)
Friday, April 09, 2004
i just wanted to say way to go to ivan your blog totally rocks. it is refreshing to read your blog about actual topics of consequence while the rest of us stew over the oc and the housing lottery. so congrats you have actually transcended all the denison bullshit and are concerned about reality.
