Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Chapter 5 Post 1


Speech Buddy:  Review Drinking and Light Pollution Videos on the Speech Buddy website in accordance with Chapter 5.  Respond to each video.  What did the speaker to well?  What can you learn from watching these videos?

        After reviewing drinking and light pollution videos on the Speech Buddy website in accordance Chapter 5   I found some commonality in the purpose of these speeches and the purposes of these speeches are persuade the audience about something and to show the way how to reduce the risk for the environment.
       In the light pollution video is a very good introduction where Courtney Stillman described the problem of pollution and urged the audience to immediate action. This video was duration only 38 seconds and in this video I could analyze only introduction. In the drinking video  the topic was well-prepared and there was the introduction which attracted my attention because the speaker used a statistics to show me that drinking can cause a fatal automobile accidents and I'm a driver and I have to know and estimate the situation on the road and probably predict what can happen if somebody will be drunk, but my father couldn't do anything when he was as a passenger in the car and the driver of the other car who was drunk crashed into the front of the car where my father was sitting. I agree with the speaker that we have to think about people who are around us. He showed a good statistics and he used a credible source such as the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. I liked the speaker's research about variety of problems with our body. 
       From watching these videos I can learn how to make transition between different parts of the speech, how to connect introduction with the body and to lend to the conclusion of the topic. Also I think is very important to show the goal of our speech in the introduction and to catch the attention of the audience through the story or statistics and we have to show the main problem, why do they have to listen to me and we is this topic so important for the audience.


2 comments:

  1. Thats a great thought that people should not think about only themselves but the people sorrounding them that this will affect. I also liked the use of facts and statistics. It made the speech more credible and just made it seem more important than if he would have told us. A good source to cite I think is also important and shows the audience that you actually thought about what you were doing and know what you are talking about because there is something there to back you up.

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  2. Hello Sierra,
    I'll admit that the introduction for the drinking video caught my attention too. It does catch attention, but it also seemed a little corny. In response to your thoughts on the drinking video, I too agree that one needs to be aware of others when out. I thought the speaker for the drinking video had good sources too, and to state the sources is definitely important. The use of statistics and factual information can add leaps and bounds to ones speech. Of course not too many, but they do make for a more effective, well-rounded presentation. Courtney's introduction also gave me more of an understanding of a good opening paragraph. Thanks for sharing your viewpoints and good post.

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