Essays on Speaker

This paper is aimed at exploring various elements through which our nonverbal behavior affects our communication. This paper starts with a brief introduction about non-verbal communication and then proceeds to defining it. After a brief definition of non-verbal communication this paper presents several elements of non-verbal nature which play vital role in non-verbal communication. Further in the paper these elements are shown in respect of their role in overall communication. The paper is concluded with a brief and concise conclusion at the end. This paper mainly addresses the situation of a public speaker in order to analyze the effects of non-verbal communication in ...

According to Skinner, the behavior of the speaker is verbal. This is because there is a specially condoned listener who mediates the reinforcement of this behavior. The role of the listener in every verbal episode is not necessary verbal in any sense and that the behavior of a listener cannot be differentiated from other forms of his behavior. In language hypothesis however, is that the implicit idea of the listener is verbal. Skinner uses verbal behavior to demonstrate how a behavior analytic approach can be applied in call language. According to him verbal behavior is that kind of behavior that is reinforced ...

Chapter 1

- Why are communication skills important to your career? Communication skills for one on one communication help one in taking a job interview. It enables you to be brief and interesting, but yet convincing increasing the chances of securing a job. Oral communication skills are very important in the job market as being a good communicator enhances the way you communicate with your co workers as well as the public. It helps one to learn how to speak to his audience such as in court, at work, in school among others. It equips the leaner with communication skills that ...

Christina Rossetti is regarded as one of the great Victorian poets. Her poetry spans many centuries and include the distinct element of religion. As the youngest of four children, Christina’s mother taught her English, French and Italian Literature as well as the Bible and Orthodox Anglican religion. The close family environment, with its emphasis on learning and its religious disputes, formed the foundation of Christina’s mature character. She was loyal to her mother and remained at home for her entire life as she took care of her family and the household. This loyalty to her mother and ...

Shakespeare’s sonnets treat time as an enemy of mankind. In many of the sonnets, the speaker worries about the ravages of time and expresses disgust at the way time takes away the things that human beings cherish. In the first seventeen sonnets, for example, the speaker juxtaposes time and beauty. As the speaker praises the youthful vitality of the young man (described in the sonnets), he also conveys his worries about ravages of time. The speaker’s concerns arise from past experiences. Nevertheless, the speaker devises several means to reduce the harmful effects of time on the young ...

The famous and world widely recognized short story by well-known Chinese writer Lu Xun, the New Year Sacrifice conveys the distressing but touching story of a young woman with a heart-breaking life ultimately compels her to the outer reaches of the societal ethical standards. The story is neither a radical means nor an artistic inclined piece, but a way for encouraging social modification (eNotes.com). It has a special consideration to the dilemma of women in his time by incorporating in the story significant concepts regarding women’s liberty. The story transpired in the period earlier the Revolution of 1911, a poor Chinese woman is sold ...

Introduction

Overall Impact and Effectiveness of Speech: This speech is enjoyable and interesting, and it was accompanied by a lot of applauses from the audience. The theme of change in leadership of the U.S flows throughout the speech while aspects on the development are emphasized highly by the speaker. The emphasis on the aspects of war, energy and technological advancements makes the speech memorable. The speaker appeals to the emotions of the audience by persuading them to believe on his promises towards development of the U.S. The speech is informative since the speaker provides facts on the economic developments in ...

Oral presentations are vital in the modern age. Why would academics, who could read journals and books by the click of a button travel long distances to hear a speaker in a conference? Why would learners who have textbooks, syllabus, and the course outline get out of their bed to attend lectures? Why would business organizers orally present reports faxed to them in all the branches? Why would the government read out the budget, when it will be published in all articles, magazine, and newspapers in the country? Therefore, oral presentation is a critical and essential form of communication. Hence, the strategies used ...

Muhammad delivered the speech to approximately 4000 Howard university students. He addressed on behalf of the Black power committee of students, courtesy of Nathan Hare; a sociology professor in the university .The main reason for the speech was for Muhammad Ali to declare his fight against racism. He highlighted one instance when servers at a hotel refused to serve him on the basis of his color. He further commented of his refusal to join the US forces and participate in Vietnam War citing religious beliefs. During his speech to at Howard university, he uttered ,“ No, I am not going 10, ...

In the essay sweatshirts to sweatshops several universal intellectual standards have been violated. To begin with, the speaker breaches the fairness that should be upheld in an argument by presenting the “little girl was working hour after hour while trying not to collapse from the heat” (Cournoyer, 2011). In putting this across, the speaker is attempting to influence the audience by invoking their emotions of sympathy on the little girl. Since the speaker’s argument is not based on facts, the audience can as well dismiss it. In fact, there might never have been a little girl in the actual ...

MOTIVATIONS OF CODE-SWITCHING

Code switching is currently considered one of the main subjects of study in linguistics. This can be shown by the fact that within the last decade most of the major conferences on linguistics had at least one paper on the subject. One of the topics within the subject that has been of interest to sociolinguists is on the communicative intention of this phenomenon. The researches in this particular topic make a scientific attempt to understand and clarify why people engage in code switching (Wardhaugh, 2009, p. 85). Why two or more people that understand two or more languages would choose ...

Organization

Literature Review (Snapping Beans)

In the poem, “Snapping Beans”, Lisa Parker has portrayed the story of the speaker and her conversation with her grandmother. The speaker is assumed to be a girl because the poet has used a distinctively feminine voice. The speaker and her grandmother are snapping beans while sitting together on a porch together. The poem then goes on to explore the series of emotions sparked in the mid of the speaker when the grandmother asks her a simple question, ‘How is school a-going’? (Meyer, 141). Upon being asked this question, the speaker embarks on chain of thoughts regarding the ...

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening paints a beautiful picture of a different time. A horse and rider take time to stop and watch the snow falling in the woods. It sounds like a painting. Yet, much more is going on here than appreciation of nature. The meaning of the poem is that the only character is about to go on a long journey to fulfill a promise. The promise is a great responsibility. The promise might be going to war, taking care of a loved one who is ill, or just taking a moment to rest before resuming the normal responsibilities of life.

The first stanza ...

At present oral presentations play an essential part in any professional and academic activity. The ability to introduce the material in an appropriate way often determines the result of the whole work. Therefore people should carefully consider all things that can make their presentation in public a success. One should definitely start with thorough planning and preparation. It is very important to clearly understand what the objective is. They may be different. For example, the objective may be to inform the audience about some advances in science or technology. The purpose of the presentation may also be to persuade ...

Communication

COMMUNICATION The Modern Rhetorical Triangle Video 1 (Ananthaswamy, 2011) Speaker The speaker delves into the topic of astrophysics with an interesting incident that inspired his career. He manages to hold the interest of the audience, and shares useful information. The main purpose of the speaker is to educate the audience about the extreme conditions under which astrophysics is studied. The speaker provides pictures that illustrate his point. He explains clearly the reasoning behind the points that he has raised. In addition, he substantiates facts with examples, which helps the audience to elucidate the meaning of ...

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to present to you some of the tenets that make up good persuasive speech. The fundamental objectives of this speech is to enable different people to understand what makes up a good persuasive speech and how the speaker can make sure remains relevant while making his persuasion speech to a particular group of people or even an individual. It is prudent to note that before delivering your speech, it is crucial that the speaker understands his/her audience attitude, values, behaviour and the beliefs. It is important that the speaker understand ...

Question Three

Judicial opinion is the element of law that deals with instances that pertain giving opinions about the legal field. In this case, judicial opinion originates from the mind of a person who feels like giving direction about a legal issue. In most cases, the opinions are given by people who are well vast in the legal field. As a matter of fact, judicial opinions originate from the rationality of someone. On the same note, poems are ideas that originate from persons who are well vested in the world of poetry. A person cannot just wake up today and claim to come up ...

The theory of moral sentiments and the poem ‘A Mouse’ talk about the sentiments of human beings. The two writers have different views on human feelings. In the theory of moral sentiments, Smith believes that other people's sentiments drive a person's sentiments. According to him, human beings are driven with sympathy. They tend to be touched by others sad moments rather than the happy moments (Zhang, 33). When someone is sick people will feel sympathy towards that person but when they are in their happy moments, other people are most likely not to share in with the happiness. People become ...

John Keats’ poem Ode to Psyche can only be understood in the context of its allusion to the Greek myth of Psyche. This poem is as much an ode to Psyche as it is an entreaty that Psyche forgive the speaker for his praise of her. Rather than praising the subject, Psyche, as is customary in an ode, Keats in this poem stretches the form of an ode to include an emblematic wink at the camera, so to speak. The poem not only addresses a high praise of Psyche, but in doing some becomes self-referential in its praise and allusion. ...

Speech Critique

Introduction Critique about something or somebody is a process of positive, independent, critical, and unbiased evaluation for better and systematic analysis and interpretation. In order to express or write the critiques of something, one has not only to examine the event or the person very carefully, but also to discover the various aspects that are important for its complete understanding. So, it makes good sense to understand that critiques can be regarded as the useful interpretation of a particular subject. As far as this writing is concerned, I would discuss the critiques of the public meeting which I attended last ...

Robert Frost is considered one of the greatest American poets of all time. He created imagery and cultural memes that exist in American culture to this day; indeed, some of what is considered trite and overdone in poetry was introduced into the art by Frost. “Mending Wall,” one of Frost’s most famous pieces of poetry, is particularly prevalent and common in American culture, even today. Different critics analyze the text of “Mending Wall” differently, but there are a few different camps that analyses of this particular poem fall into. Some critics, while analyzing “Mending Wall,” take into account ...

Belmont Speech Lab held a contest on informative speech in fall 2008, one of the topics discussed by one of the ale speaker is about the cause of homelessness. At the start of the speech the speaker presented his topic in a straight forwards manner with a personal overview of the reality of this topic in everyday living. The topic evolves around the facts, causes and effects of homelessness in the United States. According to the speaker there are about three million people in America who do not have their own homes and ends up at the bus stop, subway stations and ...

A dream within a dream is a romantic poem by Edgar Allan. Throughout the two-stanza poem, the theme of love and romance takes center stage. The persona of the poem is a male lover, who addresses his ladylove through the poem. The poem opens with the speaker informing the readers about his dreams about a certain girl. The speaker openly tells the ladylove that she is actually correct in concluding that he (the speaker) has spent his entire life dreaming about her. However, according to the speaker’s choice of words, there is a high probability that he will not get the lady. According ...

Oral presentation connotes to the delivery of information or rather a speech by means of verbal presentation. An effective oral presentation often requires adequate preparations. The mentioned preparations often need ample time. The speaker, who is the presenter frequently, requires performing a self- assessment prior to the occasion. The paper, therefore, intends to establish the necessary preparations and strategies for an effective oral presentation.Ethical responsibility. The speaker should ensure appropriate ethics. The cited ethics often determine whether the audience would concentrate or recognize the speech. The speaker needs to appreciate the presence of the audience before commencing presentation. Ethically, appreciating ...

Introduction

Electromagnetism refers to the creation of a magnetic force from the movement of electrical charges. In order to find application in most electrical appliances, electromagnetism concerns the use of electric current to make electromagnets. This field of electricity is called Electrodynamics. It can also mean using magnetic field to induce an electric current. This field of electromagnetism is called Electromagnetic Induction. Almost all electrical appliances use one of the two types of electromagnetism mentioned above especially those with moving parts. This paper discusses the application of electromagnetism in a speaker.

Application of electromagnetism in a speaker

The speaker is basically an electronic transducer which converts electric energy ...

1. Facing a culturally diverse audience can present a number of challenges for a speaker. For one thing, it may demand the need to be extra aware of (and sensitive to) cultural differences and nuances. Each culture defines what is acceptable and unacceptable—sensitive speakers will keep this in mind while making any presentation in order to get their message across to as many people as possible without diluting its impact. When addressing an audience composed of people who have a different religious affiliation than the speaker, it pays to be neutral or at least avoid referring to the audience’s religion in ...

Interpersonal Communication

Introduction

Interpersonal communication majorly deals with the interaction or communication linking individual and a large group of people such as a community. Through the study, of the interpersonal communications, one gains knowledge of how people communicate and negotiate. Numerous people have different communication skills. This is for the main reason that people born with different skills and talents. However, through daily practice, the people specialize and perfect in the communicating skill that best suites their characteristics. Through communication, people are able to exchange ideas and pass on information from one person to another (Linder, 1991).

Through the successful accomplishment of the ...

William Wordsworth’s famous lyrical ballad “The Solitary Reaper” tells a story from Wordsworth’s wanderings through the Scottish Highlands (Poetryfoundation.org). As Wordsworth and his companions wander the countryside, they come across a young Scottish maiden singing to herself in a field as she cuts the grain that she sowed earlier in the season. Wordsworth seems transfixed by the beauty of her song, and he stops to listen to her sing in the field; although the initial reaction of the speaker is to the beauty of the voice and song of the young woman, the speaker—ostensibly Wordsworth himself, although this is ...

Poetry is an apt form for expressing inner sentiments, which can sometimes seem impossible to relate to others. When a person sees beauty, it is an individual impression. But through poetry, removed and subjective notions can be explored. William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and John Keats' “Ode on a Grecian Urn” both relate a concept of, love, beauty in art, and its weathering time. As will be shown, both Shakespeare and Keats convey these concepts in unique ways. Comparing and contrasting these two widely recited and studied works allows one to get to the heart of how they use the poetic form ...

The director of Youth Development Institute was the main speaker at a conference in Mission Bay conference center in San Francisco. The convention was a leadership conference that ran through fifth to seventh November 2014 comprising of young entrepreneurs, youth leaders, students and professionals from California. I was among the attendants of the conference that lasted for three days. The director was to give a lecture on dynamic leadership with information and technology. The speaker was in professional attire that made him appear presentable for the occasion. The professional attire made an impression of expertise and prowess in leadership issues and ...

Theme

The Vacuum is a poem by Howard Nemerov that focuses on the central theme of loneliness caused by the death of a loved one. However, Nemerov took a very different twist in writing the poem, mainly because its entire structure is composed of puns that tend to reference the word “vacuum” in two ways – the space the wife of the speaker left when she died and the appliance, the vacuum cleaner, she once frequently used when she was living. Given such a rather sad yet creative expression, Nemerov was able to vividly embody the emotions of the speaker, who is missing his wife ...

Abstract

Lucy poems are a series of poems written by William Wordsworth about the girl named Lucy. She is a described as a laidback beauty that lived in the countryside. Her character is important to the poems because she is the main character in each of the poems, and the poems have to be read together in sequence in order to find out more about her. Nature is one of the themes present in each of the poems; therefore, nature holds a certain degree of significance to the Lucy poems. Majorly, nature assists the poet to develop the plot of each poem as well ...

Suicide note is a poem written by Janice Mirikitani. This poem reflects on the life of a young Asian American college student who later committed suicide by jumping through the dormitory window to end her suffering. The teenager left a suicide note written in poem form with her last words, thoughts and feelings at the time she committed suicide. The poem explains to the reader what triggered the girl to end her life and all the sufferings she had been through with her parents. The college girl was so desperate and tired of her parents’ criticizing her and she could no longer ...

Essay Exploring “Realistic Love” Portrayed in Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.”

Robert Hayden’s biography is a story that begins in a difficult poverty, a tough family life and poor eyesight that prevented him from the occupations that many youth busy themselves. This trials turn into an unlikely success; with Hayden becoming the first black American to by appointed the Poet Laureate of the United States. Still, his background is present in his work. His personal history shines through in his famous poem “Those Winter Sundays.” On a reading recorded on The Poetry Foundation’s website, Hayden says before reciting the poem, “Here’s a poem that comes directly out of my boyhood in Detroit.”( ...

Colleen J. McElroy’s poem, “Military Woman: Evolution,” is a poem that describes the changes a woman experiences while spending a career in the military. It is written from the point of view of the woman herself. McElroy makes use of several poetic devices including speaker, voice, structure, tone, imagery, and repetition to demonstrate to readers that the evolution this military woman experiences is an evolution of not only her view of woman in the military, but also her self as a woman and as a military woman. McElroy’s choice to write this poem from a first person point of view and to ...

Body language

Body language is an essential part of communication. Human beings pass most of their communication through body language. The human mind is wired to decipher the non-verbal cues passed by the body before the mind interprets the audio signals produced by the mouth. People can communicate through nonverbal cues without uttering a single word. Body language entails facial expressions, gestures and body posture. The three non- verbal cues make an integral part of the body language. Body language is the most common means of communication; however, body language is understood by few people in the society. There some common nonverbal ...

Facts and briefs on this case

Feiner, who is the is the defendant in this case is convicted of a misdemeanor, a disorderly conduct under the laws of the State of New York, which is the plaintiff in this case. His arrest follows making remarks the court considers derogatory while addressing both Caucasian and black Americans. The court translates this to imply incitement of the audience to rise against the whites and fight for their rights. Police offers deployed to the scene unsuccessfully stops him from making such speech. Feiner Irving holds a sidewalk gathering speech briefing to invite the audience to attend a meeting at the corner ...

Ronald Reagan speech is an informative one. This is because his main objective is to notify the people of America of the tragedy that has occurred regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger in the year 1968.

Introduction

The speech’s introduction is brilliant. The speaker starts by saluting the audience, which were both men and women. He then went directly to address the issue at hand without wasting any time by saying that what he had planned on saying that night was not what he would since happenings of earlier that day had changed his plan. The speaker notified the audience ...

The poems – ‘Meditation at Lagunitas’ and ‘Picking Blackberries with a Friend who has been Reading Jacques Lacan’ – are from Robert Hass’ collection of poems ‘Praise’ that was first published in 1981. Both poems, written by the same author, have several differences in style, meaning and effect. Yet, there is one similarity in both the poems, and that is the sense of nostalgia that they evoke.

In the poem Meditation at Lagunitas, the speaker remembers an intimate time spent with a woman. It seems that the speaker is reminiscing about an entire evening as he speaks of dinner, how the woman broke ...

Most people never expect that in applying for a job they are required to talk in public or do an impromptu presentation. It is a great advantage when a person has the confidence, courage, and the ability to communicate well. It implies that a good speaker has the advantage to land a good job than others who are not. Particularly, in a critical phase of the interview, an applicant has to compete in terms of his or her oral communication skill. In a workplace, informing and persuading are the employees’ challenges and a constant practice is the key to improving the skills in informing and persuading. Through a ...

Describe the Ministry of Jesus

The assignment is to create an 8 – 10 slide PowerPoint presentation selecting one of the Gospels (Mathew / John / Luke / Mark) and discuss the person and ministry of Jesus as described in it. I have used the Gospel of Matthew to unravel some well-known and a few pertinent though uncommon insights into the life and person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Detailed speaker notes have been added to the Notes page of every slide including the Introduction title slide right till the very last slide. References for each slide content as relevant are mentioned at ...

Business Communication

Business Communication for English as a Second Language Speaker In the 21st century, businesses have increased cultural interaction in the workplace. Most places of work have become a haven of multicultural association due to the positive impact it has on running business. Despite the multicultural benefits, there has emerged certain issues that my cause miscommunication in the offices. Employees who speak English as a second language (ESL) bring about most of these issues in communication. Stephens, SiIbert, and Hasson (2010) argue that though they might have learnt to speak English elsewhere, the native speakers often have a different dialect that may cause ...

President Barrack Obama at US capitol, Washington D.C. in February 12, 2013, gave this speech; at 9.15 PM. EST., the purpose of the speech was to give the citizens the proceedings with regard to state of the union of the country. Evidently, the speaker is the appropriate in this kind of an occasion since it is the role of the president to tell continually the state of progress of the nation to the citizens in order for them to be able to evaluate how best they are fairing as a nation. The subject is fitting for this occasion since the ...

For this research, I have watched the video by Mark Bowden. In this essay, I will analyze the conversation. I will analyze not only the utterance of the speaker, but the manner of behavior, body language, as well. The language was flawless. The speaker tended to use some linking words and even sentences. This is done not to make the audience bored or leave some necessary information out. The peculiarity of the conversation was the intonation and the tone of the speaker. This helps him emphasize some significant facts, for example, statistical data or numbers. Besides, tone and ...

Chapter 3

Hearing is the process by which takes place when the ears pick sound waves that come from the speaker while listening is the process of interpreting and evaluating what the speaker has said.

The eight key techniques of effective listening include:

- Preparing yourself physically and intellectually to listen to the speaker. - Be ready to work hard to pay attention. - Listen analytically so as understand what the speaker is saying. - Taking notes for reference and keeping you focuses throughout the speech. - Avoiding distractions to ensure you are easily concentrating on the speech. - Avoid fake listening while the ...

John Milton, in the poem On His Blindness, talks of the frustration of the speaker who is blind and hence unable to serve God. The speaker’s frustration finds a reply from “Patience” who tells that the Almighty does not really require man’s work. All he asks for is the perseverance to bear with the “mild yoke” and embrace what the God asks for with faith in heart. The poet puts to use the form and his quintessential touch in language and content of his work. The poem is considered one of Milton’s immortal literary works. A close ...

Analysis of Dickinson’s “The Brain is Wider and the Sky” and “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”

Poetry is an art that is often wrought by souls who have considerable difficulty interacting with people in the world at large. While Robert Frost and Maya Angelou may have felt comfortable reading their work at Presidential inaugurations, others such as Sylvia Plath and Emily Dickinson felt extremely out of place in society and chose instead to sequester themselves from the world as much as possible. It might seem that this ascetic sort of life would make it difficult to render poetry that is meaningful to readers who interact frequently with others, without the type of angst that so ...

Analysis of the poem “To His Coy Mistress” By: Andrew Marvell

The poem “To His Coy Mistress” By: Andrew Marvell is a lyrical poem. It can also be classified as a metaphysical poem which is a brief, intense meditations employing wit, irony and elaborate comparisons. The speaker is requesting that the coy lady yield to hi passion. The poem is split into three radical parts. The first stanza describes the writer’s great feelings of love for a young lady. The second stanza shows how time is fading very fast by using words like “fading of beauty and death.” The third stanza presses the question to the mistress whether she will accept the writer’ ...

Audience:

Venue: Speech: Charlie Chaplin Body of the Speech At the beginning of the speech, the speaker was visibly nervous, which was betrayed by her heavy breathing. However, the speaker’s unease was overshadowed by her witty introduction to the speech, which was not only humorous but also managed to get the attention of the audience. The mention of the controversial figure, Hitler, added humor to the speech, and got the audience hooked. The speaker then went ahead and informed the audience of the objective of the speech, which made the speech focused. The contents of ...

A significant number of people encounter the feeling of fear when they have to deliver a speech in front of an audience. However, the process is not that frightening as long as a speaker is familiar with various strategies that can be employed in order to make a successful speech, either in front of peers or investors. Like any mental work, the preparation of speech tend to be the creative process, hence each speaker uses his own methodology to get ready. Presumably the most crucial measure of any oral presentation is whether a speech is good or bad for the audience in ...

While Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost were writing poems at the same time period of American poetry, they represent very different styles, sometimes write about different subjects, but also sometimes explore the very same questions with their poetry. Most notable, both poets consider the passage of time, aging and death as themes worthy of being explored in verse. One of the most notable differences between the poetry of Frost and the poetry of Dickinson is the length that both poets use to convey their themes and message. With some exceptions, Frost tends towards mid-size poems of 4-6 stanzas ...

Reflection of the speech

A good speaker needs to possess certain qualities in order to get the attention of the audience. Evaluations on the qualities of a speaker are made in the light of the speech by Barack Obama. Barack Obama’s speech on education for students in America is used for the purpose and the evaluations are discussed. Barack Obama is considered as a great speaker or orator who has the capability to speak to the audience. In the above mentioned speech the speaker started with a funny statement, which was largely appreciated by the student audience. The speaker was able to connect to ...

Love is an all-too-common subject of poetry, the short poetic form being an elegant and evocative way to convey the complex ways people can love and be loved by others. To that end, examining and comparing the ways in which love is presented in the works of some of history’s greatest poets allows us to see the broad spectrum available to us for poetry. William Shakespeare’s Sonnets 18 and 147 both demonstrate an idealized form of personal love, in which the lover supplicates themselves before the beloved (and is figuratively made sick by this love). Comparing and ...

A. Listening strategy to reinforce listening skills in the lesson plan

One can incorporate the use of summarizing in the lesson to help the listener understand and remember the main ideas captured in a presentation. A summary of the main points will assist the listener to remember and understand ideas in a presentation. Summarizing and paraphrasing a speaker’s speech helps the listener to increase the chance of recalling. Notes taken in the course of the presentation will help the listen to make future reference (Cordella & Musgrave, 2010). To learn a language depends on the listening strategy. Listening provide an aural input that act as a basis to acquire language to enable learner's interact with ...

An Art and How to deal with it

We always have to speak to people time to time, whether in a team meeting or presenting something to a group of people. The outcome of this can be good or bad. It only depends on the way you represent your ideas to others. Normally Public Speaking is a face-to-face interaction between individuals and a group of people for the purpose of communication. It can be in front of people you may know or it can be in front of strangers also. So in many cases it creates nervousness and anxiety in a person speaking to others. This is natural in human beings. But ...

Understanding Cooperative Principle

Introduction Cooperative principle encompasses assumption an understanding of how interaction occur between the speaker and listener. Linguistic and philosopher H. P. Grice (1975) introduced the theory of Cooperative principle to address the relationship between direct and indirect conversation and concepts about things that the speaker can and cannot do with words (p.45). There are basic assumptions made when people are conversing, which includes the establish cooperation with one another in constructing meaningful conversation. In order to understand the conceptual underpinnings of cooperative principle, Grice’s (1975) Cooperative principle will be closely examined to determine the tenets of conversation ...

Introduction

This is a speech where the speaker persuasively requests the citizens to elect him. After reading it, we realize that it qualifies to be rhetoric hence we can analyze it rhetorically. Concerning the rhetorical situation, the occasion that leads to the opportunity or need for persuasion in this speech is campaign. Therefore, the historical occasion is the campaign by various politicians hence Roversi’s objective in this speech is to persuade citizens to elect him as their country representative. He establishes his personal credibility, confidence, and character in a convincing manner. This is what is termed as ethos. In addition, his ...

Almost immediately I realized that the speaker is not a native English speaker. It is the first time I have heard anyone refer to types of English as “Englishes.” The speaker stood up to make a speech and was not as confident as she usually is, despite the fact that she has given this speech several times before. This time her mother is in the audience and she realizes that she is using the type of English that her mother has never heard her use. “My mother was in the room. And itt was perhaps the first time she had heard ...

A successful speech is determined by the subject of the topic and the opinions of the audience, the speaker’s qualifications and the occasion. If the topic is difficult in its arrival, the speaker must consider to broad categories that can aid to have a potential topic. The speaker must consider subject he knows a lot and second subject that he has interest in it. Audience analysis aid and enables the speaker to predict audience reactions. In subject that the speaker knows, he writes down his experience, interests, hobbies, skills and benefits. The speaker must consider subjects about which he ...

A poem titled “The Solitary Reaper” gives a reflection of the power of imagination and the manner in which imagination can transform events surrounding us in our day to day lives (Mahoney, Page 5-19). The poem gives a representation of various realities that surround our day to day life. It further brings out the poet as a romantic individual and that to him imagination is not just to be used as a synonym when writing poems by creating some fantasy. The writer saw an opportunity to relate the imagination closely with various intuitions, as well as emotions in his piece of work. ...