COLLEGE OF FOUNDATION AND GENERAL STUDIES
Hours:3
Program:Foundation Subject:English for Academic Purposes Code:ENGF 103 Credit
Synopsis: This course is designed to develop students' public speaking skills. Students will be exposed to principles and practices of effective public speaking which are done through lectures, discussions, and class exercises. Most importantly, they will learn how to prepare and present effective speeches both individually, in pairs as well as in group. Aims: By the end of the course, students should be able to: understand principles and practices of public speaking....show more content...
Welcome to the Furman Playhouse lobby! Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime squeezed into the few minutes before your IF/THEN experience. There is really nothing to it; you will be presented with a situation with some choices. Make that decision, and follow the string attached to your choice, it will lead you to another situation. Just repeat that over, and over and over until well... Spoiler alert we all end up in the same place. But to avoid any existential crises we will just end with "Enjoy the show." Thank you for choosing to spend your evening/afternoon engaging with IF/THEN.
It is your senior year at Furman University you are about to graduate with a degree in Theatre Arts and Computer Science. You have two job offers: ...show more content...
You get to the front counter. You order your beverage. The attractive barista asks your name. After you respond, the barista says "Number?" "I'm sorry?" You respond.
"Your phone number" they say, with a smirk.
"Is this a new store policy?" You ask.
"No, I just really wanted your digits."
"Is isn't it customary to write your number on my cup?" You ask.
"I like to take my fate into my own hands." They respond.
What do you do?
A.)Whip out a pen and scribble your number on a napkin.
B.)Smile, take your drink, and walk away.
You've not even left Deja Brew three minutes when your phone buzzes you look down and it's from.....well it's a text from an unknown number. The text reads: 'Date?' What do you type back?
A.)Nothing or a 'No thank you', either way you make it clear it's not going to happen.
B.)I don't even know your name.
They respond 'Jamie.....Date?' You respond with:
A.)No, you don't trust anyone named Jamie.
B.)You respond with this: This type of date? C.)Yes
You've walked away from Deja Brew, and your potential boo. When you are about one and half blocks away the unthinkable happens. You are sneezed on! You ask around if anyone has some disinfectant. They do not. Do you run back into Deja Brew and beg the barista for some PURELLВ®? (Or the knock–off germ–murdering equivalent)
A.)You bet your If/Then ticket I do, the last thing I need is
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Samantha Audiffred Honors Comm 110 Marieke Spiegelhoff Informative Speech Outline 25 February 2015 Audience Analysis (ВЅ page) The target audience for the informative speech is the honors communication 110 class and the professor. The class makeup is eight males and twelve females for the 20 students. This is a required course for all students attending UW–Whitewater; therefore, the majors and interests of the students will vary greatly. After an activity polling the class, the most popular of three topics was social anxiety. This makes the topic easier to sell because many of the students are already interested. Furthermore, this is essentially a speech class which brings out anxiety from many students, even if they don't have a social...show more content...
They pushed me to own my work and give presentations. In this day, there is more emphasis on every person getting a chance to be in the spotlight. My social anxiety causes me to get very nervous about any situation involving other people. I don't express my opinion because I think everyone else will think it is stupid and laugh at me. It causes me to feel like everyone hates me even if they talk to me or invite me to hang out. It causes me to cry at the drop of a hat for no reason at all. I am a credible speaker on the topic of social anxiety because I sleep, eat, and breathe anxiety. It's all I've ever known and it's the one thing I wish I could get rid of. To further my credibility while giving my speech, I can use my delivery skills and physical appearance. I will be dressed semi–casual for the speech, so people will be more inclined to listen to me. I can also use pitch, rate, and non–verbal cues to enhance my speech which will help my credibility because I won't sound like a bumbling fool or bore my audience. Introduction Hook: The lights are dimmed and the stage is empty. The crowd is shouting my name but I'm frozen in place. Slowly, the voices fade away and I walk onto the stage. I start my speech but, suddenly, everyone is pointing and laughing at me. I sink to the floor and then I wake up. This recurring dream is a constant fear within me, as well as with many other people like me facing this fear every day. Reason to listen: Statistics
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What if a speaker had an important topic that they needed to get across to their audience? How would the speaker go about it and what type of speech would the speaker choose. Well chapter 13 contents the creative process for informative speaking. What informative speaking is how to choose a focused informative topic, how to conduct a research and informative outline? The chapter also contains how to organize the body, introduction, and conclusion of the informative speech. Lastly chapter 13 contents explain how to prepare to present the speech and evaluate and informative speech. In order to make a well informative speech the speaker needs to be logical and purposeful. There are five steps to achieve a well–spoken speech. The first step...show more content...
Finally choose the specific purpose and central idea. These two help the speaker stay on topic while giving the audience the objective for the speech. Now that the speaker has figured out what type of speech they want to present they can create a working outline. The outline should take a few minutes to construct. This will guide the speaker research. Now the working outline is only a rough outline. In this outline the speaker might use question for the main points and later use sentences for the preparation outline. After the working outline is complete the speaker is ready to conduct research. When researching the speaker wants to find material the will make the audience want to listen and learn. The speaker should select material that have a language level appropriate, something that will interest the audience, and if the topic is complex make sure to find multiple perspectives and means because everyone learns differently. The speaker should use the internet, library, newspapers, magazines, and personal knowledge in order to create their speech. Now that the speaker knows the topic it is time for them to construct the informative outline. This outline is structured and includes complete sentences and will typically end with a source page. When making the outline a speaker needs to know how to organize the body of an informative speech. first the speaker needs to understand that an informative speech utilize chronological, topical, spatial, comparative,
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Topic: Thyroid diseases
General Purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform readers of the dangers and results of a thyroid disease.
Central Idea: The thyroid controls so many things in your body and if not well taken care of can cause major damage to a person or their life.
INTRODUCTION:
Attention Getter: One of the most unknown body parts in the human body is the thyroid gland. It can also develop two of the worst diseases. Credibility Statement: Your thyroid controls so much in your body and not many people are aware of what can happen if you get one of two thyroid disorders. Your thyroid controls most things from your sleep pattern to your weight to your heartbeat and more. Both disorders are nothing to overlook by no...show more content...
b. Inflammation of the thyroid, having a surgical removal of your thyroid, or some medications are some causes of hypothyroidism.
c. Like hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism has many symptoms.
c.i. Fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, depression, and slowed heart rate are just a few of the many symptoms
c.ii. This disease develops at a slow pace so most people don't notice the symptoms.
d. Women are more likely to develop this disease as well. The average age is 60 and up.
e. People who have had a thyroid problem before, received radiation for a thyroid problem, or had surgery on the thyroid are most likely to develop hypothyroidism.
(TRANSITION: Although you cannot completely get rid of either disease there are ways to treat it to maintain good health.)
III. Treatment
a. There are different treatments for hyperthyroidism
a.i. Antithyroid medicine, radioactive iodine, and surgery are a few ways to treat it.
a.ii. No treatment can lead to heart problems, weak and brittle bones, and death.
a.ii.1. A person that decides not to get treatment can go through a thyroid storm, which is rare but dangerous to a person
b. Synthetic thyroxine is the main way to treat hypothyroidism.
b.i. Synthetic thyroxine is a type of medication that is the same at the hormone T4.
b.ii. The dosage will depend on the age, weight, and other health issues of the person.
b.iii. This disorder can be completely controlled by this medicine.
Introduction I. Today I'm going to talk about my lovely country Persia, which we know it as Iran now. Here is a video that shows how great we were and how we are now. II. Not the nuclear power but, Iran's history from 300,000 years ago until now. III. Iranian people were a very peaceful nation through the history but same as the other great histories something make it change. IV. So there is a transition inIran history and we can divide its history to Iran's history during the Achaemenid Empire, Iran's history when Islam enters to it and Iran in present time.
Transition: how great was Persia? And when Persia was at the peak of glory?
Body
I. Iran's history during the Achaemenid Empire.
A: we were peaceful people...show more content...
III. Iran in present time.
A: After all of these splendors time, because of the governments based on religion, Iran converted to the one of the third world countries. 1. Because there was a civil war in the country for several years, developments stop in Iran and Khomeini didn't do any of those thing that he told the people that he is going to do after his victory for the country.
B: As I said before because the religious mixed with politics most of the Iranian people suffer from lack of freedom in any cases. 1. Real Islam said that Muslim supposed to respect to all of the religions, but because Islam and politics mixed in Iran government really didn't mention it. 2. They didn't let any other religions like Baha'is, Jews and Christians live free in Iran. They arrest them; they torture them and make them force to live their own country.
C: The governments just think about its own benefits. 1. It is so sad that a rich country like Iran became third world country just because of selfish government. They really don't care what happened to their people they just think about their own benefits and power in the world. Transition: All these things work hand to hand to convert Iran from a very big and powerful empire to the third world country.
Conclusion
I This is very small portion of the history of my country Iran, and it is so sad for all Iranian when they review their history from past to now