response 1

1). Speech Buddy: review the following Interactive Videos, 10.1, 10.2, 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 on the Interactive Video Website. Respond to the ideas presented in the videos. What did you learn that could be helpful in your next speech?
10.1: this video talks about audience centered language, which is the use of words and different speaking devices such as humor to make your audience connect better with what you are saying. This is very important, because it helps the audience relate to what is being discussed, making their understanding of the presented material greater, and it also serves to hold their attentions longer.
10.2: this segment discusses how to make the best choice of language for your speech, so it can make the biggest impact of your audience. This includes important things like avoiding offensive language, and being concise. These are a given, but the other things like repetitions are less thought of, but very important aspects of an effectively worded speech.
12.1: this video outlines the important oral delivery aspects, such as volume and rate at which you talk. most people think about the content as the most important thing when giving a speech, but when done wrongly these aspects can really break down a speech. i think it was funny in this video when it talked about the pitch of your voice... some people can't help that their voice is annoyingly high pitched.... oh well!
12.2: this video talks about the important non verbal things you do when presenting a speech. The most important one i found was eye contact, something that I know I have to work on as a public speaker. the examples of the other aspects were very exaggerated, so this video was more silly than really helpful.
12.3: this segement was baout practicing your speech. i thought a really good point in this video was that you don't have to give the same speech every time, you jsut hve to strive to give a good version of the speech. I tend to get frustrated when giving a speech when i don't say the exact words, but that is somethign i need to work on, my flexibility during the speech.




i found these videos very distracting once i recognized the background as SJSU... now in all the videos i recognize the buildings and places in the background instead of listening to the speaker... eep!