Week 1 Post 3

On one hand, this class is lowkey below the level of public speaking/communication studies that I'm at. It's also lowkey not applicable to what I'm doing with communication in that I never get to know what physical setting I'm speaking in until I walk into the room. I never know who I'm speaking in front of and I find out what I'm speaking on about 30 minutes before I actually start speaking! Oops. On the other hand, it's kind of nice to go back to basics when it comes to writing speeches. Despite the fact  that I've won a bunch of huge forensics tournaments, I only got a B in the speech class that I took my freshman year. (Please don't tell anyone that it's my biggest shame XD) I'm definitely reestablishing my understanding of concepts that I never really internalized in that class and getting ideas for how I can teach new students in Speech and Debate how to prepare for and write speeches. I've also seen a new speech outline with parallel structure that we don't really use in competition but could be good for toasts at weddings or after dinner speeches. Over all so far I think I have a net positive impression of this course and I think It'll be fun to do.
My one question so far would be to ask the instructor how this information is supposed to bridge into less structured settings. For instance, the class that I mentioned I took my freshman year covered how to do job interviews and college interviews as well as speeches. Some of the concepts they talk about in this class such as learning about the setting and people who hear you speak could be useful in that context. I think it'd be beneficial to the course to cover that type of information as well and bridge that gap using information that they've already taught.

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  1. Ms. Dunley24 September 2019 at 09:56

    What class are you taking? Is it live so you could ask questions?

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    1. Mo Marks18 October 2019 at 10:20

      I'm taking Public Speaking through RIT. It's not live but you can ask questions and have them answered by other students.

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