SPCH 277N Week 7 Discussion; Communication Aids

Week7Discussion: CommunicationAids RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Lesson • Minimumof1scholarlysourcethatwill beyourvideo (inadditionto thetextbook/lesson) InitialPostInstructions Finda videoabout oneofthe followingthreegeneraltopics: • Speechanxiety • Deliveryofaspeech • Persuasionwithinapresentation Once you have found the video, address the following in your initial post, using the providedheadingsto formatyour post: • Title o (Thegeneraltopicyouselected) • Summary o (Beginbyintroducingyourvideo.Next,sharethemainpoints.Finally,identify thehelpfultake-aways.) • HelpfultoOthers o (Usethissectiontowriteapersuasiveparagraphthatisdesignedtomotivateyour classmatestoviewyourvideoandusetheinformationfortheirpresentation.Thisiswhereyou shouldincludeyour reference to thetextbook.) • HelpfultoSelf o (Explainhowyouare goingtoapply thevideo'sinformationtoyourownPowerPoint.) • References o (Citeyour references for yourvideo andthe textbookhere inAPAformat.) Note: Use the above headings for your post. Under each heading have at least one well-writtenparagraph. Follow-UpPostInstructions Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information andclarification. Review your peer's posted video and provide your own feedback regarding theirparagraph designed to motivate you to watch the video. Did you learn something new? Howmightithelpyou in futurepresentations? WritingRequirements • Minimumof2posts (1initial &1 follow-up) • Minimumof2sourcescited(assignedreadings/onlinelessonsandanoutsidescholarlysource) • APAformatforin-textcitationsandlistofreferences Grading ThisactivitywillbegradedusingtheDiscussionGradingRubric.Pleasereviewthefollowinglink: • Link(webpage):DiscussionGuidelines CourseOutcomes(CO):3,5DueDates • Recommendedcompletiondateforinitialpost:By11:59p.m.MTonWednesday • DueDateforallposts:By11:59p.m.MTonSunday • Postsmustbeonseparatedays HelloClass, Title:DeliveryofaSpeechSummary: Dr. Laura Penn speaks about how to make your message matter. She begins by breakdown thewordpresentation.Sheusesthepresentportionofpresentationforthepotentialspeakersorpresenterto be in the moment. Dr. Penn also discuss how not to use filler words in your presentation, neverapologize (it undermine the creditability of the speaker), never close yourself off to the audience bycrossingofthearms.Asaspeakeryourjobistobeopentoyouraudience.Dr.Penndiscusseshowthesehabits can lead to a BAD (broken and dysfunctional) presentation. Later in her presentation, Dr. Penndescribe how to deliver an effective presentation. This can be done by the speaker taking care of theirpresentation and by remembering that the presentation is also a gift from the speaker to the audience.Takingcareofyourpresentationcanbedonebychangingyourmindset.Finally,Dr.Penndiscusshowartofpublicspeakingisaperformancethatmakesyourmessagematter. HelpfultoOthers: According to (Penn, 2017), a speaker’s art is the effective delivery of the spoken word. To besuccessful, a speaker has to both create a compelling content and perform that content in front of theaudience. Dr. Penn goes in explaining four main elements that a speaker needs to implement and finetune when performing public speaking. These four elements are appearance, voice, body language, andaudience connection according to (Penn, 2017).While these are important elements in delivering aneffectivespeech,itisalsoimportanttomakeyourmainpointsclear,providesupportforeachpoint,anduse transitions to guide the listeners from one point to the next according to (McLean, 2018). Byimplementingalltheseelements,thespeakerwillhavethetoolsnecessarytoolstodeliverorperformaneffectivespeech. HelpfultoSelf: OneofthewaysIwillapplythevideoinformationinmyownPowerPointisbytakingcareofmypresentation. I will do this by making sure that I haven given a hundred percent in my work. I will alsoapply the video’s information to my own PowerPoint by applying the appearance element to myPowerPoint.TheappearanceofmyPowerPointmustbeclear,concise,andfluentformyaudience. Finally,IwillapplythevideoinformationtomyownPowerPointbycreatingacompellingcontentsothatmyaudiencewillwanttostayinterestedinmypresentation. References: McLean,S.(2018).Chapter3:LanguageandVerbalCommunication.InExploringInterpersonalCommunication (2ndEdition,pp.127-176).FlatWorld. Penn,L. (2017,January23).PublicSpeaking:Howtomakeyourmessagematter|LauraPenn |TEDxHSG.YouT://