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Hövding
Treasure: How to Speak so that People Will Listen
Video of the Day: Rules of the Road (for Cyclists)
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V1: Introduce yourself
V1: My Public Speaking Career (so far)
Speaking of Bicycles
COMS 195-01 | Spring 2017 | Jonathan Hunt
due Thursday January 26, 2017
You’ll make a short video introducing yourself to the class, with specific reference to yourself as a public speaker. You should refer to the material in “Becoming a Public Speaker.”
Your video should be less than 1 minute long.
The Purpose
This assignment has two main goals:
- practice, practice, practice
Success in public speaking takes practice. Many people avoid practicing because they have fear or anxiety about public speaking. Making videos is a great way to practice without having to bring together a live audience!
2. self-assessment and reflection
Talking about your own knowledge and experience can help you develop more accurate self-assessments. If you aware of and understand your own strengths and weaknesses, you will be able to plan and prepare your speeches more effectively.
Instructions
In class, you wrote about your experiences with public speaking and your ideas about how to be successful as a speaker.
Think about what you wrote in class, and about what other students said in discussion. Using these ideas, write a few notes for yourself. You should try to focus on only a few key ideas or examples.
Use your phone or computer to record a short video introducing yourself to the class. Be sure to include key information (most importantly, your name and what you would like people to call you).
Make several different versions and choose the one you like best.
Remember, your video should be less than 60 seconds long.
Assignment Checklist
Short video, less than 60 seconds.
Introduce yourself to the class—be sure to include your name.
Tell a little about yourself as a public speaker: what are your experiences, your strengths, your challenges?
Or talk about bicycles.
Bring the video (on your phone or computer) to class on Thursday, January 26 — or, if you are able to get your blog up and running, post it there.
Vulnerable on the Open Road
Muhammad Ali’s Bicycle
Digital Speech Option
In class, I mentioned an option for S3 or S4, which is…
S5: Digital Speech!
This means making a YouTube video instead of performing your speech live in class.
But seriously, don’t just phone it in — if you choose this option, really make an effort to produce something people would want to watch.
Whether you give a traditional, in-person S3 or you choose the S5 option, same grading structure applies (write-out, rehearsals, self-assessment, and so on).
See linked file for more details and parameters:
Let me know if you plan to use this option!
Video: Naomi Baron, Linguist interviewed about “YouTube Voice”
Naomi Baron, the linguist interviewed in “The Linguistics of YouTube Voice.”