The one concept that I found to be most interesting were the contexts for observing
communication. For starters when
thinking about a place to observe public speeches, a speech community will come
into place. Speech communities form when people share a common interest this
can be anything from a political event to even a team gathering in a locker
room to hear a coach speak. A speech
situation for example is when people gather for the occasion, these including
anything from church events to study sessions. The sequence of a speech activity
can include anything from a sermon or political debates. An effective way for
these speeches to be persuasive would most likely be political as the speaker
is working to gain a vote. I found that by reading this material helped to
better understand the concept for communicating, and the way it is broken down.
It also helped me to find which direction I would go in terms of the project
and who I would like to observe as a speaker.
this really helped me with my paper to! i was having trouble deciding which topic would be a good speech/presentation to observe however after reading so much about what to look for when observing it made it alot easier to narrow down my options. it also made me think twice about how i speak in general, if wanting someone to take me seriously i need to make sure i am being observed in the way that i had planned people to see me as. I never really thought so much into observing when people talk until reading this section in the chapter!
ReplyDeleteI myself was struggling to find a public speech that I would be able to email the instructor about for pre-approval. Most of the speeches I’ve listened to have been the very type that you describe, the impromptu speech that the coach, the school President, or some other viral type event happens and someone gives a speech about it. This started to make me wonder how much smartphones, cameras, and video cameras have had an influence in public speaking due to their proliferation. How much do we as a society think about what we are saying in public for fear that it will be posted on Youtube or somewhere else on the Internet? Do we change our message accordingly? Are we scared to share our passion for ideas when we think we will be laughed at? Or does this empower us as a society?
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