Advertisement Analysis Blog- Due December 2nd

Advertisement Analysis Blog-Due April 16th

Pick an advertisement from a magazine.

1. What is the name of the magazine and the date of publication?

2. What is the product being sold? What is the company?

3. Who do you think the target audience is? Why?

4. Which of Maslow's needs is this advertisement trying to appeal to?

5. Of Aristotle's four rhetorical proofs, which does this advertisement try to incorporate? How?


6. What other persuasive techniques that we discussed does this advertisement incorporate?


7. Overall, do you think this advertisement is effective in getting their target audience to buy their product?


8. If you were an advertiser, what kind of advertisement would you design to persuade people to buy the product? Explain in detail.

Informative Speech Self-Assessment

1. What were three strengths of your speech(topic, research, organization, visual aids, and delivery etc) Be detailed with each

A.

B.

C.

2.

2. What were three areas which you could improve on?

A.

B.

C.

3. What's an example where you might have to do an informative presentation for a job or for an organization that you belong to in your community?

Topic Rationale Blog- Due October 27th

Answer the following statements:

My topic for the informative speech is:

It's relevant to me because:

It's relevant to my audience because:

It's relevant to 2009 because:

It can be covered adequately in 6 to 8 minutes because:

It's informative in purpose because:

Leadership Blog- Due October 16th

1. What are qualities of a good leader?

2. Who do you consider do you consider to be a good leader in your family? school? community? state/nation? Why for each?

3. Are people natural-born leaders or can leadership be developed through training? Why or why not?

4. Do you consider yourself more of a leader or a follower? Why?

Demonstration Blog- Due October 2nd

Watch yourself on video, then answer these questions fully and in complete sentences:

Demonstration Speech Self-Reflection Blog

1. What was the easiest part of this speech for you? Why?

2. What was the most difficult part of this speech for you?

3. Do you think you did an effectively physically and verbally demonstration the skill to your audience? Why or Why?

4. After watching the video, what is one area you excelled at? What's one area you can improve?

5. What's an example in the real world where you might have to demonstrate a skill for your job or as a member of your community?

6. So far in the class, what's one skill/concept that you think you've really understood/mastered/or improved on? What's one concept/skill you really don't understand or haven't mastered yet?

Intercultural Article

Read the article by clicking here.

1. What was the main intercultural conflict happening here? What misunderstanding are happening among the different ethnic groups working at the plant?


2. Did it surprise that this type of conflict is occurring in Central Nebraska? Why or why not?


3. What should JBS Swift do as a company in this situation? What steps have they taken already according to the article? Should they compromise with the workers or fire them? Why or why not?

4. What can the workers do to help create a more cooperative environment at the plant?


5. As our country becomes more and more diverse, do you think there needs to be more cultural sensitivity or intercultural communication for employees and employers? Why or why not?

Interpersonal Survey Blog- Due September 23rd

Interpersonal Communication Blog

Take the following survey:

http://www.psychtests.com/tests/relationships/communication_skills_r_access.html

Click on non-members. There are 34 questions dealing with your interpersonal communication skills. If you want the complete results, you have to pay for it; however, I want you to reflect on your answer in the blog.

1. What was your overall score(1-100)?

2. What are your interpersonal communication strengths looking at your answers to the survey? Why do you think you excel at those?

3. What are your interpersonal communication weaknesses looking at your answers to the survey? Why do you think you excel at those?


4. Why are interpersonal communication skills important in school? why are important with friends/family relationships? why are they important in the business world?

Interpersonal Survey Blog- Due September 23rd

Interpersonal Communication Blog

Take the following survey:

http://www.psychtests.com/tests/relationships/communication_skills_r_access.html

Click on non-members. There are 34 questions dealing with your interpersonal communication skills. If you want the complete results, you have to pay for it; however, I want you to reflect on your answer in the blog.

1. What was your overall score(1-100)?

2. What are your interpersonal communication strengths looking at your answers to the survey? Why do you think you excel at those?

3. What are your interpersonal communication weaknesses looking at your answers to the survey? Why do you think you excel at those?


4. Why are interpersonal communication skills important in school? why are important with friends/family relationships? why are they important in the business world?

Partner Biography Speech Self-Evaluation- Due September 22nd

Partner Biography Speech Self-Evaluation

Write in complete sentences; Capitalize "I" when referring to yourself; Capitalize the beginning of sentences. Don't you slang such as "cuz", "w/" "w/o".


1. What part of this speech assignment did you find the easiest or like the most? Why?

2. What part of this speech assignment did you find the hardest or like the least? Why?

3. How would've your speech changed if I just had you JUST state facts, or just stories, or just quotations from your partner? Why?

4. What are the overall strengths of this speech?

5. What are you goals for next time?

Communication and Me Speech Blog- Due September 9th

After watching the video of you "Communication and Me" Speech, answer these questions;

1. In what areas do you think you improved(content, organization and/or delivery) since the last speech(Bag Speech)?


2. Do you think you achieved the two performance goals for this speech(eye contact and well worded transitions)? Why or why not?


3. What skill do you think you really excelled at with this speech?


4. What's your goal for your next speech?

Communication and Me Speech Blog- Due September 9th

After watching the video of you "Communication and Me" Speech, answer these questions;

1. In what areas do you think you improved(content, organization and/or delivery) since the last speech(Bag Speech)?


2. Do you think you achieved the two performance goals for this speech(eye contact and well worded transitions)? Why or why not?


3. What skill do you think you really excelled at with this speech?


4. What's your goal for your next speech?

Listening Blog- Due September 11th

Listening Blog ?'s
Listening Blog
Answering the following questions:

1. How do you rate yourself as a listener?

2.Of the four types of listening(informational, critical, creative, empathic), which do you think you do the best at? Which do you think you do the worst at? Why?

3. What's an example when effective listening has helped you at school, home, with friends, or work?

4. What are two techniques that we discussed that you think could help you improve your listening behavior?

Listening Blog- Due September 11th

Listening Blog ?'s- Due January 26th
Listening Blog
Answering the following questions:

1. How do you rate yourself as a listener?

2.Of the four types of listening(informational, critical, creative, empathic), which do you think you do the best at? Which do you think you do the worst at? Why?

3. What's an example when effective listening has helped you at school, home, with friends, or work?

4. What are two techniques that we discussed that you think could help you improve your listening behavior?

One Day Communication Survey- Due September 4th

One Day Communication Survey-

1. List as many communication interactions as you can think of during that period(I would keep a running list/journal). List these down below


2. Of these interactions, what percentage(approximately), were:
Intrapersonal:
Interpersonal:
Small Group:
Public:
Mass:

3. Of these interactions, what roles did these serve(give me percentages):
Physical:
Identity:
Social:
Practical:

4. Were you surprised at how much you communicated each day? If so, why?

Bag Speech Self Reflection- Due August 31st

Bag Speech Self Reflection

Answer the following questions as a comment:

1. After watching yourself, what would you say were the overall strengths of your speech as far as organization, ideas, and delivery?

2. After watching yourself, what would you say were areas that you could've done better?

3. What are two goals you have for yourself for the next speech?

Beginning of the Semester Blog

Semester 1 Introduction Blog

Answer the following questions in a paragraph/post it as a comment:

Do you view public speaking in a positive or negative way? Why? What experiences have you had with public speaking? What are your goals for the class? What specific skills/concepts related to public speaking/communication do you want help with as the semester progresses? What activities/strategies help you to learn best?

End of the Semester Reflection Blog- Due May 21st

Respond to this prompt fully in complete sentences explaining yourself fully.

1. From the Bag Speech to the Persuasive Speech, what skills do you think you most improved on in the public speaking process? How?

2. What skills do you think you could've improved on even more? Why? How could've helped you more improve in this area?

3. Of the units we did, what was the most interesting/useful to you? Why?

4. Of the units we did, what one did you find the least useful or interesting? Why? How could it be improved?

5. Are there concepts/skills related to communication that you wish we would've covered? If so, which ones and why? Should the class put even more emphasis on giving speeches and away from the notes/tests or is it the right balance?

6. In regards to the instructional strategies used by the teacher, which ones worked for you? Which ones didn't work? Why?

7. Are there ways you can think of to incorporate technology more into the class?


If you have any other comments or suggestions, feel free to share them!!! Thanks

Award Acceptance/Presentation

Speech Reflection- Due April 23rd

Go to the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll5baCAaQU.

If you don't get Internet at home, you can go to www.kickyoutube.com and download it at school, you can ask Mr. Mohr to iChat the video to you, or you can access it and download it from the Persuasion Folder on Angel.

Watch the entire video before answering questions.

1. What seem to be the overalll central themes and ideas of the speech?

2. How does the speaker use: a. ethos(credibility) b. pathos(emotion) c. logos(logic) and d. mythos(appealing to American values) in his speech? Give specific examples.

3. How does the speaker use delivery to enhance the ideas in the speech? Specifically, how does he use: pauses, vocal emphasis, delivery, and eye contact?

4. Was the speech effective or ineffective in your eyes? Why or why not?

Advertisement Analysis Blog-Due April 16th

Pick an advertisement from a magazine.

1. What is the name of the magazine and the date of publication?

2. What is the product being sold? What is the company?

3. Who do you think the target audience is? Why?

4. Which of Maslow's needs is this advertisement trying to appeal to?

5. Of Aristotle's four rhetorical proofs, which does this advertisement try to incorporate? How?


6. What other persuasive techniques that we discussed does this advertisement incorporate?


7. Overall, do you think this advertisement is effective in getting their target audience to buy their product?


8. If you were an advertiser, what kind of advertisement would you design to persuade people to buy the product? Explain in detail.

Leadership Blog- Due March 4th

1. What are qualities of a good leader?

2. Who do you consider do you consider to be a good leader in your family? school? community? state/nation? Why for each?

3. Are people natural-born leaders or can leadership be developed through training? Why or why not?

4. Do you consider yourself more of a leader or a follower? Why?

Partner Biography Speech Self-Evaluation- February 3rd

Write in complete sentences; Capitalize "I" when referring to yourself; Capitalize the beginning of sentences. Don't you slang such as "cuz", "w/" "w/o".


1. What part of this speech assignment did you find the easiest or like the most? Why?

2. What part of this speech assignment did you find the hardest or like the least? Why?

3. How would've your speech changed if I just had you JUST state facts, or just stories, or just quotations from your partner? Why?

4. What are the overall strengths of this speech?

5. What are you goals for next time?

Listening Blog ?'s- Due January 26th

Listening Blog

Answering the following questions:

1. How do you rate yourself as a listener?

2.Of the four types of listening(informational, critical, creative, empathic), which do you think you do the best at? Which do you think you do the worst at? Why?

3. What's an example when effective listening has helped you at school, home, with friends, or work?

4. What are two techniques that we discussed that you think could help you improve your listening behavior?

Communication and Me Speech Self-Reflection- Due January 21st

After watching the video of you "Communication and Me" Speech, answer these questions;

1. In what areas do you think you improved(content, organization and/or delivery) since the last speech(Bag Speech)?


2. Do you think you achieved the two performance goals for this speech(eye contact and well worded transitions)? Why or why not?


3. What skill do you think you really excelled at with this speech?


4. What's your goal for your next speech?

One Day Communication Survey- Due January 16

Over a period of 24 hours, evaluate the following:

1. List as many communication interactions as you can think of during that period(I would keep a running list/journal). List these down below


2. Of these interactions, what percentage(approximately), were:
Intrapersonal:
Interpersonal:
Small Group:
Public:
Mass:

3. Of these interactions, what roles did these serve(give me percentages):
Physical:
Identity:
Social:
Practical:

4. Were you surprised at how much you communicated each day? If so, why?

Bag Speech Self Reflection- Due January 14th

Answer the following questions as a comment:

1. After watching yourself, what would you say were the overall strengths of your speech as far as organization, ideas, and delivery?

2. After watching yourself, what would you say were areas that you could've done better?

3. What are two goals you have for yourself for the next speech?

Semester 2 Introduction Blog

Answer the following questions in a paragraph/post it as a comment:

Do you view public speaking in a positive or negative way? Why? What experiences have you had with public speaking? What are your goals for the class? What specific skills/concepts do you want help with as the semester progresses? What activities/strategies help you to learn best?