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?