This week we are learning to study and analyze speeches by critiquing our own speeches and our peer’s week two speeches. To help with that we’ll delve more into speech analysis. First, before posting your initial post, you’ll need to read this week’s lecture – The 25 Skills Every Speaker Must Have – by Andrew Dlugan.

For this week’s discussion you have two discussion question options but only have to post about one, but make sure you expand fully on that question.

Question A

After reading the article mentioned about 25 skills identify two or three points that really stood out to you on the list. Why did they stand out? Why are they important for public speaking? Would you look for these skills when analyzing and critiquing other speakers? Were there any points you did not consider as part of public speaking? Give us your thoughts!

Question B

Most audience members form an opinion of a speaker during the first minute of his/her speech. But how do we determine what makes a speech good… or bad? This week, we’ll look at an example of public speaking, and we’ll dissect it thoroughly. What did you like? What didn’t you like? Evaluate it multiple ways: watch the speaker’s mannerisms, gesturing, posture and eye contact. Watch a second time and critically analyze the content by seeing which skills the speaker used from our list in the article about the 25 Skills.

(YouTube Video: Permission granted by Patricia Fripp, http://www.fripp.com/)

Please watch this short video, then share your thoughts and reactions in the discussion board. Be specific in your observations.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/3A3hk5wROTU

In your initial post:

In approximately 150 words answer the discussion questions to the best of your ability. Give your thoughts! Try to think outside the box. If you see your peers commenting about the same skills review the article again and see if there’s anything you missed

POST 2:

Copyright

Please read the following article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/25/15-years-ago-congress-kept-mickey-mouse-out-of-the-public-domain-will-they-do-it-again/ .

• What reasons are there for having copyright terms last this long? What consequences are there to having a long copyright term?

POST 3:

Understanding the Medical Record and Its Uses

An individual’s medical record is an accumulation of all healthcare related events in their life thus far. Discuss the components of the medical record. What is the purpose of the medical record? What future changes or modifications would you like to see to the medical record and why? When you respond to fellow students’ posts, do you agree or disagree with the changes/modifications they proposed and why or why not?

Please respond to the initial question by day 5 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7. The initial post by day 5 should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

POST 4:

The Effects of Aging

As we get older we are prone to many conditions that affect our bones, muscles and nerves.

Research two of these conditions using the Internet and your textbook.

In your opinion and based on your research how can these conditions be prevented?

POST 5:

Impact of Technology on Society

• Choose two points from either “Technology Levels the Business Playing Field” or “The Social Impact of Technology” in the W6 Weekly Related Articles.
• Explain both points in your own words.
• What experiences or reasons caused you to select and agree or disagree with the two points?