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I changed the subject of the speech from the Prison Industrial complex to the Medical Industrial complex because I was reading the grading rubric and saw she gave more points if the topic was more relatable. Anyways spent a good half of the speech stumbling on the intro, lost track of time, had to rush the rest in about 4 minutes going over the limit. But I guess I get points for participating early right? >.>

Oh mah gawd then the classmates are supposed to anonymously critique you, and the teachers gives us these critiques later. These 18 year old bitches gave me 6/10!!! My ghetto ass almost wanted to shout "EH! WHO GRADED ME LIKE THIS?!?!" But I didn't. =| Oh well at least it's done with now I'm gonna take an edible and drink alcohol.

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Their critiques do not mean that's the score you'll get.  In fact, he might actually be grading the critiques to see how much they understand about critiquing.

Or it could be about seeing how people react to being critiqued by their peers (fyi - this will happen in the workplace too).

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2 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

Their critiques do not mean that's the score you'll get.  In fact, he might actually be grading the critiques to see how much they understand about critiquing.

Or it could be about seeing how people react to being critiqued by their peers (fyi - this will happen in the workplace too).

I know it's not the score I got, probably close to a high B, I didn't have a great visual aid, but people said I did seem passionate about the subject. Teacher isn't grading critiques, but she is grading out outlines, and I think my shines way more than the words that could ever come out of my mouth. lol

I remember retail critiques, tough crowd lol.

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You should record yourself giving your speeches before you go in front of the crowd.  You can watch and see your strong points and the weaker points. It also helps doing it in front of friends or family, hell even a stranger would work. Practice makes better.

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11 minutes ago, crackymckrackin said:

You should record yourself giving your speeches before you go in front of the crowd.  You can watch and see your strong points and the weaker points. It also helps doing it in front of friends or family, hell even a stranger would work. Practice makes better.

I should at least try practicing it next time. >_>

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20 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

I didn't practice timing it, a problem with procrastination, and a lesson for the next one. lol

Dedicate yourself to the things you love, treat easy things like they're hard, and you won't encounter too much difficulty. The thing about school is it sets up this precedent of heavily future oriented thinking. Right now is the only time we have to enjoy life and work hard, hippie b.s. etc, etc,.

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2 minutes ago, Lasty said:

Dedicate yourself to the things you love, treat easy things like they're hard, and you won't encounter too much difficulty. The thing about school is it sets up this precedent of heavily future oriented thinking. Right now is the only time we have to enjoy life and work hard, hippie b.s. etc, etc,.

I know we are supposed to put in a lot of work into school, it's just this semester has been the death of me really mentally. Kinda at my end's rope but still pushing through. Idk, at least I got another 2 weeks till the next one.

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Just now, jackiemarie90 said:

The rule of three?

They didn't teach you the rule of three?

It's an old-school technique, and a very effective one.

Basically, you practice until you speak in a natural cadence of threes. For example, "Read my lips... No new taxes..." If you are really dedicated, you will learn to speak in a natural rhythm of threes. It takes work though. The reason why is rather simple, the human mind, for whatever reason, responds to a cadence of three.

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3 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

They didn't teach you the rule of three?

It's an old-school technique, and a very effective one.

Basically, you practice until you speak in a natural cadence of threes. For example, "Read my lips... No new taxes..." If you are really dedicated, you will learn to speak in a natural rhythm of threes. It takes work though. The reason why is rather simple, the human mind, for whatever reason, responds to a cadence of three.

So far we just are talking about concepts of our audience, and how to read a crowd without falling into stereotypes. And how to format outlines.

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8 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

I know we are supposed to put in a lot of work into school, it's just this semester has been the death of me really mentally. Kinda at my end's rope but still pushing through. Idk, at least I got another 2 weeks till the next one.

You got this. :P

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9 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

So far we just are talking about concepts of our audience, and how to read a crowd without falling into stereotypes. And how to format outlines.

This is a communications course, or a public speaking course?

 

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4 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

Can I use the rule of apparently I have a physical threatening demeanor, and just scare my way to a good grade?

I wouldn't rely on that unless you want to be a debt collector for a guy named Vinnie....

 

Seriously though, practice the rule of three. It really does work.

 

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1 minute ago, jackiemarie90 said:

Can I use the rule of apparently I have a physical threatening demeanor, and just scare my way to a good grade?

Communication starts with your eyes. You know, unless you are blind. Changing your dress or body language goes a long way with the crowd. Might try looking up different postures and try that. I could go on and on seriously, forever but I don't want to bore you or type on this phone that much.

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1 minute ago, Ginguy said:

I wouldn't rely on that unless you want to be a debt collector for a guy named Vinnie....

 

Seriously though, practice the rule of three. It really does work.

 

Can I be a debt collector for a girl name Vanessa? I'm a feminist threatening person.

I'll give more seriousness next time.

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1 minute ago, crackymckrackin said:

Communication starts with your eyes. You know, unless you are blind. Changing your dress or body language goes a long way with the crowd. Might try looking up different postures and try that. I could go on and on seriously, forever but I don't want to bore you or type on this phone that much.

I hate looking at people. Why won't dey mind dey own business, hmmm? This is actually the real reason why I love giant sunglasses, I hate eye contact. >__>

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2 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

Can I be a debt collector for a girl name Vanessa? I'm a feminist threatening person.

I'll give more seriousness next time.

Almost everyone bombs their first big public speech. It is something that you have to practice to gain confidence in. You'll be fine.

 

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7 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

Almost everyone bombs their first big public speech. It is something that you have to practice to gain confidence in. You'll be fine.

 

It just sucks cause I really wanna maintain a super high GPA so I can go to a University. And it's looks like I'll be averaging out this semester.

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6 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

It just sucks cause I really wanna maintain a super high GPA so I can go to a University. And it's looks like I'll be averaging out this semester.

One semester won't ruin your average.

 

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Lawl, speech sucks balls, I remember dat class...my teacher was pretty chill tho, and liked my friend and me. xD

The class had a bunch of oddballs, lawd.

Hahaha, damn those betches! Those class grading things are basically there for the teacher to take roll, so you show up for others' speeches, so no prob.

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1 hour ago, Distortedreasoning said:

that was good choice in that health would be a lot more relatable but that last minute switcharoo was not the best idea. at least its over with and now you can move past that. 

I really hadn't done any research on either topics until 8pm the night before because procrastination, ya know?

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57 minutes ago, Mewn said:

Lawl, speech sucks balls, I remember dat class...my teacher was pretty chill tho, and liked my friend and me. xD

The class had a bunch of oddballs, lawd.

Hahaha, damn those betches! Those class grading things are basically there for the teacher to take roll, so you show up for others' speeches, so no prob.

I'm like, I think this person needs improvement in this this area, I'll give them a 9 out of 10. xD Even though they are harmless critiques my ass too sensitive about it. lol

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7 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

I really hadn't done any research on either topics until 8pm the night before because procrastination, ya know?

Oh god, can I ever relate to that.

Maybe not quite the same, because I was still in high school at the time, a senior...

We had a 20 page group report to do for our final project in English class. My group literally never talked or met about the project even once. so at 8:00 PM the night before it's due, I do the entire thing by myself. I was up until like 4:30 AM doing the damn thing. But I got it done. And when I got it back and graded? Received 245 / 250 points. Boo-yah!

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4 hours ago, jackiemarie90 said:

I changed the subject of the speech from the Prison Industrial complex to the Medical Industrial complex because I was reading the grading rubric and saw she gave more points if the topic was more relatable. Anyways spent a good half of the speech stumbling on the intro, lost track of time, had to rush the rest in about 4 minutes going over the limit. But I guess I get points for participating early right? >.>

Oh mah gawd then the classmates are supposed to anonymously critique you, and the teachers gives us these critiques later. These 18 year old bitches gave me 6/10!!! My ghetto ass almost wanted to shout "EH! WHO GRADED ME LIKE THIS?!?!" But I didn't. =| Oh well at least it's done with now I'm gonna take an edible and drink alcohol.

I bet my fish idea doesn't sound so bad now

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9 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

Oh god, can I ever relate to that.

Maybe not quite the same, because I was still in high school at the time, a senior...

We had a 20 page group report to do for our final project in English class. My group literally never talked or met about the project even once. so at 8:00 PM the night before it's due, I do the entire thing by myself. I was up until like 4:30 AM doing the damn thing. But I got it done. And when I got it back and graded? Received 245 / 250 points. Boo-yah!

Wow, 10 pages take me longer to produce. lol But I'm glad you did well! 

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7 minutes ago, crackymckrackin said:

Imagine being a dude next time, awkward boners. Take a cucumber and stuff it down your pant leg. No one will care what you say. The comedy would be pure gold.

But Imma seeerrrrrriiiioooouuussss student! I'm so cool and threatening looking, sitting in the corner all mysterious.

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