Speech Article Reviews Samples For Students

- What is important to know in this chapter for quizzes? (Use this to record your text notes. Be specific, clear and thorough for your own benefit.)

It is important to know that for any speech to be coherent and flawless there is a need for prior preparations. One of the major preparations for a good speech is the formulation of an outline. An outline helps the speaker to be able to logically organize their ideas and correct some of the weaknesses that might result from their thought pattern. In the formulation of an outline one has to create a title about what they are going to talk about (Gregory 237). The title should be followed by the purpose and central ideas that the speaker seeks to present to ...

Russia has been quite active on the international front of late, particularly in the Syrian question where it has played an important role in holding back Western military intervention With President Vladimir Putin continually increasing his powers at home and going on a charm offensive in the West, the stature of Russia has grown immensely and is seen as a counter to NATO and the softer policies of the European Union.
In his 2012 speech Vladimir Putin is talking about the new Russia which must face up to its challenges in a global context. In fact from the very beginning of ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. argues in his article War of Words: Critical Race Theory and the First Amendment that there exists a tension between civil rights and civil liberties with specific emphasis on the freedom of speech and hate speech or freedom from expression. In the description for fighting words and group defamation with the citation of court decisions in 1942 and 1952, Gates explains that fighting words refer to the words used in their very utterances to inflict injury or tend to initiate an immediate breach of peace. He additionally describes group defamation as designed to prohibit public expression ...

In terms of this paper we will discuss the speech of Martin Luther King Jr. called " I have a dream". We will discuss the author's usage of various rhetorical devices and techniques, analyze them and make an attempt to understand the purpose of their usage.
Martin Luther King Jr. is well known around the world owing to his activity and work in 1960s. He was one of the brightest personalities in the fight for the civil rights of Afro-Americans and his speech "I have a dream" is a great example of his position concerning the issue. In addition, it is possible ...

Chapter 16 Notes and Reflection

Introduction
Chapter 16 of Public Speaking for College and Career is about the art of persuasion, specifically persuasive speeches. Some of the concepts that are explicitly explored in this chapter include persuasive speaking goals, the different types of persuasive speeches and the organization patterns of persuasive speeches.
In simple terms, persuasion means influencing, changing or reinforcing the thoughts, views, beliefs or opinions of people. There are three main goals of persuasive speaking. These are winning over the audience so that they assume your intended view or take an action; knowing and understanding the subject of discussion thoroughly; ...

Chapter 6

- What is important to know in this chapter for quizzes? (Use this to record your text notes. Be specific, clear and thorough for your own benefit.)
It is important to realize that effective speeches have to entail thorough research. Relying on personal knowledge and experience to give a speech, in most cases causes the overall quality of the speech to be poor. Gregory explains that relying on one’s experience makes a speech to be dull and in most cases inaccurate (Gregory 100). Using of research material makes sure that the information that is presented in speeches is factual ...

- What is important to know in this chapter for quizzes
In the preparation of any speech, logic, details and facts are crucial for its success. There is great need for ample research and the formulation of an outline. The outline is essential for the logical and chronologic (if need arises) flow of ideas, concepts and facts (Gregory, 2010). The logical flow of ideas will help the speaker convey their message and effectively convince their audience on their view point on the subject matter.
In order for the outline to be complete and effective, one has to ...

- What is important to know in this chapter for quizzes?
The first major lesson in this chapter is the optimal organization of speeches. The organization helps the audience to understand, remember, and believe the speech. The chapter stresses the organization of the speech into the introduction, body and the conclusion parts. The speaker should write the body of the speech before the introduction because it would be hard to introduce a non-existent body.
The chapter also teaches one on the most suitable way of creating the body of a speech. This entails creating the goal of the speech ...

- In order to be able to answer the quiz questions one should know that the speaker should employ attention grabbers (attention materials) in the introduction of the speech as a tactic of gaining the listeners attention. Some of the attention materials include the storytelling (factual or hypothetical illustrations), asking questions (rhetorical or overt-response), provocative statements, quotations, arousing curiosity, using demonstrations, and using incentives to listen (Gregory 220-223). A poor introduction fails to capture the interest and attention of the audience while a poor conclusion would reduce the effectiveness of a good speech (Gregory 218).
After garnering the attention of the ...

Chapter 3

Hearing is the process by which takes place when the ears pick sound waves that come from the speaker while listening is the process of interpreting and evaluating what the speaker has said.

The eight key techniques of effective listening include:

- Preparing yourself physically and intellectually to listen to the speaker.
- Be ready to work hard to pay attention.
- Listen analytically so as understand what the speaker is saying.
- Taking notes for reference and keeping you focuses throughout the speech.
- Avoiding distractions to ensure you are easily concentrating on the speech.
- Avoid fake listening while the ...

Chapter 1

- Why are communication skills important to your career?
Communication skills for one on one communication help one in taking a job interview. It enables you to be brief and interesting, but yet convincing increasing the chances of securing a job. Oral communication skills are very important in the job market as being a good communicator enhances the way you communicate with your co workers as well as the public.
It helps one to learn how to speak to his audience such as in court, at work, in school among others.
It equips the leaner with communication skills that ...

I believe that Martin Luther King’s speeches are more convincing because his use of logic appeals to a wider audience. He also makes convincing arguments that appeal to the emotions and logic of everyone not only those that are religious. Malcolm X’s speeches also convince the audience effectively but use far more confusing logos and many more emotive words. Martin Luther King seems to be able to make arguments more succinctly.
Malcolm X is a well known black preacher and activist and makes strong moral arguments in his speech. He has a vested interest in changing things due to his ...

This makes my opinion on the most influencing and aspiring speaker from his speeches to be martin Luther King junior. Drawing some examples from various speeches, this man appears to have had his culture at heart. In one of the speeches, he gave a narration of killings in Alabama and Mississippi while the Africans are asked by the government to remain nonviolent. He moves further to accept that Africans were being used as lifeless beings only to be used by the whites as less human.
On the aspect of aspiration to the people, this leader appears to be glued ...

- Does Pericles claim that Athens is a generous city?
Pericles claimed that the city of Athens held an outstanding record for generosity, with a firm belief in practicing philanthropy. The Athenians believed in a friendship in which favors are granted rather than accepted. The person at the giving end was the one who was more loyal than the one at the receiving end. The favors were steadily bestowed upon in a way that the recipient got indebted to a state where the return of a favor in form of a gift seemed nothing more than a mere repayment. The donor neither considered the value of ...

Introduction
Huey Long was a Senator of the United States (US). At the time when he delivered his speech “Every Man a King” on radio, the US was in the midst of the Great Depression, characterized by a nationwide financial crisis triggered by the crashing of the stock market that sent the national economy plummeting to historically low levels. Long, a popular figure in the US Senate, has gained immense fame due to his policies and proposals aimed at solving the Great Depression. It is in said speech wherein he embodied his thoughts on the ...

Treating apraxia of speech (AOS) with EMA-supplied visual augmented

Feedback
History of Problem
In 1999, Katz et al. explored EMA as a means of remediating fricative articulation deficits. They conducted this experiment on a 63-year-old woman with Broca’s aphasia and moderate-to-severe AOS. For 1-month she was provided with: EMA visual feedback for tongue tip position during fricative production and foil treatment in which a computer program delivered voicing-contrast stimuli for simple repetition. There was improvement from the visually guided feedback. The phonetic contrast treated in the foil condition showed only slight improvement, with a return to baseline 10 weeks later. A number of studies have shown that facilitatory effects ...

Speech: Purpose and Scope

It has always been a common practice for a King or Emperor to give motivational speeches to public and army before the start of a big event specially a war. There has been several such speeches, given by various leaders across the world and this is also one of them however, the patriotism hidden in these words of Queen Elizabeth I, were sufficient to create a victory which made Britain a superpower for centuries. The speech was primarily targeted towards the soldiers who were ready to meet the Spanish armada and the sole purpose of the speech was to tell the soldiers how important was ...

I believe that today people interpret the right for free speech too freely and in fact forget the purpose with which it was adopted. And it is really sad, as I understand that if this right was treated properly, people would have had an opportunity to freely express their mind without the necessity to be reminded of minding their speech. Unfortunately, today it is practically impossible to reach such a situation and I will try to explain why below.
In my point of view, people of our modern society often get too obsessed over simple things. For instance, democratic ...

1. Do you think Obama’s use of nonverbal communication in his address was effective? Why or why not?
President Barack Obama’s use of nonverbal communication in his inaugural address was a very effective tool in his speech. The choice of words is indeed very essential but more so in a book where the reader is at all liberty to read and understand the material at his pace. When it comes to addressing an audience especially a large one, nonverbal communication is what helps to retain the interest of the audience. Obama’s speech contained an excellent control over the ...

Transitioning Mary McClain from high school to college needs to include discussions with the staff at the college so that the staff is familiar with Mary and her assistive technology (AT) needs to be successful at college. The second strategy to help Mary be successful at college is to assign her a mentor at the college. The mentor could be another special needs student who has been at the college longer than Mary has and can help Mary learn where she needs to go to have her needs met.
Let us assume the technical college Mary wants to attend ...

You can tell a lot about a person merely by what their movements and actions are telling you; these ‘channels’ of the body are what express the mind’s emotional state, and help to judge someone’s personality, and whether something is affecting their state of mind. When someone typically tries to figure out what someone’s emotional state may be, three determinants are used; the emotional state of the observer, the emotional state of the observed, and the information available to the observer by which he is making his analysis. These channels of the body are what provide the information ...

In 399 BC, one of the greatest ancient thinkers, Socrates, faced the trial upon the accusations of his corrupting influence on the Athenian youth, rejection of gods recognized by the Athenian state and invention of new gods. In the course of the trial, the philosopher was given an opportunity to defend himself, and his speech interpreted by Plato under the title Apology has survived until nowadays as a prominent example of rhetoric and argumentation. Socrates moves from explanations of his actions to critique of the values and misconceptions of his accusers (particularly, Meletus). Although one would expect a person ...

Research Question

At what age can people differentiate sounds based on phonetic category even when such distinctions are not present in their native language? At what age does speech perception become modified?

Summary

Werker and Tees conduct experiments to determine at what age people stop differentiating sounds of different phonetic categories without the influence of their native languages. Different researchers have shown that infants can differentiate a set of phonetic sounds (Werker and Tees 49). Their ability to do this is said to reduce when they are exposed to certain linguistic experiences. It is different for adults; they perceive only the sounds that ...

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- What is the main point that you want someone to read this paper to understand?
I want to point out the brilliant capacity of decision making of Telemachus. His maturity is reflected through his decision making and his adaptability. That is what I want to highlight from Telemachus's character.
- Where did you focus particular efforts in this paper?
I focused on the deep study of each and every action and decision of Telemachus. I just want to focus on the immense maturity level of Telemachus while dealing each and every situation.
- What ...

Evans, J.L., Saffran, J.R., & Robe-Torres, K. (2009)

A Review
Abstract
This is a review of the study “Statistical Learning in Children with Specific Language Impairment” by Julia L. Evans, Jenny R. Saffran, and Kathryn Robe-Torres. The study examines children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) upon following key factors; understanding of speech and sound; amount of exposure to sound; whether it is specific to a particular topic or general; and effects of vocabulary. The study employed practical observation using different sound records to determine the above mentioned factors in children with SLI of different age groups, and children without SLI ...

Introduction

Martin Luther King gave great speeches in the 1960’s in America at a time of anti-discrimination on racial lines towards blacks, Asians and Hispanics. The famous speech I have a dream was given in 1963 at a time when there was great turbulence due to racial discrimination. He gave the speech to an audience of all races with majority of black and white people.

His speech I have a dream begins with a note of high positivism. It causes the crowd of people to be motivated about the changes that can happen in the future and not focus on the current happenings. He ...

1. In Schenck v US, 249 U.S. 47 (1919), members of the socialist group distributed antiwar circulars to new military recruits in violation of the Espionage Act. The Court held that words are not protected by the First Amendment when they are used in a way that bring about substantive evils to which Congress has a right to prevent. This clear and present danger test was subsequently used in Abrams v. US 250 U.S. 616 (1919) and Gitlow v New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925). In Abrams, the Court upheld the conviction of the defendants on the grounds of clear and ...

Art, Censorship, and the First Amendment: Response

In “Art, Censorship, and the First Amendment,” Robert Storr argues that the First Amendment, which guarantees the freedom of the press, prohibits the censorship of all forms of art. Storr posits that the American Constitution forbids the Congress from drafting laws that infringe on the freedom of the press as well as speech. He also maintains that Americans should not tolerate such ideas, and they should struggle to protect their freedom of free speech. Individuals should enjoy the freedom to express themselves and say whatever they feel like because of the unconditional liberty to do so (Storr 12). Nevertheless, ...

In the 1960s the situation in the USA is characterized by a whole lot of political movements. Many movements supported and nurtured each other, literally building on each other. The civil rights movement, the student movement, the anti-war movement, the movement for women's rights, for the rights of sexual minorities, the green movement, the movement of American Indians, Mexican Americans, and others. These movements were sometimes simultaneously, sometimes at different time. Participating in one of these movements for American citizens was like participating in all at once. One of the central roles in all these movements is played by free ...

Article #1. Martins, S.R.M., & De Oliveira, D.S.F. (2014).
This article discusses the results of a two-stage speech therapy tests performed on the elderly, 45 in all and between the ages of 60 and 85 years old. The speech therapies resulted in improvements in 73% of subjects with dysphagia, and voice improvements on 62% after 11.6 sessions (Martins & Oliveira, 2014, p. 1120). Although the article makes no mention on the morbidity and mortality rates of dysphagia and dysphonia, it nevertheless affirms that “neurological diseases are common in the elderly” (Martins & Oliveira, 2014, p. 1120). In this respect, it can be ...

Introduction

The article investigates the phenomena of Pragmatic Fossilization about the non-native speakers of English. The aim of the study is to assess the impact of pragmatic markers in speech of native and non-natives speakers of English. The study assessed these in children and adult of both the study groups.

Summary

The phenomenon of “Pragmatic Fossilization” happens in the non-native speakers of English during their learning process. It is defined as the “phenomena by which a non-native speaker systematically uses certain forms inappropriately at the pragmatic level of communication”. Put in simple terms, it is persistence of formal errors by the non-native ...

Introduction:

The article talks about how the different ethical perspectives in the most modern world have lead to different answers to many problems. It seems that everything can be justified using the modern ethical theories as promulgated by John Stuart Mills and Immanuel Kant. It is the approach, or the perspective of looking at the things that leads to a different answer every time. In other words, there is no definitive answer to the ethical dilemmas. For example, the author of the article cites the example of closure of General Motors plan in the United States of America. He states that ...

Summary and Analysis of

Summary
Martin Luther King, Jr., an eminent symbol of the civil rights movement in the United States (US), has delivered Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence in light of the then-ongoing war initiated by the nation against the Communist forces in Vietnam. As the title of the speech states, King noted that “silence is betrayal”, in which he made mention of the necessity to speak up against the atrocities the US has committed in the name of their anti-Communist agendas. He noted that civil rights and peace, in the aspect of the ...

Article Review: "The Crimean Campaign"

In "The Crimean Campaign: Official Exposition of the Policy of the War," the authors of The New York Times presented an account of the events leading up to the Crimean War, as well as the policies that informed the way in which it was run. The authors create an account of an editorial on the Crimean War created by the Moniteur, a French publication, which is considered to be an authority on the French perspective on the Crimean War. As the French were undoubtedly part of the Allied forces fighting against the Russian invasion of the Ottoman Empire, their perspective ...

​Acknowledges the death early:

​ In the YouTube video of Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy’s funeral mass, President Barack Obama first acknowledges the family members and relatives of the senator who were present. Then the President recognized the rest of those in attendance as well as the television viewing audience.

President Obama acknowledges Senator Kennedy’s death within 30 seconds of his opening remarks saying, “Today, we say good-bye to the youngest child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. The world will long remember their son, Edward, as the heir to a weighty legacy.”

​Keeps the deceased the center of discourse:

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President Obama highlights Senator Kennedy’s legislative legacy, citing many landmark ...

Trump’s Attempt

Trump’s Attempt
This reflection addresses the question of Trump’s role as “leader of the free world” in Bibbins Sedaca’s article dated 26 January 2017. Bibbins Sedaca has noted that historically presidents, “leaders-in-chief,” have traditionally used their inaugural speeches to articulate “the United States’ clear commitment to leading the global fight for democracy and human rights.” These speeches have been similar cross party lines with an assumed unity across all American peoples. And yet, here Bibbins Sedaca suggests if Trump does not turn around his first few behaviours soon that the world will no longer be defined ...

The point of peer reviews is to work together to locate what these papers are trying to say and then give informed, respectful suggestions to help the writer say it more clearly. Use these questions to help guide the discussion, but please be brief in answering them. The primary purpose of your peer review is to have a discussion.
1.) What is the thesis claim or question? Is this argument claim arguable (as in, could someone disagree with it)? Is the case claim interesting (in other words, does the thesis claim challenge or shed new light on the “ ...

Child development is a term that refers to the psychological, emotional and biological changes that usually take place in human beings between the ages of birth and at the end of adolescence. Child development is a continuous process which has predictable sequence but at the same time having a unique perspective in every child. The process of child development does not take place at the same rate on all children. Each step in the development of the children is marked by different traits and must all always be preceded by the previous development. The process of child development is ...

White collar crimes are financially motivated and non-violent crimes majorly committed by people of high social status. The term “white collar crime” was coined in 1939 by Edwin Sutherland in his speech to the American Sociological Society.White collar crimes are difficult to detect and prosecute. Perpetrators employ highly sophisticated methods to commit crimes and hide the heinous activities through a chain of complex financial transactions. Punishment for these crimes involve: incarceration, restitution, community service, probation, criminal forfeiture, fines or disgorgement.

Bernie Madoff's $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme-Forbes Magazine

This prominent investor was involved in a Ponzi investment scam with the Madoff’s Hedge Fund. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent ...

Questions

Institutions
Question 1
According to Joan Scott, gender is defined as “a constitutive element of social relationships based on perceived differences between the sexes and a primary way of signifying relationships of power.” On the other hand, Goffman claims that, “If gender be defined as the culturally established correlates of sex (whether in consequence of biology or learning), then gender display refers to conventionalized portrayals of these correlates. “In Scott context, biology is excluded the explanation of gender and the perception of individuals put into consideration. One is perceived a woman when she tends to behave and speak in an ...

Based on the story of Sally Helgesen, identify the dominant style of leadership and justify them.

Sally Helgensen uses an authentic style of leadership. This is leadership where stakeholders in an organization are given chances to air their views and are listed at all the times. This kind of style does emphasize on the employees need as a priority followed by financial need for the company. This is expressed in the case of sally when she was preparing speeches for the CEO of the fortune 500 companies where she involved herself in office politics but sees herself as an outsider looking at an concedes herself an observer.
Sally interviews as a writer helped her learn how ...

The basic premise of Perani et al.’s paper is to use brain imaging PET scans to investigate what areas of the brain are activated in a person speaking his native language (L1) versus the areas of the brain activated by a person speaking a second language (L2). Additionally, the researchers seek to investigate whether the age of L2 acquisition affect “patterns of acquision” within the brain, or whether language proficiency has more affect over the activated areas within the brain (Perani et al. 1998, p. 1841).

The introduction also offers other areas for which this research is useful, for example, “language ...

Reading about the Philippine president’s State of the Nation Address or SONA will make people realize especially the international community that the Philippines and its leader is serious about cutting down the abuse of authority of its government officials. One thing that I am very much interested with in relation to my area of interest is Politics and prevailing common policies. The state of the nation address is like a general status report of the president to its people regarding the things that the government has accomplished within the year of office as well as future initiatives. In the ...