Communication is key!

 Week 5ish Ch. 4 Listening Effectively Listening is one of the first skills we gain as infants, and surprisingly , the last sense we lose when we near death. In chapter 4, we learn that there are many types of listening. For example: Appreciative listening - listening for entertainment or pleasure purposes. This is the type of listening we employ listening to music, watching a movie or tv.  Critical listening - when we are listening, aiming to gain information with which we will evaluate a speaker, or product or proposal the speaker is endorsing. This is often employed when we are looking to make choices, or find points of disagreement with a speaker. Empathetic or therapeutic listening - (one of my favorite types of listening)- a level of relationship listening that aims to help the speaker feel heard and understand. Relational listening - (one of my favorites as well) the active and involved listening we do with people we love and care about. This is listening where we ackn...

  Week 3: Organizing and Outlining Reading Chapter 8 Organizing and Outlining made me realize how many options someone has to go about giving a speech. It is pretty interesting to say the least.  Here are a several points to keep in mind (myself, first and foremost) to follow in order to give a great and organized speech that will have audience's attention: 1. Select a topic you know that would interest the audience. Make sure to choose a topic that would not offend a group of people or culture.    2. Formulate a certain purpose statement that identifies specifically what you will do in your speech.  3. Create a thesis statement that summarizes the argument you will make in your speech.  4. Identify and arrange the main points of your speech according to a certain type of speech you will use (ex: Chronological, Spatial, Comparative, etc.…) 5. Connect the points of your speech to one another.  6. Create a preparation and speaking outl...

Week 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrU6YJle6Q4&ab_channel=TEDxTalks What makes a good teacher GREAT?  Azul Terronez, an author, and former educator, has repeatedly asked students the same question for over 20 years: What makes a good teacher great ? He has collected 26,000 responses from students and has noticed a few patterns that have surfaced from his research.  The following are some points Terronez has discovered from his research: Great teachers eat apples.  Accepting any type of a gift from a student is a great act (and of course thoughtful of the student). The apple is symbol for the relationship and trust that is shared between teachers and students. Great teachers are “chill.”  A great teacher does not take themselves too seriously. Terronez found that many students like a teacher who is calm in all situations and does not get overwhelmed easily. I believe one should approach any situation with empathy and love.  Great teachers think like kids...

 "The greater the difference in worldview, the more difficult it is to understand one another and communicate effectively" While reading Chapter 1 Introduction to Public Speaking, quite a few points drove me into having deeper thoughts. One in particular was this text from page 5, "The greater the difference in worldview, the more difficult it is to understand one another and communicate effectively."  There are 3 purposes for speaking in public. 1.       To inform your audience (informative speech) 2.       To persuade 3.       Commemorate/entertain What if we follow all guidelines for an effective public speaking experience but fail at social unity? When someone chooses to be a public speaker, they are deliberately choosing to become social role models, someone to deliver glad tidings & to uplift its audience. One must be careful and in-tune to all cultures. And when I say c...