Reflective Journal #3: Speaking to Inform.

  

At the Google Classroom (and also posted here) is a speech by Prof. Amy Cuddy. This isn't just any regular Ted Talk. It is the 2nd most viewed Ted Talk of all time. And guess what, it is about confidence, and making ourselves powerful when we need to be, in many situations including public speaking.

This is an informative speech. It is also an academic speech with lots of research, data, charts and graphs.

But you will also note that the research and data is also supported with examples and stories that make the academic knowledge real and personal. This is no doubt one reason why this speech has resonated so deeply with so many people.

For this Reflective Journal post, I want you to observe 3 things.

1) Note how she uses Spoken References, mentioning the names of sources whose work she is citing. 2) Consider how she personalizes the speech, and how she uses common and easy-to-understand illustrations to help the audience relate to the academic content. And 3) make one more observation about the speech making. 

Think of 1 more point that we have reviewed from Lucas that you can apply to Amy Cuddy's content and delivery. My hope is that these observations will give you ideas about your own preparation and design for your Informative Speech presentation.

Remember to include your ID# in your post. Please make your first post by Sunday, and then respond to two of your classmates by next week. Aj. M