Assignment: Public Speaking Reaction Paper
TedTalks Video: "Why We Need More Dogs In Hospitals" by Yuko Morita.
You should evaluate the speaker's message, how it was presented, and what the purpose of the message was. Report on what techniques the speaker used to persuade or inform the audience such as humor, questions, statistics, quotes, emotional appeals, testimonials, etc... You will be analyzing the speaker's message and the speaker's delivery style.
Things to include in your paper:
§ Speaker's name, date and place of event
§ What was the speaker's primary message?
§ How did he/she relay that message?
§ How did the speaker prove his/her credibility?
§ What techniques did the speaker use? (examples, stats, quotes, humor, etc...)
§ Was the information organized and easy to follow?
§ Did you know what the main points of the speech were?
§ Did the speaker have a good delivery style?
o Discuss the speaker's verbal delivery (volume, rate, pitch, etc..)
o Discuss nonverbal characteristics (movement, gesture, eye contact, etc...)
§ How did the speaker relate the info to the audience?
§ What did the speaker do well?
§ How could the speaker have done better?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.