I had a lot of fun interviewing my grandpa and formulating his responses into a speech. It was very interesting to take look into his life and understand all he’s gone through. This assignment really didn’t cause me any strife. The hardest part of this project was deciding how I wanted to convert his responses into a speech. Initially, it wasn’t very easy to create the outline, because I wasn’t sure how I wanted to begin talking his life. It was also a bit frustrating practicing the night before the speech, since I had another major assignment I had to complete that night. Next time I need to leave myself with more time so I can complete my homework with less stress. This frustration really didn’t compare to the exhilaration of the project. …show more content…
Many of them had intriguing stories and messages that I can connect to my life. One speech that stuck out to me was done by Owen Borelli. In his speech he explained the life of his uncle that is a state trooper. His uncle has had many great experiences while in the job, whether it was car chases or school. Another speech that I thought was impressive was done by my friend Sam Gruhl. Sam talked about his family friend Nick Molo. He talked about how Nick used to be just like us, attending Wahlert. Nick knew that he wanted to take up a career in business and looks to do big things. One other speech that I found very amusing was done by Owen Funke. Owen explained the life of Mr. Ehrman, one of my teachers this year at Wahlert. He explained how Mr. Ehrman made the decision to dedicate his life to teaching kids about making smart financial decisions. These three speeches, and other ones done by my peers, showed me that everyone has an amazing story to their life. Everyone is faced with their own highs and lows in their lives. I also learned that by looking into other people's lives and hearing all they’ve gone through, you can acquire many life lessons. My own speech and other ones by my peers taught me how I should live my own life, like always trying my
The speech I chose was Cal Ripken Jr.’s it was given at the Orioles home ball park, Camden Yards at his last home game before retiring. It is a special occasion speech and was given in front of over 48,000 fans. He used a tried and true opening sentence that although a little altered had a very familiar ring. He opened with “As a kid, I had this dream” a very loose but familiar take on MLK’s “I have a dream”. This was a great attention getter and probably had people on their feet immediately. This audience was already motivate to hear his speech so that was not an issue. Most of the fans were there for the purpose of hearing his retirement speech. He did not preview his points in the introduction he addressed those in the body of his speech one at a time. He did not try to establish credibility as he was speaking about himself so who knows more about him than himself.
My mother was a complex, multi-faceted person. Many of you here today knew my mother personally, and many of you knew my mother indirectly through one of her family members. You may have known her as a coworker, a friend, or a support person. Of course, all of my mother’s family here today each knew a part of her, a “facet” of her--as a mother, a sister, an aunt, a grandmother, a cousin.
I’m glad we have Maurice, my mother’s younger brother here today. Ella, her older sister, unfortunately couldn’t make it, but I know the news of my mothers death hit her hard. And I know that she prayed with all her will, for my mother.
It is hard to give a eulogy for one’s parent. More than the death of a classmate or sibling, the death of a parent is not only a loss, but also a reminder that we are all following an inevitable path. We are all “Outrunning Our Shadow” as her friend Fred Hill so provocatively titled his book.
Good afternoon, let me just start by saying that the kindness, support, friendship, and love extended to me and my family during this difficult time has really touched my heart- we are sincerely appreciative!
For the informative speech I chose to inform my audience about Muncie Indiana. I did this topic to get the attention of ball state students, and make them realize what an awesome place Muncie Indiana really is. I informed them on the history of Muncie to hopefully encourage them to get more involved in the community outside of classes. I feel that the students learned a lot about Muncie they would have never known. I do believe could have done a better job at making in more intriguing and kept their attention all the way through my speech. If I would have done this better I would have been able to sale the idea getting more involved with the city that brought thousands of students their college education.
..., but that paper taught me that speeches can be fun you just have to laugh at the parts that people might find funny even though you think they’re embarrassing. Over the next couple of years at Nelsonville-York, I gave several speeches in front of the class, and after what I experienced with that paper, I enjoyed every single one of them. I also enjoyed reading monologues aloud to people, especially funny ones, because I find them fun to read in front of people now that the paper really brought out the funny side in me. I usually look at that paper as a dark part of my life, but I also look at it as a part of my life that really changed the way I write my papers, how I talk to people and how I react to what people say or do. Thankfully I didn’t have to give any more speeches about a song until I reached my junior year of high school, but that’s just another story.
The passion speech was a great project that motivated me to speak for myself and always helped me by improving my speeches as in body language,eye contact memorizing notes,etc. I also loved it because it was a experience samovar from stage fear.It took about two weeks to finish the speech you will say. You had to type five paragraphs.The assignment was worth one hundred points.It was a very hard project because i have stage fright but eventually i got over it and made myself feel like it was normal
The process for me completing the assignment was for me to think about what I am passionate about and then type it up. I wanted to receive an A on my speech so I tried to overcome
As I was walking down the aisle of the funeral tent with overwhelming pain running through my veins and my eyes brimming in tears, I saw a coffin, a red velvet piece of cloth nicely hanging out of the coffin. I made my way towards the corpse and he was wearing a nice suit, a tie and polished shoes. His eyes were closed, and his lips formed into a forceful smile; there he was, my grandfather. He was lying there peacefully. It was saddening to see such a kindhearted soul confined and restricted in a wooden box. It aggravates me to see his eyes closed, arms closed and his lips formed into a forceful smile. He was one to have his arms open to everyone who was in need of comfort and to see his arms closed discomforted my heart.
I consider Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005 to be one of the most effective speeches. He uses mechanics of speech to craft a well-rounded speech that is crowned by his use of rhetorical devices. Jobs gives relevant and fundamental knowledge of his life and experiences with his rhetorical approach. In his speech to the Stanford’s graduation class, he tells different stories of love, loss, discovery and difficulty he faced in his life to encourage new graduates as they continue to mature in life. He encourages students to pursue their dreams and not be discouraged by failures they might experience in life.
Two years and four months ago I died. A terrible condition struck me, and I was unable to do anything about it. In a matter of less than a year, it crushed down all of my hopes and dreams. This condition was the death of my mother. Even today, when I talk about it, I burst into tears because I feel as though it was yesterday. I desperately tried to forget, and that meant living in denial about what had happened. I never wanted to speak about it whenever anyone would ask me how I felt. To lose my Mom meant losing my life. I felt I died with her. Many times I wished I had given up, but I knew it would break the promise we made years before she passed away. Therefore, I came back from the dead determined and more spirited than before.
Before I begin I would like to thank all of you here on behalf of my mother, my brother and myself, for your efforts large and small to be here today, to help us mark my fathers passing.
Our family was never close but we didn’t care. Nobody thought one day things might be different. All of that changed on September 20, 2014 when a hostile argument ended with the death of both my aunt and uncle. For years their marriage was falling apart. My aunt was very materialistic and wanted my cousins to have whatever they asked for but in reality my uncle knew it was impossible financially for them to achieve this. He would try to explain this to her but it usually led to arguments where she would then threaten to leave him so in the end she got her way which led to their vast debt. My uncle had a drinking problem but went to AA classes for her to commiserate their marriage and family. The night before this event he had drank a beer which led into a dispute which ended with my aunt taking the kids to her mom’s and they stayed their while my uncle just stayed home. Less than twelve hours later the mailman walked up to a house with my aunt dead on the front porch and my uncle inside on the living room floor dead. The screams caught the attention of the neighbors and the police was then called. This is a significant experience in my life that I faced and that had an impact on me during my freshman year and still affects me today. It was a homicide/suicide accident and it deeply impacted my family and me. Not only did it affect my school life but my home life as well.
At first I thought I would never make it to be a motivational speaker. However, this class has really altered the perception and understanding about me as a public speaker. It has enabled me discover the potential I had in this field. At the commencement of my classes in public speaking, I thought I would be a boring public speaker, less convincing, less persuasive and would freak out if asked to offer an impromptu speech. But it has come to my light that in fact this is the field where I would want to pursue my career in, it is the field that my dream lies in. I realized that I could make excellent speeches, entertain my audience and always keep them eager to expect my next words.