speech hw2

Speech H3 49582052 盧冠達 1. Goal I want my audience to understand that American football is not just a savage sport. 2. Thesis Statement American football is not just a sport with fierce physical contact, but a sport requires cooperation, stamina, and wisdom. 3. Outline of Speech I. American football involves highly cooperation between each player. A. Every player in a football team has his own job. 1. Quarterback, linemen, running back, and receivers have different responsibilities. 2. Without any of those people mentioned above, a football team will never win a game. B. A football team can be divided in three small squads: defense, offence, and special team, and a team's success depends on the cooperation of these squad. 1. Defense has to prevent rivals from gaining touchdowns. 2. Offence has to push as further as they can in the field for scoring. 3. Special team is in charge of field goals and kick off. II. Football also challenges a player's stamina. A. A player has to endure much physical pain and mental pressure. 1. To face a rival who's twice your size needs tremendous courage. 2. As the game progresses, players who are taking hits or making tackles have to endure pain from each rival. B. The desire for the final victory is influential to the outcome. 1. People will never know the outcome of a game until the last second is over. 2. There are some huge come back in the NFL history. III. Winning a football game also requires great wisdom. 1. To break rival game tactics, players and coaches have to study old video records. 2. Judgment on the field is also important.

Speech HW2

Speech Class 49582052 盧冠達 HW2 As written in the textbook, an effective speech is audience-centered, and well-structured. It has to include audience appropriate content, and is delivered enthusiastically. The following is the analysis of my strength and weakness based on those four elements of good speech. Audience-centered: I sometimes focus on the topic which I interested the most, yet I also ignored that if my audience is interested or not. I have to work on my audience analysis, and put much effort on observing the audience feedbacks, non-verbal feedback, especially. I should consider what my audience really wants to know, and try to meet their interest. Well-structured: I always arrange my speech draft in an outlined form. While drafting my speech, I jot down my ideas and topic first, than outline the supporting ideas for the topic. By doing so, I believe that I can construct my speech logically and easy to follow. Thought I am confidant about my ability of writing a logical speech draft, I should work harder on my transition between ideas. I want my speech move on smoothly, not just an oration piled up truth and facts. With great transitional word or phrases, I believe my speech will be much better. Audience appropriate content: Like what I mentioned before, I sometimes forget about my audience's needs. I should work on the audience analysis to see what is appropriate for my listeners. Deliver enthusiastically: I have a clear voice and speak understandable English. I am sure my audience can understand my words without difficulty. However, I am not very good at using visual aids for my speech. I am not a big fan of using exaggerating gesture or telling jokes to draw audience attention.

Speech H1

Speech Class H1 49582052 Jared Lu 盧冠達 A. Subject List Major or vocational interest: English teaching, translating, and interpreting. Hobby or activity: American football, skiing, and reading. Concern or issue: school bus efficiency, economic recess, and education of children in poverty. B. Lists of Topics Major or vocational interest: Teacher's attitude, teaching context, control a class. Hobby or activity: American football history, football terminology, football appreciation. Concern or issue: help poverty children, tutoring children. C. Concept Map American football: A. What is American football? 1. A rugby-like sport. 2. Mainly played in the America. 3. Fierce physical contact. 4. Professional players and teams create huge business opportunity. B. Who plays American football? 1. Almost all Americans enjoy this sport. 2. Some of the famous players and teams. C. Where do people play American football? 1. American football originally only played by Americans. 2. As the world became flat, more and more people became interested in this sport. 3. A football game took place in a grass field. D. Why do people enjoy American football? 1. It is exciting to watch. 2. The game is fast-paced. 3. People will never predict who is wining until the game is over. E. How do we appreciate a football game? 1. Basic terminology is important. 2. The basic rule of a football game. 3. Main players in the field. 4. Some of the big plays in the history. D. Audience Analysis A. My key audience: Most of my audiences are my classmates. There are about twenty five people in my class, and most of them are female young adults. Not all of them are interested in sports. B. Subject specific data: My audiences have little or no knowledge background of American football. Most of them misunderstood the sport, and believed that it is savage. Most of them are English majors, so I assume that they've had enough understanding of American culture. E. Select a Topic 1. Major or vocational interest: English teaching, translating, and interpreting. Hobby or activity: American football, skiing, and reading. Concern or issue: school bus efficiency, economic recess, and education of children in poverty. 2. Topic selected: American football appreciation. F. Goal I'd like to let my audience understand and learn to appreciate this interesting sport by showing some of the great plays and the business opportunity it creates during the season.