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TED Talk
Our english class was required to perform and record a TED Talk based on the research conducted for the paradigm shift research paper. This 4-5 minute TED Talk was meant to be informative and inspirational and helped students develop our public speaking skills. Just like my paradigm shift paper, my TED Talk was based upon the acceptance of medical marijuana for cancer patients. Along with the TED Talk speech, I was required to create a powerpoint which contained images and ideas that the audience could view while I was speaking without explicitly referencing them. In creating this speech and presentation, I learned how important rhetoric can be in convincing someone of your opinion. By following the stasis theory that we learned about throughout the year, I effectively proved my point by providing credible information.
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Civic Artifact Speech
This was the first speech of the year and it introducted the topic of rhetoric by allowing the students to persuade the audience that the "artifact" he/she had chosen was in fact a civic artifact. While the artifact could have been anything from a corporate advertisement to a local event on campus, I chose a not so well-known speech given to JV football team before the beginning of their championship game. And although the speech was not for a professional team, it caused the athletes to come together and achieve a common goal, making the speech a civic artifact. My rhetorical skills were just beginning at this point and this speech was not as strong as some of my later ones. Although I did discuss the kairos of the artifact, I did not delve too far into the stasis theory, but if I did, this speech could have been much stronger.
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