Writing Assignment: Speech Anxiety Case Study
Resources Below is the Textbook
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_stand-up-speak-out-the-practice-and-ethics-of-public-speaking/
Brandon is currently enrolled in COM-231 Public Speaking at the local community college. He is excited to give his persuasive speech on the benefits of video games. Brandon hopes his speech will at least influence his classmates to accept that playing video games offers many psychological benefits. Gaming is not only a hobby of Brandon’s, it is at the center of his social life and how he spends most of his time when not working on assignments for school or attending class.
Brandon begins his speech by asking the class, “How many of you enjoy playing video games?” About half the class raises their hands and Mary, a middle aged mother of three, rolls her eyes. Brandon responds to Mary’s nonverbal message with, “Ladies, I realize that most video games are macho but think of the fun the men in your lives can have with video games. They will want to stay home with you rather than go out with friends.”
Brandon continues by discussing a study that shows how young children need play to stimulate their cognitive abilities and he explains that video games can contribute to peer acceptance and social competence. He describes how some video games allow you to play against other gamers through the Internet so you can engage people from all over the world. Henry, a recently laid off social worker, looks at his watch as Brandon describes the options the world wide web offers to fans of video games.
Brandon concludes his speech by summarizing the many benefits of playing video games and assures the audience that it is inevitable that each one of them will have access to some sort of game through the wide range of technology available today. He leaves the audience with the clincher, “Embrace technology and embrace the world of video gaming.”
Directions for writing assignment:
Please read the above case study and respond to it in at least three paragraphs (paragraphs have approximately 5 – 8 sentences) using the information you’ve learned through the reading and watching the videos provided for you in the “Links” folder. Consider some to the following questions as you reflect upon what you have learned and make suggestions regarding what Brandon should have done differently.
· Suggest the types of questions Brandon might have surveyed his audience about prior to his speech.
· How did Brandon miss opportunities to persuade everyone in his audience? What strategies might he have used to bring all of his audience in to a place where they could all really hear what he had to say?
· What were the problems in audience understanding that were clear in the case study.
· How could looking at demographics have helped informed the approach Brandon used in his speech.
· What types of unhelpful remarks did Brandon make during his speech? Why were they problematic?
DO NOT respond to this writing assignment with the answers to these questions in Q & A format. You’ve been asked to write a three paragraph response where you incorporate these answers into your response. You should refer to readings and videos wherever possible in this writing. (No need to provide a Works Cited.)
Writing Assignment: Speech Anxiety Case Study
Resources Below is the Textbook
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_stand-up-speak-out-the-practice-and-ethics-of-public-speaking/
Brandon is currently enrolled in COM-231 Public Speaking at the local community college. He is excited to give his persuasive speech on the benefits of video games. Brandon hopes his speech will at least influence his classmates to accept that playing video games offers many psychological benefits. Gaming is not only a hobby of Brandon’s, it is at the center of his social life and how he spends most of his time when not working on assignments for school or attending class.
Brandon begins his speech by asking the class, “How many of you enjoy playing video games?” About half the class raises their hands and Mary, a middle aged mother of three, rolls her eyes. Brandon responds to Mary’s nonverbal message with, “Ladies, I realize that most video games are macho but think of the fun the men in your lives can have with video games. They will want to stay home with you rather than go out with friends.”
Brandon continues by discussing a study that shows how young children need play to stimulate their cognitive abilities and he explains that video games can contribute to peer acceptance and social competence. He describes how some video games allow you to play against other gamers through the Internet so you can engage people from all over the world. Henry, a recently laid off social worker, looks at his watch as Brandon describes the options the world wide web offers to fans of video games.
Brandon concludes his speech by summarizing the many benefits of playing video games and assures the audience that it is inevitable that each one of them will have access to some sort of game through the wide range of technology available today. He leaves the audience with the clincher, “Embrace technology and embrace the world of video gaming.”
Directions for writing assignment:
Please read the above case study and respond to it in at least three paragraphs (paragraphs have approximately 5 – 8 sentences) using the information you’ve learned through the reading and watching the videos provided for you in the “Links” folder. Consider some to the following questions as you reflect upon what you have learned and make suggestions regarding what Brandon should have done differently.
· Suggest the types of questions Brandon might have surveyed his audience about prior to his speech.
· How did Brandon miss opportunities to persuade everyone in his audience? What strategies might he have used to bring all of his audience in to a place where they could all really hear what he had to say?
· What were the problems in audience understanding that were clear in the case study.
· How could looking at demographics have helped informed the approach Brandon used in his speech.
· What types of unhelpful remarks did Brandon make during his speech? Why were they problematic?
DO NOT respond to this writing assignment with the answers to these questions in Q & A format. You’ve been asked to write a three paragraph response where you incorporate these answers into your response. You should refer to readings and videos wherever possible in this writing. (No need to provide a Works Cited.)
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