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Day 8 Discussion

Day 8 Discussion

Q Speech Critique "Prisons in Norway" This is one of my favorite student speeches of all time. Alex was a criminal justice major and I begged and pleaded with him to change to Communication Studies to no avail. This is an informative speech not a demonstration speech, but it’s an excellent example of what I want your introduction, transitions, and conclusions to do. I want to focus on those three elements, although, as always, you may critique his delivery (volume, tone, rate, enunciation, eye contact, movement, etc.). In what way does Alex’ introduction satisfy audience needs for an effective introduction? How does he make an argument for an otherwise obscure topic to this audience of college students? How does his conclusion meet the audience’s need for a satisfying conclusion? Do you find his transitions to be effective? Why or why not? What might you recommend he do differently? Post your initial 250-word critique (10-points) and two follow-up postings (5-points each).

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I believe Alex's speech was a really impressive speech, his tone, attitude and confidence all brought it all together to make it what it was. Right away he starts off with letting his audience know about the crime rates and how prisons compared to other places operate from here. He maintained eye contact with the audience for the most part but i did notice him looking at his flashcards a lot which is something he can work on just so that he is able to apply more of his focus into the audience rather than looking at the flashcards.