My speech reflecting!

First off, yes, I feel I could have done better, by speaking louder and clearer.

Also, much effort was put into writing the speech, so I think it was a good one, not many points, but it was good and effective.

I feel that I was able to indirectly influence people of my opinion, and in doing so, persuaded them. There were a few phrases I knew made them realize my point and think about it for awhile, such as when I spoke of the future of their children not involving hobbies. It would be unimaginable.

People don't seem to notice this because it does not have a direct effect, but a long term one is present. Therefore when I opened their minds about the topic of 'Distractions of Social Networking Websites', I feel they felt a revelation before their eyes.

WE are getting distracted!

The distractions of social networking websites are rather subtle to the point that we barely realize it, therefore we don't acknowledge it. Though they have their benefits, such as enabling users to keep in contact with distant friends and family, social networking websites also have a downside.

Back in the day, we would hear of fishing at lakes, shooting some basketball hoops, reading books or even cooking or dancing. Now, we still do have those activities, but don't appreciate them enough to realize what we would be missing if they were gone, because these activities are slowly decreasing. Nowadays, we rarely hear of people going to the lake to fish or even cooking just to try out or come up with new recipes. We spend so much of our time on social networking websites such as Facebook that we don't stop to notice how time consuming it is.

It is so time consuming that we are not spending our precious time studying or doing our hobbies. The simple things in life matter as well, and sometimes those are the best things in life, so do not let just another man-made invention be the center of your lives. By doing so, we unconsciously pass down simple values such as hobbies, to our future generations, so they do not lose their appreciation for it.

Persuasive Speeches on Monday! (batch 1)

First of all was the legendary Kirubanaathan Asogan, who talked about E-learning and its benefits. His speech was really good and he was clear while presenting his arguments and trying to persuade the audience. He was a little nervous and walked around a lot, but he sounded confident, which covers up the fact that he's nervous.

The next presenter was Jessine, who spoke about making money out of blogs. She was persuasive in the fact that blogs should not be a place used to make money.She was loud and clear, and her points made sense.

Sarene's topic about Mandarin being the future international language, was based on good research. She was a little nervous with a few pauses in between but was able to carry on with the speech.

Cecilia was really loud and clear in being persuasive and we all got the message. Her topic was about the emphasizing of English in the education field, and it was a good speech but she touched her fringe a lot,lol.

Chea talked about the effects of cartoons on children's attitudes. She had good facts from her research and talked clearly enough to be understood. As I recall, there was a little humour in there as well.

Michelle Wong's topic about non-verbal communication was interesting as she made it lively with her body language, representing her topic, as well as her vivid expressions. She was also clear with her words.

Yika spoke about metal song lyrics and the effects is has on us, that even if it seems detrimental, it is actually promoting positive things and preventing suicide. She was quite clear in her presentation and even had presenting materials.

Hadi spoke of the local film industry and how its progressing over the years. It made a lot of sense and was interesting though he was not very full of expression.

Su Ann's topic regarding eating disorders being related to the media was interesting and backed up by good research material but not so expressive as well.

Mindy had spoke of the Blackberry phenomenon, where its becoming more of a trend than a need or want. People are starting to conform and therefore getting these smartpones even not knowing how to use one. Her presentation was clear and factual.

Aaron had spoke of behaving differently in different situations. This is a very true fact as people cannot act with their boss the same way they act amongst friends. He was also very clear in delivering his points.

Christy had spoken of racism and how the media portrays different races in stereotypes. Her presentation was fast but loud, though people who are slow might not be able to catch.

My survey! :D

Distractions of Social Networking Websites (Survey)

Section : M1 / M2/ M3

Age :

1. 1. How often do you utilize social networking websites, such as ‘Facebook’, ‘MySpace’, ‘Friendster’, ‘Twitter’, ‘Plurk’, ‘ibeatyou’ and ‘Formspring’?

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2. 2. Are you on any of these websites when you do assignments or other work?

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3. 3. How often do you focus on only studying, in a week, without any interference?

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4. 4. What are your hobbies other than social networking, which you do on your own?

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5. 5. How often do you spend your time doing these hobbies?

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OOPS! one more :) Sorry, the IMPROMPTUS around college!

I forgot to mention the impromptus we had walking all around the campus,even in Metropoliton, giving speeches in public. This, I'm sure is not as easy as it seems and pretty nerve-wrecking but our fellow classmates so far have handled it pretty well. In fact, I somehow feel they did a better job in the streets than in class. That's just me though, what do you guys think?

Anyways, Yika's speech about cheating on her trials for Agama was really amusing as she told it pretty smoothly and even added humour to it. She was confident, as usual, and quite captivating. Though she was playing with her hands a lot.

Michelle's speech about college was interesting too, there was definitely a connection with us with her speech as we all know how it feels like to first step into this new world known as 'College life'. Her choice of topic was good.

Jia Xin was funny, they way she spoke, though she spoke rather fast, so I think some of us lost track of her story. It was a little entertaining though.

Bobby's speech was intersting as the story was one of a kind, and of course there were 'uhhs' and 'ahhs' here and there but he still captivates people when he speaks. That's kind of cool, not everyone can do that.

That's all I can remember really, so that's it for now from me, Thank you once again for reading :) . -Jeswena-

My personal conclusion for the 'Story continuation', 'Awards' ceremony & 'My Best Moment' speeches

Okay, so the first time I joined this class I knew it was going to be pretty interesting, and it is turning out to be REALLY interesting, out of all the hectic-ness, it is like a way of releasing stress when we see our friends go up and start talking about random things, specially during impromptus. It makes us laugh and cheer up a little, which can be really relieving at times.

Anyways, based on what we had so far, I think everyone is doing a really good job, well at least they're trying really hard. Of course, we all still do have our minor slips here and there but I'm sure we're working on it. The story speech was one of our first tasks ever given in this class and I remember there was something about a boy, his caterpillar, which turned into a butterfly and a hot air balloon or something like that. It was so Inception-ish, and the creativity you guys had in making up this story was hilarious. Kudos to classmates & of course to, our lecturer, Miss Cheryl. Without whom we would not have known about the 'prayer' and 'soldier' poses, which are No-No's.

Next, my other fave was the Awards ceremony, that activity was fun as everyone was hyped n we were all working together voting and finding who was labelled who, which was rather fun. The speeches were hilarious as well, with Su Ann giving her 'potential lesbo' speech and me with my 'miss emo' speech. I'm admittedly a drama queen, so yeah, being nominated for that was cool because I got the chance to 'ber-drama' sikit.

Lastly, the most recent, the 'Best Moment' speeches and the testing impromptus. As for the best moment speech, I felt I could have done a better job, given extra time I think I would have came up with a better story and also, I was really nervous so it was hard to concentrate, what with the many 'uhh's' ,'la's' and 'ahh's'. However, I am excited about riding a bicycle, mind youS(plural :D ) .

I remember most of the speeches were about juvenil delinquency, what with Sze Shim hiding rotans and Jia Xin hiding phones, but yeah I am sure everyone misses highschool. I know I do too.

Mindy's speech about her dream, or shall I say nightmare, was funny as well, though it was a saddening tale, she livened it up a little.

Aaron's love-hate relationship story was cool as I could relate to that, seeing as I have one with my neighbour/best friend.

Eva's parrot story was really cute and amusing, for a little kid who didn't know parrots could talk.

Bobby's speech about falling in love was really unexpected, I'm sure from the whole class, nevertheless he is full of surprises, so yeah. He moves around a lot though when he speaks, habit I guess.

Hadi's was really inspiring as he was the opposite of Rihanna playing the 'bad boy gone good' role.

Even Sarene's monkey in pajamas story was funny, though I'm sure she can tell it awesome-er if she was less nervous :) .

Kiru's speech was EPIC. This is one guy who is born for presenting, he can take the simplest of topics and create amusement in a crowd. I think he did well except for the walking up and down, but I bet it was just the nerves, other than that, you the best.

Anyways, I know everyone gave their best so I know we can keep improving, though we're nervous, got habits, speak manglish and cant remember some 'No-No's'. These mistakes are exactly like the phrase, 'Failure is the stepping stone to success' :) .Thank you for reading.

Truly, Jeswena