Purpose: This week we’ll focus on learning more tools to become more competent with PS; in particular, engaging our audience through language. In addition, we’ll evaluate a speech, giving us an opportunity to reflect on the various elements of a speech. (Hint: People ask me “But Roxanne, how do I make my speech interesting??? These techniques are my first answer!). 1. Watch this speech by Dr. Randy Pausch: 2. Then, respond to the prompts by Tuesday, 11:59PM: IN ABOUT 150 – 250 WORDS: Identify and describe at least 3 specific Attention and Interest techniques he used, using the terminology from the reading this week. Example: Dr. Randy Pausch use the “Activity and Movement” technique when he did the push-ups…**now that I used that one, please don’t use it!**) How well did Dr. Randy Pausch incorporate the Attention and Interest techniques you’ve read about? Be specific. Identify and describe at least one specific use of language as described in 13.2 and 13.3 of the textbook. Be specific and use the terminology from the book. Describe at least one other observation you have about the speech. Be specific when connecting it to course content. Maybe this is related to organization, introductions, conclusions, or any other chapter you’ve read so far. AFTER GIVING YOUR RESPONSE FROM THE PROMPT ABOVE, PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR OWN ‘PERSONAL READING QUESTION’ FOR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CLASS TO GIVE A RESPONSE. Based on the readings and video, this question can be about something you found exciting? Interesting? Confusing? Stimulating? Liberating? Frustrating? Thought provoking? Label this question as, ‘Personal Reading Question’ and place it at the bottom of your discussion entry. Reply these three students: Morgan MarchantMondayNov 15 at 5:26pm Manage Discussion Entry Dr. Randy Pausch uses Novelty by explaining his cancer and how it is effecting not only him but also his family. He used “The vital” when he said “experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted. And he used Reality when he mentioned turning on the tv and seeing a man on the moon. I really liked how he used “the vital”. He shocked people into paying attention, and his intention wasn’t to gain pity, it was to show that he was truly trying to make his last speech as good as he could, and contain all that he wanted to say. Dr. Randy Pausch used Vivid language when explaining his experience playing little league football. I honestly really liked his transition from childhood dreams to talking about his parents. He used humor to do so. And it was honestly a really smooth transition that kept the audiences attention. Personal reading question: Dr. Randy Pausch used a lot of personal experiences and life lessons. Which example shared resonated the best with you? Hector FloresMondayNov 15 at 10:42pm Manage Discussion Entry 1)Dr. Randy Pausch use the “experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want” when he was talking about the NFL. 1) Dr. Randy Pausch use the”Brick walls are there for a reason they let us prove how badly we want things” when he was getting rejected multiple times but he never gave up. Dr. Randy Pausch use the”Don’t complain: Just work harder” when he was talking about Jackie Robinson when playing he would get spit on but wouldn’t complain about it 2)I believe that Dr. Randy incorporates the attention and interest techniques by saying that we should have fun every day because you never know what could happen to you.He also said “If you live proper the dreams will come to you ” because we live well, and if we do, our dreams will come to us without our having to chase them. 4) One observation that I have about the speech is how he wants his kid to know after they watch his speech about his life experiences. MY PERSONAL READING QUESTION IS WHAT COULD OUR PARENTS DO TO HELP US DREAM BIGGER? Quynh NguyenYesterdayNov 16 at 12:37pm Manage Discussion Entry In this speech, Dr. Randy Paush has used the “Reality” technique when he showed his pictures and his families of a specific event that happened to his life to the audiences. Also, he has used the “Humor” technique when he used his mother and father’s birthday image where they were having fun on their rides or when he made a joke such as “This is my son, he is a doctor but not that kind of helps people.” Lastly, he used “The Vital” where he explained to the audience how to work and play well with others. I think he did very well on “Activity and Movement” because I noticed how the audiences were curious about what he is doing at first and then just burst into a laugh. One specific use of language that he used a rhythm technique which was “Repetition” when he said, “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want”. During his speech, he has told jokes and stories a lot but it did not take over the whole speech and he successfully used his jokes appropriately. Personal Reading Question: Do you feel related to Dr. Randy Pausch when he mentioned that his mom let him do whatever he wants to do? Tags: public speaking communication skills Interest techniques User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.
Reference List: Basic Rules
Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here.
This resource, revised according to the 7th edition APA Publication Manual, provides fundamental guidelines for constructing the reference pages of research papers. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th ed.).
Note: Because the information on this page pertains to virtually all citations, we’ve highlighted one important difference between APA 6 and APA 7 with an underlined note written in red.
Formatting a Reference List
Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.
Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this page “References” in bold, centered at the top of the page (do NOT underline or use quotation marks for the title). All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of your essay.
Basic Rules for Most Sources
- All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
- All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first).
- Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials.
- For example, the reference entry for a source written by Jane Marie Smith would begin with “Smith, J. M.”
- If a middle name isn’t available, just initialize the author’s first name: “Smith, J.”
- Give the last name and first/middle initials for all authors of a particular work up to and including 20 authors (this is a new rule, as APA 6 only required the first six authors). Separate each author’s initials from the next author in the list with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name. If there are 21 or more authors, use an ellipsis (but no ampersand) after the 19th author, and then add the final author’s name.
- Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
- For multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.
- When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
- Note again that the titles of academic journals are subject to special rules. See section below.
- Italicize titles of longer works (e.g., books, edited collections, names of newspapers, and so on).
- Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as chapters in books or essays in edited collections.
Basic Rules for Articles in Academic Journals
- Present journal titles in full.
- Italicize journal titles.
- Maintain any nonstandard punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title.
- For example, you should use PhiloSOPHIA instead of Philosophia, or Past & Present instead of Past and Present.
- Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals. Note that this differs from the rule for titling other common sources (like books, reports, webpages, and so on) described above.
- This distinction is based on the type of source being cited. Academic journal titles have all major words capitalized, while other sources’ titles do not.
- Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns.
- Do not italicize or underline the article title.
- Do not enclose the article title in quotes.
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
- Deep blue: The mysteries of the Marianas Trench.
- …but you would write the journal title as follows:
- Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
Please note: While the APA manual provides examples of how to cite common types of sources, it does not cover all conceivable sources. If you must cite a source that APA does not address, the APA suggests finding an example that is similar to your source and using that format. For more information, see page 282 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.
