COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Spring 2019)
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL | REFLECTION #1
The Internet has thoroughly revolutionized communication over the last 20 years. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of communicating via the following Internet-based media: e-mail, instant messaging, social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), and VOIP (Skype, FaceTime etc.). Enter your thoughts into a two-column table, with advantages in the first column and disadvantages in the second. Did your analysis produce any discoveries that surprised you? Explain in a paragraph of not more than 100 words.
Advantages
Disadvantages
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL | REFLECTION #2
 
Make a list of all the fears you have related to public speaking. Order them on a continuum from the least feared to the most feared. Decide which fears are preventable and describe how they could be prevented. For the unpreventable fears, decide what you could do if they occur. Fill in the table below and put your thoughts in a paragraph of around 100 words.
Fear
Preventable?
Unpreventable?
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL | REFLECTION #3
 
Interview one or two people who give frequent speeches (such as a lawyer, a businessperson, or a teacher). Ask what is likely to make them more or less nervous about giving the speech. Find out how they cope with their nervousness. Write a paragraph of 200 words, summarizing what you have learned from the interviews. Then identify the behaviors used by those people that you believe might work for you.
 
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL | REFLECTION #4
Watch a classmate’s speech and evaluate their use of vocal characteristics (voice and articulation), body action (facial expressions, gestures, movement, poise, and posture), animation, and eye contact.
a. Which vocal or body action behaviors stood out and why?
b. How did the speaker’s use of voice and body actions contribute to or detract from the speaker’s message?
c. What three things could the speaker have done to improve the delivery of the speech?
Write the answers in a 150-200-word paragraph.
 
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL | REFLECTION #5
Reflect on your individual performance during this course and write a 150-200 word paragraph, answering the prompts below:
a. What were some of your most challenging moments and what made them so?
b. What were some of your most powerful learning moments and what made them so?
c. What did you learn were your greatest strengths? Your biggest areas for improvement?
d. What moments were you most proud of your efforts?
e. How will you use what you’ve learned in the future?
 
 
 
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