A Small Group Affair
16 years ago
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Class this Week
I thought the exercise we did on Wednesday was pretty informative. I think our group had a pretty good idea comparing and contrasting essays and speeches, since both are kind of similar, yet at the same time very different. Essays are a one short deal, make your points, make your conclusion, and hope you convinced your reader. Speeches, on the other hand, can emphasize points more than once without people thinking you are being redundant, since you can change your voice inflection and the way you are saying the point. It is a much more personal interaction, whereas in an essay the writer and the reader are entirely separate. But then again both are long pieces of written writing (although one is performed) that are meant to be persuasive and informative.
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I've never really thought of speeches being a "performance" before, but it takes no imagination to see that they are exactly that. It's interesting how things change so much once you mix in body language and vocal inflection with a written work. Your group made some great points; you were very informative!
It's so true that a speaker must push one point from different angles. I think everyone can recall leaving at least one speech or lecture where there were so many points that not a one of them was remembered.
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