Public Speakers

For me the most effective public speakers have been those who are able to put a lot of passion in their speeches. When you can tell that a person believes in what they are discussing and is knowledgeable on the topic it makes what they are saying so much more effective. Those who are able to make their topic relatable to their audience are very effective as well. Frequent eye contact helps the audiences stay more involved in their speech, it makes them think that you really know what t is your talking about. Unfortunatly I've had to listen to more ineffective speakers than effective ones.
The most ineffective public speaker I've listened to spoke in a very monotone voice and fumbled over her words very often. She used words such as like and um so often that I found myself not listening to what she was saying but counting how often she used those words. Whether or not I was interested in the topic she was discussing to begin with didn't seem to matter, no matter how hard I tried to pay attention I just couldn't stay focused on the subject, there were too many other distractions.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I chose to do my informative speech on Eleanor Roosevelt. I feel that she was a strong woman who accomplished so much in her time. She changed how the American people viewed the position of being the First Lady; she did more than just host dinner parties and support her husband. She had her own interests, goals and career.

Thesis Statement:
Eleanor Roosevelt helped to recreate what the American people came to expect from the role of the First Lady. She made a great impact on society through her leadership, compassion, and charity.

Evaluation...

While I do not think that doing an online group project is necessarily the greatest idea, it is something you have to do while attending classes online. In this group project I feel that I took charge and helped with the leadership role when needed. I also organized what needed to be done by each individual group member. Creating the Google Doc was something I hadn't done before, and was pretty interesting, I edited and typed up the entire project as well. I feel that I did my part and a little more on this project.

Something I think I could improve on when it comes to group work in general is being more assertive. I feel I give people a lot of wiggle room and that isn't always the best way to do things. I usually end up doing a lot of the work because I think it wont get done otherwise. Another thing I could work on is my time management. I tend to feel rushed if things are not done a day or two before the actual due date. I need to remember that my schedule is not the only schedule.

Intercultural Project Source

http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Polynesians.html

     The above link is just one of the websites that should help me in doing my research for our group intercultural project. The website contains information on some of the rites of passages of the Polynesian culture, as well as some of their customs. The information on the site seems to be unbiased; they include websites at the bottom of the page where they have obtained some of their information. I have also read some of the same information on this and other websites.