Order 1078263: Read Instructions carefully

Part 1 – answer questions in complete sentence 3 to five sentence or more each bullet

· The two most significant issues in the United States today are:

· Social media has affected our lives in the following ways:

· I want to know what causes the following to happen:

· I have always wanted to know more about the following:

· The one social issue about which I really feel strongly is:

· The most important issue facing students today is:

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Part 2 -three minutes video link:  http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=today+show+interviews&&view=detail&mid=9725D028222A706422379725D028222A70642237&FORM=VRDGAR (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· Look at the opening, body, and closing of the interview.

· How does the commentator connect with the guest?

· How has the interview been organized? Explain.

· Did the commentator achieve his or her purpose? Explain why or why not?

· What other things should be considered?

Part 3

 Discuss and provide specific examples of speeches/presentations that you have heard where technology was especially helpful to you as the listener. Be sure to have complete sentences, your discussion should be 1 singled-spaced

· Why the technology enhanced the speech

· Discuss and list two types of media that you would use and explain why

· How you would feel if you received the same feedback

· List ways a speaker can appropriately respond to such feedback.

 Part 4Listen to 2004 Democratic National Convention speech from President Obama.  At the time of the speech he was  Senator Obama of Illinois.  Specifically note President Obama's vocal quality, intelligibility/articulation, rate, force/volume, pitch, gestures, and eye contact.

Did the speaker have sufficient volume?

· Was the rate of the speaker’s voice too fast or too slow?

· How well did the speaker use his/her voice to make the speech interesting?

· Did the speaker speak clearly?

· Did the speaker use vocal variety?

· State and type the different types of non-verbal messages that you noticed from the speaker