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class #14
• hand in persuasive talk
• clip of the day
• more figures
• last thoughts on business plan content
• making numbers meaningful
• delivery
persuasive talk(hand it in)
information interview due Day 15
in-class midterm• Test: Thurs.: 90 minutes--100 points
• use the study guide!
• skill questions: passive voice identifying & flipping, rewriting problem sentences, situation analysis, who/whom.
• concept questions: e.g., key phrase associated with ‘proactive’. review coursepack and slides.
• pto questions: ‘verbal abuse’, comma sutra, & ‘saying is believing’.
• presentation zen--especially stuff from class
clip of the day
Hans Rosling: Making Numbers Meaningful 1
figures of speech
a little review
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
The roman emperor forgot the most important rule of imperial rule: Either take care of the army or the army will take care of you.
word play
brangelina, billary, sodo, workaholic, perpetraitor, Obamanation
portmanteau words: made up words combining other words:
repeating a ‘root’ word, but in a different form.
polyptoton (po-LIP-ti-tun):
choosy mothers choose ‘jif ’.
mariners close deal for a closer.
a pun, in which (usually) a verb takes two objects that cleverly gives the verb two different meanings: e.g., caught the train and a bad cold.
syllepsis (suh LEP sis):
Mel Patton, 89, Who Shattered a Leg and Then Sprinting Records, Is Dead.
NYT headline:
You held your breath and the door for me. --Alanis Morissette
Business Plan(some final thoughts)
Content/PersuasivenessScript/DeliveryVisual Aids
thinking visually
armada karaoke
effective charts
‘picture superiority effect’
“...slides and other multimedia have more in common with cinema (images and narration) and comics (images and text) than they do with written documents.” GR, p. 135
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• summary: expository tool--tables do this, too
• picture superiority: tells a visual story
• punchline: emphasizes a key insight
• simplicity: makes it easy for audience to grasp in an instant
cascadia rail
delivery
it’s all about energy
Anyone, anyone . . . ?
don’t leave anything to chance
(rehearse [exactly] as you will perform)
. . . that means get a remote and rehearse with it
rehearse, rehearse, rehearse
don’t think about yourself
(focus on your mission)
what are you like when you are at your best?
aspire to relaxed intensity
smile, bring a playful mood
look like you enjoy being here
don’t read
(eat the text and use a story board)
connect
project
vary pace
be expressive
be committed
manage your nerves
stretch yourself