Speeches speeches speeches
So I got my grading sheet back from my history of Chicago speech. I got a 93/100, a 4.0. The grading sheet was filled with compliments and things that I did well, the TA was very impressed by the info, gestures, use of humor, etc.
I got two points off for using Wikipedia, which apparently can't be used as a reference. I got five points off for having "too much info" and thus going over time. The speech was to be four minutes long. My time? Eight minutes and thirteen seconds. Oops. And I was worried I wouldn't get to four minutes! I actually don't regret going over time, though. I included everything I wanted to include in my speech -- and to me, that is worth a five point deduction. I have a second major speech in April, and I fully intend to take the five point deduction again, and I will tell my TA that ahead of time to save him the trouble of using the timer.
Today we were assigned partners for a speech we are doing next week, called the "Pro/Con speech". Our partner takes one side of a debated topic, and we take the other side, in separate speeches. Unfortunately for my partner, our topic is whether parking should be free for students on campus. I immediately took the "against" side of that debate (i.e. that parking should not be free). The reason I say "unfortunately" is that I have several years education in transportation engineering, and know damned well that parking should not be free in areas where the demand is higher than supply. Example #364 why the majority is usually wrong on things (I think I'm going to write a book about this or something)
I got two points off for using Wikipedia, which apparently can't be used as a reference. I got five points off for having "too much info" and thus going over time. The speech was to be four minutes long. My time? Eight minutes and thirteen seconds. Oops. And I was worried I wouldn't get to four minutes! I actually don't regret going over time, though. I included everything I wanted to include in my speech -- and to me, that is worth a five point deduction. I have a second major speech in April, and I fully intend to take the five point deduction again, and I will tell my TA that ahead of time to save him the trouble of using the timer.
Today we were assigned partners for a speech we are doing next week, called the "Pro/Con speech". Our partner takes one side of a debated topic, and we take the other side, in separate speeches. Unfortunately for my partner, our topic is whether parking should be free for students on campus. I immediately took the "against" side of that debate (i.e. that parking should not be free). The reason I say "unfortunately" is that I have several years education in transportation engineering, and know damned well that parking should not be free in areas where the demand is higher than supply. Example #364 why the majority is usually wrong on things (I think I'm going to write a book about this or something)