This blog represents the collective scholarly efforts of the students and instructor of CAS 100A: Effective Speech (a.k.a. public speaking) at Penn State University in the Summer of 2011.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Thought I would take the liberty of posting first (I love a good icebreaker). A commencement speech seems like a timely and appropriate way to kick things off. Here's Amy Poehler at this year's Harvard Class Day:
This is a great speech! It definately kept my interest. I love how she combined her dry humor into the (sometimes) serious themes she wanted to speak about. I think there are definately effective speech tips to be learned from this speech, even knowing we don't have the comedic capabilities that she has.
This is a great speech! It definately kept my interest. I love how she combined her dry humor into the (sometimes) serious themes she wanted to speak about. I think there are definately effective speech tips to be learned from this speech, even knowing we don't have the comedic capabilities that she has.
ReplyDeleteYes! When and when not to use humor and whether or not it is likely to work for your particular audience is something we should discuss soon.
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