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This year in public speaking, I have learned so many things. I have made many new friends and had alot of fun. I learned how to write a speech, what to do when saying your speech and what not to do when saying your speech. I believe my knowledge in public speaking, my knowledge is writing and my knowledge to be able to go infront of a crowd and speak. I have gotten more comfortable with doing all these things. In my opinion my level at the beginning for public speaking was very low, but now I feel much more comfortable enough to speak in a much larger crowd.I think i could have done better by putting more time and effort into my blog posts, especially the ones at the beginning of the year. I also feel as if i could have done more debates, and not so much just writing and saying it, but more presentations, more films, more debates. I think the next step for me is to go onto doing more public speaking. To not be or nervous infront of big crowds Some of my further goals is to do morning meeting one day, I would also like to do many more speeches in public because I feel that the more I practice and the more experience I have the best it will benefit me. Some goals I set myself at the begging of the year, I have accomplished. I feel as if all of the ones i set have been completed. I got more comfortable in speaking in public, I got more comfortable and better at writing speeches. Some goals I feel that I didn't set myself that I accomplished were having fun, learning new words, making friends, creating videos, learning how to create videos, getting to know new people aswell as teachers. In my final days and last blog of public speaking I can say that in the begging of the course, I did not want to take it and my mom required me to take it, but now I changed my mind. I am glad she pushed me to take it, I am glad I signed up and followed through because I have so much fun. Public Speaking class was a class that made my day, I looked forward to having that period in the schedule and just relax and say, Public Speaking is next.  

Ted talk new

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ebTCsSuIjrs&feature=youtu.be

IMOVIE TEd talk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tFSSqnw-THc

What i need to do

My TED talk at the moment isn't that great. I feel that the way it is set up makes it harder. My talk has many cool facts, but i think too many. In my opinion,my TED talk could be more interesting and a better one, is by spacing it out more. I think i should put more pictures into it and really show my topic and what i am trying to tell people. My TED talk at the moment is of the right length, i believe i have the correct amount of words. I believe i have the right amount of pictures, facts and everything, i just need to spend more time organizing it better and putting things where they need to be. This TED talk is about the lionfish, and how they are very beautiful, but yet are so deadly. That is my main point and i need to change the way my words are to actually show and tell people that they are dangerous. Another thing is to put non disgusting pictures of the power they have into my slide, because that could definitely put the audience off. I believe i could fix my structure, by pausing more and using hand motions. I need to remember to use a lot of eye contact, don't memorize everything, follow the pictures. I also need to remeber to speak loudly, clearly and speak to the audience. One other thing i need to not do is, figit with my key or any distractions.  This TED talk in my opinion, could be a very good, educating and interesting one, but i have to work really hard at getting my words, paragraphs, pictures and presentation together, if i want it to go the way i hope it too be. I feel that i still have a lot of work left to do, but i still have a lot of time.

Rough Draft

My TED talk today is about the invasive aquatic species known as the Lionfish. Also known as Petrois Volitans, it is in the list for both the most invasive species and the top deadliest species in the ocean. This fish doesn't grow that big, the average size is about 1 foot in length, this fish can either red red or black, they have zebra like stripes running down their sides, aswell as many fan like spins along their body. It is currently located at #9 on the list of top deadliest fish in the world. It is also on the list for top most invasive species. This fish first originated in the Indi-Pacific Ocean, where they spread to almost, the whole Globe. They have captured the reefs of the Caribbean and are now eating away at our reefs. They got to the caribbean by one of two theories, they either were brought to the caribbean and americas by placing the eggs in the ballast tanks of ships and then releasing them in the ocean, or they were swept away from an aquarium that was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

 This fish although it is very pretty, is slowly killing the reefs. With limited predators it will capture small juvenile fish into a corner and suck them up with its large vacuum like mouth. Their hunting styles very different to others, they will corner a group of small fish or just 1 individual by spreading its large fan like fins into a corner where the lionfish can easily suck them up.Most people do not know how deadly this fishes people of been known to be in agonizing pain after being stung by one of these fish. I know how painful it can be because I've seen many people who have been struck by small ones and how much pain they are in. In order to care the sting you need to soak the infected area in hot water the hotter the better but don't burn yourself. The pain that some people go through is intolerable. Some people who have been stung by one says the pain is like being stung by hundreds of bees at the same time, it can bring tears to a grown mans eyes. The only predators to the species are either eels, sharks or large groupers, however most of these predators will not go out and kill itself it would have to be dangling out in front of it like a piece of meat. These invasive species are killing our reef systems because of many reasons such as, they don't have a popular predator and they are very deadly and are so hard to handle. 

 In conclusion we as a community need to study these fish more and find a way to get rid of their population because even though their numbers are decreasing they are still killing our reefs and killing the future of our oceans. People depend on the ocean to make a living and feed their family, and we need to stop these fish so we can help the people of the future. I hope you learned that these fish are very powerful creatures, they are so beautiful but come with such deadly power.

Peter Pan review

The show Peter Pan, to me was a first. I had never seen the movie Peter Pan that I remember and for my first time, I enjoyed it. The show was very colorful and interesting. There were some things that went good and bad. In the beginning I liked how the narrator came out and told us what would happen. I then liked how John Jiang came on. Some things that I really liked throughout the whole play, where that the characters especially John Jiang really raised their voice and spoke up and beyond the audience. I think the cast did an amazing job with moving sets around, the lighting was amazing, but had a few mess ups, only when Sam the Narrator came on, she had to move her position all the way to the left of the stage. The stage crew did very well with setting and changing the sets and props for the next scenes in such small amounts of time. One thing I think the whole play did well at was including teachers in the play. In my opinion one thing i found disturbing was that when Peter Pan was playing the flute, it was of key with he actual flute. One last thing I would have liked to have seen was more sounds and light changes, aswell as the refreshments. I would say that there should be water and different drinks served and not had to pay for the snacks. 

Dealt lionfish

My TED talk today is about the invasive aquatic species known as the Lionfish. Also known as Petrois Volitans, it is in the list for both the most invasive species and the top deadliest species in the ocean. This fish doesn't grow that big, the average size is about 1 foot in length, this fish can either red red or black, they have zebra like stripes running down their sides, aswell as many fan like spins along their body. It is currently located at #9 on the list of top deadliest fish in the world. It is also on the list for top most invasive species. This fish first originated in the Indi-Pacific Ocean, where they spread to almost, the whole Globe. They have captured the reefs of the Caribbean and are now eating away at our reefs. They got to the caribbean by one of two theories, they either were brought to the caribbean and americas by placing the eggs in the ballast tanks of ships and then releasing them in the ocean, or they were swept away from an aquarium that was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This fish although it is very pretty slowly killing the race with limited predators it will capture small juvenile fish into a corner and suck them up with its large vacuum like mouth. Most people do not know how deadly this fishes people of been known to be in agonizing pain after being stung by one of these fish. I know how painful it can be because I've seen many people who have been stuck by small ones and how much pain they are but they're bein know how painful it can be because I've seen many people who have been stuck by small ones and how much pain they were in. In order to care the sting you need to soak the infected area in hot water the hotter the better but don't burn yourself. The only predators to the species are either eels sharks or large groupers, however most of these predators will not go out and kill itself it would have to be dangling out in front of it like a piece of meat. We as a community need to study these fish more and find a way to get rid of their population because even though their numbers are decreasing they are still killing our however most of these predators will not go out and kill itself it would have to be dangling out in front of it like a piece of meat. We as a community need to study these fish more and find a way to get rid of their population because even though their numbers are decreasing they are still killing our reefs and killing the future of our oceans. 

GUidline for lionfish

Intro-  What are lionfish, fun facts about them

Body- why are they so deadly and killing our reefs

What to get out of it and concluison- they ar every opretty and taste so good, but are killing our reefs.

What do you want, BOOs or Claps?

In my opinion, a good TED Talk needs to have pictures. It needs to not be boring and make me fall asleep. It needs to not be long and unentertaining. A good ted talk needs to be short, meaningful and have lots of pictures, as well as making it interesting. In order for a TED Talk to be good in needs to be short. People listening will get bored and tired and start to loose track of what you are saying. They will loos their patience and start to get bored, and that is not what you want. A good TED talk needs to have pictures. It needs to have a lot of colorful pictures and have fun and entertaining things. People now a days have smaller attention spans and so we need to keep them interested in what we are trying to say. In order for a good TED talk the writer, needs to open with a bang and keep that bang going and end on a bang. Their goal is to encourage us to listen to what they have to say and in my opinion in order for them to do that, you need to make your presentation, fun,colorful, short and don't use big words. Some other key points are to move around the stage. You also need to not read from the podium. When you read from a piece of paper people see you as less interested and you are just reading it and you don't care about it. Another thing is to speak slowly and clearly, a lot of people get nervous and start to stutter or shake or speak fast and that causes them to mess up and people to loose interest. You want to speak slowly and clearly. Some other important things to make sure and double check when doing a TED talk is to have a backup plan or computer incase the first one dies. You would also want to have it in many locations, such as a flash drive, in your email, in your cloud and even burned to a CD if you have to. You always want to make sure you have a spare incase something goes wrong and double check your presentation, make sure it is all in order. Another thing is to practice your speech, practice your time, your breaths. Practice how you are going to say it and produce it, are you going to move around and use hand jesters. One last important thing is to make sure you have your microphone and make sure it is positioned just right for the audience can hear your voice. The last thing to having a good TED talk is to stay relax, do your best and have fun.

Links to Ted talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_harada_a_novel_idea_for_cleaning_up_oil_spills.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/hamish_jolly_a_shark_deterrent_wetsuit_and_it_s_not_what_you_think 

https://www.ted.com/talks/dame_ellen_macarthur_the_surprising_thing_i_learned_sailing_solo_around_the_world 

Topics for final

-why is the ocean so relaxing and listening to waves crash so relaxing. 

- lion fish-the invasive and killing the reefs. 

- why is it so beautiful when your on the top of a hill or mountains. 

Ted talk

shark deterrent wet suit- I find this interesting because all around the world, surfers and people are being attacked by sharks. if this works, this man will be very rich and famous.

the surprising thing i learned sailing solo around the world- i find this interesting because although i love 

sailing, i liked how he saw what was happening to oceans and reefs in different countries. he saw what was happening to this earth.

a novel idea to soak up the oil- this is interesting because, oil is killing everything. It is killing animals and reefs and it is killing peoples way of making an income, we need to stop oil pollution.

Survival

I did my speech on "How to Survive" and I shared some of my thoughts and ways on how to survive. My main points where the things, you should bring with you when going on an adventure, the steps you should follow through with when in a survival citation. I mentioned some skills every person should know. In my speech, the content is as good as I can make it, but others were really good. In my introduction i believe that it could have been more interesting, it also could have been introduced much better to the audience. Overall my introduction was written well and I believe I  said it well. When I got into my body paragraph, which is where I really got into it, I feel like I could have  done better. I feel as if the main points where clear enough. I feel as if the main points I did say could have been supported a little bit better. My body was a bit mixed up and could have been organized better. My topic was a little off for me, I feel as if I shouldn't have chosen it, because I feel like that was the one I had least experience with.I believe my main points could have been connected better and tied together to each other better. In my conclusion, I feel as if it was a little short. I think that it could have been more of a summary of my topic. One thing I feel like I did well was having a closing statement. I think my closing and opening statement was strong and useful. I think that if I was the listener, I would be motivated to learn how to survive.In my opinion the language was very well. I changed the tone of my voice a lot and I didn't sway a lot. In the delivery of my speech, I think I could have used a notecard, and studied it more as well as using it to reference more often.I didn't look at my note card and read off of it, there was a lot of eye contact with the others. I feel as if i spoke slowly and clearly and didn't mix up words. My hand motion was good, I didn't fidget with anything too much. I think the ending of my speech really got people thinking and got people to realise that if they were in danger, they would want to be the one to help out. In conclusion I believe I completed this task well. My topic was introduced and I did was was asked for. I think the audience was interested and they enjoyed hearing my speech. I think i did a good job in all and hope to better next time.

Survival Part 2

Do you want to be the one that lives when all others will die? In order for someone to survive, they need to relax. I have alot of experience in the outdoors and adventures. There are a few essential things i always have on me when I go camping or on adventures. I always bring a knife, a lighter, a sleeping back, rope and a bottled water. You need to learn to survive, it is a key thing to learn in life.

When surviving, the first thing you want to do is find a good source of water, and once you have done that you would need to find a camp site close to the water, find a place that is a good place to live. You then want to start building your place to sleep. In between, you would need to go find food, and fire wood. Trying not to waste your energy, you need to build your bed, build your fire and find your food. When surviving the key is to stay relaxed and never panic, if you panic you will use up twice as much energy as you need to. Some skills every human should know is, how to tie knots, how to build a fire without a lighter or gasoline and how to build things with little resources. In my opinion if you can do those three things very well, you would be able to survive. 

        Your life and others should be important to you, you want to be the person to help others when you are in a survival situation. You need to learn to survive, it is a key thing to learn in life. Dont forget, to bring these tools, learn these steps and dont panic.

Zombies are coming

Do you want to be the one that lives when all others will die. In order for someone to survive, they need to relax. I have been trapped in many survival situations. There are a few essential things i always have on me when I go camping or on adventures. I always bring a knife, a lighter, a sleeping back, rope and a bottled water. 

When surviving, the first thing you want to do is find a good camp site, find a place that is a good place to live. you then want to start building your place to sleep. In between, you would need to go find food, and fire wood. Trying not to waste your energy, you need to build your bed, build your fire and find your food. You would also want to try and find a source of water so you can drink when you need to. When surviving the key is to stay relaxed and never panic, if you panic you will use up twice as much energy as you need to. Some skills every human should know is, how to tie knots, how to build a fire without a lighter or gasoline and how to build things with little resources. 

In my opinion if you can do those three things very well, you would be able to survive. If you can survive, in different locations, such as on an island, in the jungle, it would be a key thing to learn especially because we all know about global warming. 

Survival

In order for someone to survive, they need to relax. I have been trapped in many survival situations. There are a few essential things i always have on me when I go camping or on adventures. I always bring a knife, a lighter, a sleeping back, rope and a bottled water. When surviving, the first thing you want to do is find a good camp site, find a place that is a good place to live. you then want to start building your place to sleep. In between, you would need to go find food, and fire wood. Trying not to waste your energy, you need to build your bed, build your fire and find your food. You would also want to try and find a source of water so you can drink when you need to. When surviving the key is to stay relaxed and never panic, if you panic you will use up twice as much energy as you need to. Some skills every human should know is, how to tie knots, how to build a fire without a lighter or gasoline and how to build things with little resources. In my opinion if you can do those three things very well, you would be able to survive.

Paragraph topics

How to read the tides,

As some might know i am every interesting in the ocean,sailing,fishing and the water. I love to watch the sea on the beach and watch the waves crash onto the shore, watch how they form, and all the other things that accumulate with it. I like learning new things, especially about the tides and oceans.

Forecast weather

I because i love the ocean i also love weather, i like to learn and watch the weather. I learned this from my dad. I learned how to smell when rain is coming. most people don't know that there is always a scent to everything. I can tell when a storm is coming, i can smell when it is going ot rain and i can feel when it is going to be a hot day. There is always something to learn about weather.

Survive in the wild

I also like the wilderness, i love to climb trees and love to go on adventures. I like knives,fire and so much more. I have been on adventurous before where i life for a weekend in the wild. I love it so much, i love learning how to track where i am and build things, i love to do things on my own. 

Recap of Debates

My debate topic was that social media has a positive impact on the kids today. Our group was the affirmative side in this debate. As a group i felt that we all could do with more work, we all could have been better with more practice and more effort. The first speaker had some very good points. She told them to us very well and she said them in a way we all understood. She had alot of good points that they could rebut off of. Their first speaker was very well prepared aswell. He had his points organized and read them well. Their first rebutter did an excellent job at rebutting our points. They restated facts that their firs speaker said and they rebutted them very well leaving our side shocked. Our second first rebutter did a very good job rebutting what they said, but left a little early. Their last rebutter did well at rebutting and proving some of our facts wrong or just leaving us unanswerable. Our third speaker also our last rebutter did a very good job in introducing it to a new point of view and changing things differently. He didn't do a good job at keeping his time. Our final speaker and their final speaker both concluded it very well but fell at the end. Our speaker, i believe had a strong beginning and had a very good and strong thesis, he restated their points and rebutted what their third speaker said but fell at the end. I believe i could have been more organized with my points and put more time and effort into which points were important. I believe that the time was much more appreciated than before, we like the extra 30 seconds. I also believe that both teams still have things to work on, such as timing each other and using up the time you have, predicting what the other team will say and trying to build your rebuttal off what you think they will say. Overall i think both teams did very well, and could do even better next time. For the lightening round debates, we all did good jobs making the stuff up as we go along and not have the advantage to look stuff up for facts. We all did a good job with he time except for some people. I also believe that everybody should have gone at least twice to redeem themselves if they messed up their first time or got a topic they didn't like. I would also say we need more topics that everyone likes, and some that are fun and entertaining. I would also say that people should be able to choose who they go against. 

Soacial media is a go

My debate topic is wether or not social media is a positive or negative thing for teenagers. My side is the affirmative side and we believe that social media is good for kids. I believe that social media is necessary because it is an excellent way of keeping up and communicating to people and family members.Some of our points are that it makes people feel more comfortable. It spreads information,news and important happening really quickly. It makes teens feel less shy as well as used for teachings. It is also a way to share your music,pictures and other things so your friends and family can see it. Almost every kid in the US uses social media. Social media plays a big part in the life today. It lets kids and adults around the world communicate and show pictures or videos of what they are doing. It gives people something to look at when they are bored. It lets the whole wolrd know when something trajic has happened. I didnt know Paul Walker died until i saw it on Facebook. Social media now a days is how people keep intouch with others. As technology has goteen better, more and more people use social media and dont refer to the good old fashion mailing system. We use facebook and other sights. We have gotten better with technology such as snapchat. People can send pictures of any type to another person for no longer than 10 seconds. It allows the person receiving it to see it and cant keep it forever, however you can screenshot it or replay it to your friends but the person that sent it would be able to see what you did with it. Another thing is that kids now adays are becoming smarter with technology. Kids younger than me know how to do stuff i still yet have to figure out. For example, my parents are trying to get more intop technology, and upgrade their phones to be able to be more mobile. WHen they have questions about things on their phones or compuiters, they ask me or my brother. They are after time getting used to knowing how to do stuff and figuring out but they still need help. They can use whatsapp or facebook to communciate with me to ask how to do something. another example is that my grandma and other family members now have facebook. All of us young kids are now gone to boarding school or college or live on our own and they like to see what we do. For example when ever my mom sees a picture of me she always asks me about it. This would mean i forgot to tell her about it. 

of age or under age

I believe in my opinion my group the negative side did very well. We had alot of times before the debate where we didn't know who was doing what and what we had to do until the last day, but we got it done. I think that we had some strong and very powerful facts. I think that performing our side, we didn't do too well compared to the other side. We had the ability to present more facts but we failed to do that because of our effort and the time we had. I think that the first speaker had good information, she had good strong facts but failed to have an introduction and she didn't have enough information to last the whole two minutes. Our second speaker had strong points and didn't time it well enough. She too produced it very well. Our third speaker, didn't have any information at all, he attacked the other side and never stated anything, he just said a few words to the other team and only took up ten out of the sixty seconds. Our last speaker, did a good job on restating our points, having an introduction, but I failed to look at the audience, I kept his head down and read off of my script. The other team had good communication and good planning. Their first speaker had a good introduction,specific points and did very well. Their second speaker came up and had good points but ran out of time and couldn't finish. Their third speaker didn't really have good points at all and got a little nervous at the end. Their last speaker did good at restating the points, aswell as using his time and having a good thesis. He failed to have an introduction to his statement. I think we all could do better in preparing ourselves better by getting clear points,using the time,practicing aswell as knowing and anticipating what the other side is going to say to rebut against them. We all could have done better with more preparation and more time together. I think my side could have done better by getting and setting proper facts with both logos and ethos. we could have used more organization and not jump roles around.  I would also say that both teams could have used a little more practice before the debate just to finalize the holes they had and fix the flaws. I wouldnt say one team won over the other. I would say that both sides won in some areas and lost in some areas. Some speakers did better than those on the opposing side. I would say that for the affirmative side their first speaker beat our first speaker, our second speaker beat their second speaker,our third speaker was defeated by their third speaker and our last speaker beat their last speaker, so it ends up being a tie, but i would also say that ms guarino gets the last and final say.

Debate

Our debate is wether the drinking age should be lowered or kept the same. Our group was split into two. One side found facts on the affirmative side, which is that the drinking age should be lowered, and the other side, which is the negative side, said that the drinking age should remain the same. The group i was in was the negative side, the drinking age shouldn't be lowered. My side found many good arguments to show that it should remain the same. Some facts include,development of brain,middle schoolers and younger kids would;d have easier access to alcohol,kids tend to be more responsible and mature at the age of 21, aswell as kids can go to bars and clubs where most of the occupants are intoxicated. If the drinking age was lowered to 18, children's brains have not fully developed by that point. Alcohol can cause disfunction to the brain and cause problems with emotions,organization. it can also cause the kids to make poor judgmental calls,violence,depression and even suicide. Kids now a days are always looking for alcohol. If the age was lowered to 18 that would mean that a high schooler could go out and purchase alcohol,bringing it back to their school and distributing it to the younger kids in high school and even middle school. This fact has been proven here at cheshire academy. Another point is that if the drinking age was lowered it could cause kids to make poor judgmental calls. The age of 21 is when most young adults are at college,working or out of their parents jurisdiction. They make their own calls and their own decisions. if the age was lowered,kids in high school,still under parents jurisdiction would be legible to purchase alcohol causing poor decisions, such as starting their sexual activity, or other irresponsible acts. My final point is that most kids would go to bars and clubs in which most of their patrons are under the influence. they end up driving intoxicated which increases death rate,traffic crashes or creating a violent crime scene. Some logos and ethos is that 76% of bars have sold alcohol to intoxicated patrons, and about half of drivers arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) or killed as alcohol-involved drivers in traffic crashes did their drinking at licensed establishments. Surveys show that the most common source of alcohol among 18- to 20-year olds is their 21- to 24-year-old peers. These are just some facts to show that it shouldnt be lowered. We beleive that the drinking age should not be lowered.

Top 3

Are women's sports easier than men

McDonald's or Burger King 

Drinking age

Debate topics

dress code, guys vs girls at chehsire academy..
athleticism, who is more athletic
military drinking age
homework on long holidays
airsoft guns and water guns

http://youtu.be/UZ5ZnA2ymis

Reflecttion

I did my monologue on the short monologue from the film 22 jump street. It is about a young man,  who is pretending to be a college student but he is actually an adult who is an undercover spy. He is trying to find a drug that is spreading around the globe. A girl in the school has died because of it and he has to try and fit in with them. His character is a nerd and he starts to like this girl. She takes him and his partner to this slam poetry place she goes to a lot and he goes up and said his poetry. When i found this, i thought it was a very funny one. I thought that i could do a good job at it and would produce it well. I think i did well by showing more expressions. i also think i did well by making my voice clear and keeping the audience engaged. I think i improved from last time on making it more fun for the audience. I learned that i need to keep focused and memorize it because the slightest look from someone could throw me off track. I think that i didn't do well on preforming it correctly. I think if i made it seem just as how he performed it, it would be amazing. i believe that in order for mine to be how i want it, i need to really exaggerate everything and make everything as realistic as i possibly can. When i did my first ever monologue i was very nervous and very shaky, now i think i have improved on those thing and i also think i have improved on my public speaking. i think i have gotten better on speaking in front of people. Looking at others while they doing there monologue i saw that i did alot of action compared to others. There was one monologue that i liked really much because of his accent. He has an accent that is perfect for the monologue he is doing. He has the correct attitude and correct voice for it. He makes it loud,enjoying and fun to watch. There is also another one that shows another personality, of a preppy white girl. All of the others were really well in my opinion, all talking about fun information, they all made it entertaining and they all produced it very well. I think that in my next monologue, it will be very good because i have gotten more confident and i have faced some of my fears and gotten it over with. i have found out that i can do things and not be scared to do it in public. In my final draft i hope to make it a good one and make it one the audience will have fun with and remember.

Mionologue #2

In this monlogue,my character is saying this at a slam poetry club. He is saying this because he likes this girl who goes there alot and he lyed to her and said he wrote poetry. he went up and talked about a girl that had a drug problem and died from a very heavy drug. This person is about 26 in college playing the role of a student as an undercover agent. It takes place in a club. He uses alot of hand movement and word pausing.

monlogue #2

Slam poetry. Yelling. Angry. Waving my hands a lot. Specific point of view on things. Cynthia. Cyn-thi-a. Jesus died for our Cynthia’s. Jesus cried. Runaway bride. Julia Roberts. Julia rob-hurts. Cynthia. Mmmmm Cynthia, you’re dead. You are dead. Be boop beep you’re dead. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8lc5fTGik

I did a monologue on who am i. I believe i started off strong but got a little nervous at the end. all in all it was one of my better speeches. Reviewing my speech and video of my speech i feel as if i produced it right. I believe that if i was behind a podium i would be okay. I think that my feet could be placed better, meaning they could be similar and not, one pointed out and one pointed in. I also believe i could fix my voice, i think i could use more energy and more exaggeration. i also believe i could work on my hands, they are too fixed and my body is too fixed. i need to use my hands more and relax more. I believe i could also fix my speech words itself, memorize it better,write it better,and say it better. I believe i could also work on my eye contact, make more eye contact with the audience. I believe i did well on my speech, apart from one or two small pauses, it was within the limit, it answered the question decently, as well as told the audience who i am. I believe other people, wrote a little story not really focusing on who they are. I think i captured that part really well.  I think i did really well compared to others in not fidgeting with my fingers or moving around. This speech was my first speech memorizing and saying in public, i believe it was a very good one for my first time. although it took me a few days, a few times to say it, rehearse it, write it, and actually say it, i think it was a success. I think that all the tries i did in class, all the unexpected laughs from others and the distractions made me just put my head in the ground and just get it over with. i knew i had to do it one good time and it would be over. the other members in my class did theirs and it was really well. some executed the whole who am i part really well and some didn't do so well. i believe some could have rehearsed it a little more, some could have made theres a little more interesting and some could have added more of who they are to their speech. I think that overall our class did a very good job seeing as though some of us were very nervous, some were unprepared and some could use a bit more work. i think some monologues could be very good and could be shared publicly if they had a few touches by the teacher to it. Overall i think this public speaking class will be fun, it will be exciting and i know i will learn alot in this class.

Public Speaking is a key part in life. It is a skill in life that everyone should know. Public speaking may not seem like it has a use, but if you have to make a speech in front of a crowd, it prepares you. Public speaking to me is helping people build confidence, helping people learn the skill and have the right mindset in making a speech in public. There are many elements to Public speaking such as, standing still, Pacing your speech, projecting your voice, don't move to much and make lots of eye contact. When public speaking you should try not to move a lot, you shouldn't move too much because it will show people you are nervous. Projecting your voice, this is a key element to speaking. the audience is like a judge, it decides if your speech was good(released from all charges) or bad(sentenced to life). You want your audience to hear your speech and so in order for them to hear it, you need to have a big,loud voice, so they can here it. they will get bored and tired if you dont project your voice and keep it soft and quit. Pacing is also very important, you dont want to rush your speech, this will cause the audience to not understand what you are saying to them, it will make them question if they wasted their time listening to your speech. When public speaking, you need to make good eye contact, look around the room at people, dont just stair right at your script. This will show the people you want them to listen and that you appreciate them coming to listen.In my opinion, the three things that are crucial to make a great speech is to: one- time yourself before, you dont want to make it too long and boring, so that the audience will fall asleep. No, you want to make it so that it will keep people awake and interested. another thing is to use some hand gestures. Make it exciting and liven the place up. The last thing is to be relaxed and to have fun. When making a big long speech, the best thing to do is to relax. I believe every speech should have at least one joke in there, only if it is a long speech. i also believe that the best skill in Public speaking is to relax. I believe i could work on, not moving and fitgeditng. i tend to move my arms, feet and hips aswell as fidget slot, wether it be in my pocket or holding my iPad. I believe i could work on projecting my voice and making it jucier. I also think i can work on my eye contact, i think i need to make more eye contact with the audience.

"A script is obviously less than a play, while a production is more"

 The script is just a bunch of words on a piece of paper, it is how you say the words on the paper that make it a production
I think it is a good quote for describing words and language
This quote tells me that a bunch of words can just be said in a normal voice but in order for it to be affective, you need to project your voice like you would in a production.

Who I am

Hey, I am Evan. I was born on December 3, 1998 in Montego Bay Jamaica. I am a very athletic and adventurous as well as outdoors person. I like to do bold and daring things, I like to take risks and do Fun stuff. I, unlike most kids love to do stuff, I am always looking for stuff to do wether it is climbing trees, swimming, playing soccer, playing with my dogs,riding my dirt bike, building things or just having fun. I have a 21 year old brother a who goes to university in Florida. He and I love to do things together and hang out.  As a child I grew up sailing and fishing and playing soccer, but my passion is for  sailing and soccer. I have represented my country in many events, gone to countries around the world, all to sail. I go to Cheshire academy in Connecticut, where I am a junior as well as 3 year varsity soccer member. I am a peer counselor and a ambassador.

My life in 500 words

    I am the future of this universe. I am a tall 16 year old boy, born on December 3^rd 1998 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I have a very large and beautiful house, with a lot of land as well as 10 dogs and 1 turtle. I have a family of four, in which I am the youngest child, even though I only have 1 brother.  My family is the type of family where we never aren’t doing something, we are always working or keeping ourselves busy. Whenever I am bored I always love to either go build something or make stuff or have fun in my yard.

    I currently attend Cheshire Academy where I am an ambassador, peer counselor and 3 year varsity soccer player. In school I am very honest, hardworking, trustworthy and intelligent student.. In school I show many personalities, I show that I try my hardest at many tasks I am given, even when I am having trouble. As an athlete I am a very intense sailor and soccer player. I have sailed for about 13 years and I have gone to many countries and states to sail, I have represented my country in many places and evens and still have a lot more to come. I am also an avid fisherman and have a passion for the sea. I love to go swimming and free dive along the sandy bottoms and coral reefs. I love the relaxation and becoming one with the water. I love diving down and feeling as if I am apart of the ocean and just sit on the bottom, wait and observe. I was raised up sailing and fishing and that is where I would want to be in my future life. As a soccer player, I am hardworking, an endless fighting player. I will stand up for my team and team mates when they need me and will always put my best even when it hurts. 

    As a friend I will always be there for you and may not agree with what you believe or think, but I will keep it to myself and not hate you for it. Everyone has there own type of personality and everyone is there own person, they can believe anything they want to believe, as long as you don’t try and change who I am and change my thoughts and I will do the sane. After high school, I hope to attend the United States Coast Guard Academy, whether I enroll in the academy or enlist. After I would lime to do ocean deliveries, in which I would bring boats from Miami to the Bahamas, I would also like to become a captain of a large yacht and cruise around the world. I hope by reading this you have gotten a better understanding as to who I am and what type of person I am. 

 This is me with my biggest barracuda 

 This is my first varsity number

 My friend and I dirt biking in the hills over this summer

Me representing Jamaica in Cayman Islands in 2010

My brother, my friends and I at a night polo game