Jordana+Adkins'+Journal

How did your group use the preparation time provided? Did/would have a good plan make the building process easier? How could this help you with writing a speech? Did your group have any misunderstandings? If so, how did that affect the process?
 * September 12 Journal #1**

We didn't really prepare, we went right to building. We should have thought more about the whole structure before we started building it but we moved too fast into it. It makes the point that you need to know the main idea of your speech before you start writing it, or it could fall apart. Yes, we weren't all on the same page when it came time to build. It made it a lot harder because it caused conflict and took up time we could have used to build.

Using what the book says about listening, explain specific ways to demonstrate good listening. In what ways are good listening skills different between interpersonal communication (one on one) and public speaking (one to group)? How are they the same? Use examples from your life to support your statements as well as quotes from the book.
 * September 17 Journal #2**

Ways to demonstrate good listening are showing up early enough to get a seat close to the speaker, don't let personal problems mess up your concentration, don't let the speaker's delivery affect your concentration, try to screen out emotional judgements, avoid daydreaming during while someone is talking, don't start faking attention, make sure you are well-rested so that you have the energy to listen, and develop note-taking skills. Interpersonal communication doesn't require as much energy to listen because you and the speaker usually have each other's undivided attention and there usually isn't a group around to distract. It's also easier for the speaker to realize that you aren't listening and get your attention again. In public speaking, it's harder to keep every single person's attention. The people in the audience are more likely to get distracted by each other. It takes a lot more energy to listen to one person while you're in a group of people.

Why does Mrs. James care so much about plagiarism? What can I do to make sure I don't show up in one of her examples in the future?
 * October 8 Journal #3**

It isn't fair for someone to completely steal someone else's hard work. Like Mrs. James said, it can take someone up to a year to get something published, and only a second for someone else to steal it. I can make sure I don't copy anything, and if I do, give the original creator credit for it.

Watch the videos in the sidebar of the website for visual aids. Write a journal entry detailing good and bad examples in each of the videos.
 * October 22 Journal #4**

Reflect on the progress you are making during speaking. Write a journal entry entailing at least 3 ways that you have improved since your first speech in class.
 * November 5 Journal #5**

So far I have improved with eye contact, volume, and not using filler words so much.

For your final Journal Entry (this makes #6), reflect on the semester. What did you learn? Is there something that you think is still missing? Did you enjoy this class?
 * December 3 Journal #6**

I've learned not to be so nervous about speaking in front of people because in reality everyone gets just as scared as I do. I still need to work on eye contact and being able to stand in front of people for longer periods of time. Overall, I did like the class. It really helped me with my speaking skills and taught me how to organize my thoughts.