Speech Preparation Outline

Kendall Barber                                              Section 17
 

Tittle: Where would my life be without it?

 

Introduction

 

Attention Catcher: Its hard to believe that years ago people didn't use technology the way we do today.
 

Listener Relevance Link: These days everyone uses computers.

 

Speaker Credibility: I have been using a computer for as long as I can remember.

 

Thesis Statement: I couldn't imagine my life without my computer...

 

Preview: ...for many reasons.

Transition: First off, I use my computer for the...

 

Body:

I. Internet

      A. I can quickly and easily access Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

                     1. I can keep up with friends
                     2. Watch the latest hit on YouTube

      B.  I can look up anything with Google

                     1. Anything I need to know is literally a few key clicks away

      C. Find where something is and when their open

                     1. finding restaurant locations
                     2. finding store locations
                     3. easily find information on different businesses

      D. Email

                     1. Can contact anyone quick and easily

 

Transition: Not only is my computer great with accessing the Internet but it's a lifesaver when it comes to my schoolwork

 

II. School

      A. Assignments

                    1. All my assignments are located online and easy to fine

      B. Upcoming Tests

                    1. All test dates are online
                    2. For some classes past tests and study material is online

      C. Contact a professor
                    1. If I'm ever confused on homework I can send them a quick email

      D. Research

                    1. The whole web to use research is faster
                    2. Easier than looking things up in books

      E. Microsoft Word/ PowerPoint

                    1. I can easily start on a paper and save it
                    2. Send my papers or projects to my teachers

 

Transition: When I'm not using my computer for school work I also love it to listen to music and look at pictures

 

 

III. Music/ Pictures

      A. Pandora

                    1. Can listen to any station
                    2. Personalize it by my favorite songs or artists

      B. Buy Songs

                    1. quickly and easily download my new favorite songs

      C. Organize all my pictures

                    1. All my pictures are located in one place
                    2. Can organize them by events or dates

 

Transition: In conclusion, my computer keeps me organized and everything is in one place

 

 

Conclusion:

 

Restate Thesis: Without my computer, my life would be so much different.

Summary of Main points: Overall my computer makes my life so much easier with access to the Internet, my school work and my pictures and music.

Clincher: Its crazy to think how different my life without just this one piece of technology.
 

 

Ignite Speech Overview

I couldn't imagine my life without... my computer

1.Internet
     a) Facebook/ Twitter/ YouTube
     b) Look up anything with google
     c) Find where something is and their hours or phone number
     d) Email


2. School
     a) Assignments
     b) Upcoming tests
     c) Contact a professor
     d) Research
     e) Microsoft Word/ PowerPoint

3.  Music/ Pictures
    a) Pandora
    b) Buy songs
    c) Organize all my pictures

My Digital Life Final Draft

November 23, 2007, the day my Facebook life began. It’s weird because I actually remember that night that I was trying to convince my parents to let me get a Facebook and they were very hesitant and skeptical. It was the latest thing so of course I wanted to see what it was like and wanted to try it out. My parents, on the other hand, were very worried it wasn’t safe, and had heard all the dangers of MySpace and thought Facebook would be just as dangerous with all the scary people in the world being able to find out everything about you. I reassured them that Facebook was much different and was much safer, that you could give as much or little information that you wanted. It took my parents a lot of convincing but they finally gave in. My little 8^th grade self was so excited. I loved adding all my friends and seeing who was going to add me or what notifications I was going to get. I loved everything about Facebook.

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In 2004, Mark Zuckerburg started Facebook out of his dorm room at Harvard. It’s hard to believe one guy created a site that now 8 years later over 500 million people are active users. It’s crazy how quick it has grown. These days’ people of all ages are on Facebook, many grandparents and younger kids are on Facebook. Nowadays it seems like the entire world is on Facebook. When you apply for jobs, that employer is more than likely going to look at your profile and see what kind of life you portray on there. They can get to know almost everything about you in a matter of minutes.

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I remember back at the beginning of Facebook when there would be different “apps” and games. My favorite was the bumper stickers. I would spend hours finding cute ones or ones with silly little quotes and add them to my profile or send them to my friends. Another was Graffiti wall, which was kind of like paint but on Facebook, and you could write little messages on other people’s wall. There were so many things that you could customize you profile and organize it how you wanted. The most resent layout is the timeline; I can go back and see what has happened throughout my entire time on Facebook.

It’s funny to look back through my Facebook and to see how I have changed and my various phases I went through. Between the different sports and activities I was once into and all my interests that have come and gone through the years. When I look at all my past statuses in middle school, I say to myself, “what was I thinking?” They were so silly and pointless I don’t know why I would put these things as my status. Even the way I talked was different, before I would abbreviate and use the latest “lingo,” now I hardly abbreviate at all when texting or talking to someone on Facebook. At one point I loved Picnik where you add words and things to different pictures. I did it to so many pictures that it became a problem. I had so many different pictures that I would add quotes, or frames to.

As I look back through my pictures, just in my profile pictures alone, I see how I have changed. At one time I had glasses and braces and looked so young. At one time I remember that I was very concerned with how many friends I had and wanted to make it as many as I possibly could. I wanted to be able to say that I had lots of friends, even if it was just on Facebook. Now I realize how ridiculous that is, it’s so much better to just be friends with your actual friends and not people you have never spoken to and barely recognize.

 

As I was looking back through my timeline I found people that I was friends with at one time, haven’t talked to in years and I went back and looked at their profile. I completely forgot that at one time I was good friends with them. It’s very interesting to see how people have changed from how you originally knew them years ago. It’s weird to think that times have changed and so have people.

 

I have always been very cautious about what goes on Facebook and how others would see me. I wanted it to be an exact representation of me and not some fake person that wasn't really me. I have always thought about what I put on Facebook could affect me later. I wanted others to know that what they see on Facebook is the real me.

 

I love Facebook because it makes it really easy to keep up with family that live out of state and seeing what they are up to. Also most of my closest friends went all over for college and Facebook lets me keep in touch and still be part of their lives. Lots of my parent’s friends like to keep up with me and see my photos as I grow up.

My digital life as a whole has dramatically changed since the beginning of my journey. I have grown up and matured a great deal. To some extent I'm a different person than I was when my social media life began. I have been through many things in my life that I didn't even see coming and have grown from these experiences. I have met new people that I didn't know back then that now I don't see how I ever lived without them. I have enjoyed looking back through my Facebook life over the past 5 years. I’m interested to see where the next 5 years take me and looking back on my Facebook life 5 years from now. Seeing where my life has taken me and what I will be doing with my life and spending it with other people I know and love.

My Digital Life Rough Draft



November 23, 2007, the day my Facebook life began. It’s weird because I actually remember that night that I was trying to convince my parents to let me get a Facebook and they were very hesitant and skeptical. It was the latest thing so of course I wanted to see what it was like and wanted to try it out. My parents, on the other hand, were very worried it wasn’t safe and didn’t want me to spend all my time on it. It took my parents a lot of convincing but they finally gave in. My little 8^th grade self was so excited. I loved adding all my friends and seeing who was going to add me or what notifications I was going to get. I loved everything about Facebook.

I remember back at the beginning of Facebook when there would be different “apps” and games. My favorite was the bumper stickers. I would spend hours finding cute ones and add them to my profile or send them to my friends. Another was Graffiti wall, which was kind of like paint but on Facebook, and you could write little messages on other people’s wall. There were so many things that you could customize you profile and organize it how you wanted. The most resent layout is the timeline, I can go back and see what has happened throughout my entire time on Facebook.

It’s funny to look back through my Facebook and to see how I have changed and my various phases I went through. When I look at all my past statuses in middle school, I say to myself, “what was I thinking?” They were so silly and pointless I don’t know why I would put these things as my status. Even the way I talked is different, I hardly abreviate at all when texting or talking to someone on Facebook.  At one point I loved Picnik where you add words and things to different pictures. I did it to so many pictures that it became a problem. As I look back through my pictures, just in my profile pictures alone, I see how I have changed. At one time I had glasses and braces and looked so young. At one time I remember that I was very concerned with how many friends I had and wanted to make it as many as I possibly could. I wanted to be able so say that I had lots of friends, even if it was just on Facebook. Now I realize how ridiculous that is, its so much better to just be friends with your actual friends and not people you have never spoken to and barely recognize.

 

As I was looking back through my profile I found people that I’m not friends with anymore, haven’t talked to in years and I went back and looked at their profile. I completely forgot that at one time I was good friends with them. It’s very interesting to see how people have changed from how you originally knew them years ago. Its weird to think that times have changed and so have people.

 

In 2004, Mark Zuckerburg started Facebook out of his dorm room at Harvard. It’s hard to believe one guy created a site that now 8 years later over 500 million people are active users. It’s crazy how quick it has grown.  These days’ people of all ages are on Facebook, many grandparents and younger kids are on Facebook. Nowadays it seems like the entire world is on Facebook. When you apply for jobs, that employer is more than likely going to look at your profile and see what kind of life you portray on there. They can get to know almost everything about you in a matter of minutes.

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I have always been very cautious about what goes on Facebook and how others would see me. I wanted it to be an exact representation of me and not some fake person that wasn't really me. I have always thought about what I put on Facebook could affect me later. I wanted others to know that what they see on Facebook is the real me.

I love Facebook because it makes it really easy to keep up with family that live out of state and seeing what they are up to. Also most of my closest friends went all over for college and Facebook lets me keep in touch and still be part of their lives. Lots of my parents friends like to keep up with me and see my photos as I grow up.

 

 My digital life as a whole has dramatically changed since the beginning of my journey. I have grown up and matured a great deal. To some extent I'm a different person than I was when my social media life began. I have been through many things in my life that I didn't even see coming and have grown from these experiences. I have met new people that I didn't know back then that now I don't see how I ever lived without them. I have enjoyed looking back through my Facebook life over the past 5 years. Im interested to see where the next 5 years take me and looking back on my Facebook life 5 years from now. Seeing where my life has taken me and what I will be doing with my life and spending it with other people I know and love.

 

Is Google Making us Stupid?

It’s kind of scary how true some of the things in this article are. It’s so easy for us just to Google something we don’t know. We can literally learn just about anything at the touch of a button. Instead of having to research things in one book after another we can just get on the internet and find it out in a matter of minutes. “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes.” It’s the luxury that we have become a custom to, which has now made us lazy. We don’t have to work as hard to find things out, we know we can find it out fast, and we expect it to. If we don’t find out what we need quick enough we get annoyed and frustrated. But on the other hand if the article we find online is very long we tend to get bored with it and start to lose focus on the content of the article. So it’s hard to believe that we read more nowadays then we did in the 1970s and 1980s, however it’s normally text messages or online social media. As Maryanne Wolf states, “We are not only what we read, we are how we read.” This is true; as we use more slang, poor punctuation and grammar we will start writing like that all the time and may not ever realize it. Overall Google is, in a way, making us stupid.

The Rhetorical Situation

So after some difficulty getting through this article and figuring out where the author was going with it I found out that the author was just explaining rhetoric and all that it entails. As I started to decipher it all, I realized that rhetorical situation is the context of a rhetorical act. Also, all rhetorical situations must contain an audience, exigence, and constraints. Along with that it must involve a response that is fitting to the given situation, which means that all the parts are completed by the main overall aspect of the situation on hand. Basic characteristics of a rhetorical situation are that “rhetorical discourse is called into existence by situation.”

The structure of it can also be very simple or extremely complex. There can be just a few points in the rhetorical situation and it can be very basic and doesn’t have much to go off of if it’s just a simple situation. But on the other hand it can be more elaborate and have many different aspects and parts to it. The author gives good examples to help relay his ideas and help the audience understand where he’s coming from. He also had some good points and explained it well with good detail. “To say the situation is objective, publicly observable, and historic means that it is real or genuine- that our critical examination will certify its existence.” The situation is then factual and has a credible source, and worth your time, if it is “objective and historic.”

Overall, this article was rather wordy and a bit long for my liking. I feel the author could have summed up his points and shortened it to make it easier to read. It also would have kept the attention of his audience and not lost them on his long tangents.

5 sources

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/04/05/the-true-costs-of-facebook-addiction-low-self-esteem-and-poor-body-image/

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.htmlhttp

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/students-face-up-to-the-pros-and-cons-of-facebook-20110320-1c298.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/13/AR2010031300090.