[Class | Motivational Speaking]

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Hello students and welcome to Motivational Speaking. For those of you whom I've not met or had in my Astronomy class, my name is Geno. You can call me any variation of my name as long as it's not entirely disrespectful.

In this class we'll cover communication skills and how to effectively use them to motivate, inspire, and persuade. Hopefully by the end of this year, you will have learned to communicate effectively.

I'll be frank with you - alot of you are in this class because you think it's easy. That's fine, actually, because it is. I will give no exams and assign no homework, aside from two prepared speeches, one as a midterm and one as a final exam. Aside from those two speeches, all our speeches will be impromptu - although you can do extra preparation if it makes you feel more comfortable.

As long as you actually come to class and participate in speech presentations, you will get an A in this class, easy. Also, you're free to make your speeches as fun, silly, and entertaining as you want as long as you stick to whatever theme you're going for. So really, this can be an easy, fun class for all of us. It's up to you.

Oh yeah,  no interrupting people when they're giving a speech, and be sure to always applaud them when they're done. We'll be critiquing speeches occasionally, but when we do, keep the criticism constructive. Being mean will get you sent to the headmaster's office. Or maybe I'll just kick you out of class and let Resetti deal with you. We're all in this together, alright? So let's support each other.

Alright, that just about covers it.

So! Since in this class we'll essentially be studying communication skills, I guess it's important to know how we communicate. Sure, we use words to communicate with each other, but we communicate in other ways too. Can anyone tell me ways other than talking that we communicate with each other?

Comments

[yournotreadyyet.livejournal.com]

Well...some of us...like myself...can communicate through telepathy. Is that a good example?

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Certainly. Although not everyone can perceive it, it's still a very important form of communication.

[zelly-bean.livejournal.com]

Hmm... Well, body language is an eternal one. A smile, a frown, shuddering, slumping... Sometimes, those say what words cannot express.

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Very good! Body language tells all. It's imperative when presenting a speech that your body language matches what you are trying to say, otherwise you'll seem insinsere.

[tamagoko.livejournal.com]

Um... does laughing or crying count as communicating?

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Expressing any emotion communicates how you feel to those around you. Excellent.

[fabulous-beans.livejournal.com]

Tone of voice is just as important as the words you use! Saying with confidence, saying with fear, saying with hope!

That, and a good smile~ *shine*

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Tone of voice and facial expressions help convey the message.

[youresosweet.livejournal.com]

This class doesn't seem so hard but I'll be sure to not slack off...Mr. Resetti is scary...O_O

[iblistriggered.livejournal.com]

Well...you can always try expressing your thoughts through art. Kind of like drawing a picture to get your message across.

[showontheroad.livejournal.com]

Of course. Art and music both are powerful forms of communication. Very good.