It was kinda weird after honestly watching my presentation for the first time but it was relieving at the same time. Being a naturally shy person speeches have gradually became my worst enemy, no matter how much I prepare it always seems if I just lock up. However, I don't feel I did no were near as bad as I thought I had.
Some things I feel I need to work on:
1. I need to practice keeping my speeches more fluent, rather than relying on my note card as you had mentioned...
2. I also need to flow better and work up on not freezing up
3. Also, I noticed that I used the word "like" a lot throughout the speech which
I was totally unaware of, so for the next speech I need to put that much more time into rehearsing before actually presenting...
But, being able to watch myself and judge myself was very beneficial and I feel like the next speech I should be able to do way better.
I feel I even got better throughout this speech because at first my voice was low and kinda muffled but as I progressed my voice level increased and I began to loosen up...And I am beginning to feel a little bit more at ease at presenting in front of people after this introductory speech!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Questions that I hate Answering
Being of African American descent, their are quite a few questions I get quite often that I hate replying too...
1. Can you dance? or some form of that question
I hate answering that question, because I can't dance and have little rhythm but yet some people feel it is expected for me to know how to dance....
2. Questions about my hair...such as, did you wake up like that? How do you get is so poofy? Can I feel it? Do you use a pick or something? Just quite a few questions I get on a regular basis, I mean its just hair, no different than any one else's HAIR.
These are just a couple o the questions that I hate answering on a daily basis. So, I guess the point of this blog is to help us realize that if you feel it is a question that the person you may interview is constantly asked, to just think twice before you ask a question. Because some people hate answer what they think has a common answer.
1. Can you dance? or some form of that question
I hate answering that question, because I can't dance and have little rhythm but yet some people feel it is expected for me to know how to dance....
2. Questions about my hair...such as, did you wake up like that? How do you get is so poofy? Can I feel it? Do you use a pick or something? Just quite a few questions I get on a regular basis, I mean its just hair, no different than any one else's HAIR.
These are just a couple o the questions that I hate answering on a daily basis. So, I guess the point of this blog is to help us realize that if you feel it is a question that the person you may interview is constantly asked, to just think twice before you ask a question. Because some people hate answer what they think has a common answer.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Want To Be Activist? Start With Your Toys
http://www.ted.com/talks/mckenna_pope_want_to_be_an_activist_start_with_your_toys.html
McKenna Pope is not your average 14 year old girl, because not most teens can be labeled as a successful activist. In her Ted Talk, she talks about the ways in which she got Hasbro to offer a more universal "easy bake oven", one that could be appropriate for both boys and girls. Since, her little brother loved to cook, but due to the "easy bake ovens" being advertised for girls it led him to believe that cooking is not boys but only for girls.....
She was very persistent to get her point through so a change could be made. Regardless of the obstacles she faced, she stayed with her ambition until she was successful. At the end she says, "Haters Gonna Hate", which I feel is very motivational to create a spark for the next person or even teen to jump on board, because you can't let people or words get to you....
I chose this Ted Talk because it is amazing, this 14 year old girl has done something most adults may never even have the chance to do. A, the way toys are advertised to kids can be stereotypical at times. For example, when it comes to cooking or baking toys - they are typically advertised to girls, and when it comes to race cars or toys of such - they are typically marketed to boys; I mean how often have you seen a pink hot wheels car on a store chef or an oven set with wrestlers on it? So, based on the way advertisement has been set up for past years, it is assumed that race car drivers are anything of that nature are meant to be makes --- but try explaining that to Danica Patrick, or try telling Duff Goldman that baking is for females...People can be anything they aspire to be but sometimes the way toys are advertised may turn them away from their true dream at a young age, which is why I think this Ted Talk is so amazing, so just let your haters hate!!!
McKenna Pope is not your average 14 year old girl, because not most teens can be labeled as a successful activist. In her Ted Talk, she talks about the ways in which she got Hasbro to offer a more universal "easy bake oven", one that could be appropriate for both boys and girls. Since, her little brother loved to cook, but due to the "easy bake ovens" being advertised for girls it led him to believe that cooking is not boys but only for girls.....
She was very persistent to get her point through so a change could be made. Regardless of the obstacles she faced, she stayed with her ambition until she was successful. At the end she says, "Haters Gonna Hate", which I feel is very motivational to create a spark for the next person or even teen to jump on board, because you can't let people or words get to you....
I chose this Ted Talk because it is amazing, this 14 year old girl has done something most adults may never even have the chance to do. A, the way toys are advertised to kids can be stereotypical at times. For example, when it comes to cooking or baking toys - they are typically advertised to girls, and when it comes to race cars or toys of such - they are typically marketed to boys; I mean how often have you seen a pink hot wheels car on a store chef or an oven set with wrestlers on it? So, based on the way advertisement has been set up for past years, it is assumed that race car drivers are anything of that nature are meant to be makes --- but try explaining that to Danica Patrick, or try telling Duff Goldman that baking is for females...People can be anything they aspire to be but sometimes the way toys are advertised may turn them away from their true dream at a young age, which is why I think this Ted Talk is so amazing, so just let your haters hate!!!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Detroit vs. Everybody
Being from the Michigan area and having a lot of family that lives throughout the area as well as some who live in Detroit, it is unreal when I go to visit family members. For instance, the same things he was told when he mentioned he was going to visit where some of the same things I have been told when I go to visit family there such as, "Be careful". Like Rembert I too try to see the good in Detroit, even thought there is a lot of negativity than can quickly take from that good.
For example, when I picture Detroit I don't necessarily look at all the bad and want to think of run buildings or the non-stop violence that is going on, but instead I like to view it is a vacation to visit my loved ones.
Rembert tries to show his audience that it more to the city of Detroit than just bad, however its not necessarily an easy task to show the good in the city. But, yet somehow, he manages to sill keep a positive mindset when visiting the city. He shows pictures and mentions the places that are nice to an extent and if these same places where in another city would be more widely used or more widely recognized, however since they are in Detroit its a whole other story.
As Rembert does, I to believe that people view Detroit as almost a third world country rather than an actual big time city due to the circumstances which has set the city back from the rest. For example when you think of big cities in America, you may hear names like Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, or even Louisville....But Detroit...Detroit will typically be at the butt-end of the conversation. Not a place many want to visit because they may feel it is an unsafe trip to make. But at the end of the day I see the good as does Rembert; he wants to continue to visit to help and increase positivity throughout the city as I already do see the positivity in the city which is home to some of my kinfolk, and home is what you make it!
For example, when I picture Detroit I don't necessarily look at all the bad and want to think of run buildings or the non-stop violence that is going on, but instead I like to view it is a vacation to visit my loved ones.
Rembert tries to show his audience that it more to the city of Detroit than just bad, however its not necessarily an easy task to show the good in the city. But, yet somehow, he manages to sill keep a positive mindset when visiting the city. He shows pictures and mentions the places that are nice to an extent and if these same places where in another city would be more widely used or more widely recognized, however since they are in Detroit its a whole other story.
As Rembert does, I to believe that people view Detroit as almost a third world country rather than an actual big time city due to the circumstances which has set the city back from the rest. For example when you think of big cities in America, you may hear names like Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, or even Louisville....But Detroit...Detroit will typically be at the butt-end of the conversation. Not a place many want to visit because they may feel it is an unsafe trip to make. But at the end of the day I see the good as does Rembert; he wants to continue to visit to help and increase positivity throughout the city as I already do see the positivity in the city which is home to some of my kinfolk, and home is what you make it!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Bodies of the Year
Do bodies matter more or less in 2014 than they did 10 years ago?
"My Bodies of the Year" written by Wesley Morris, was a very confusing read for me, personally. I didn't understand exactly where is was trying to go with this argument. Besides the overall theme of peoples bodies becoming less attractive...I'm clueless.
However, I feel that bodies matter more now than ever, especially compared to what they did ten years ago. For instance, the face books, instagrams, and even camera phones did not exist ten years ago. I feel that in this time and day, appearance is everything because most people in todays generation live for likes on their pictures or "selfies". For instance, Morris mentions a photo of Kim Kardashian that she posted on instagram with the caption "no filter", by her putting the phrase, no filter, she is basically stating to her followers that she is all natural and she needs no help to look beautiful.
In today's time people are more concerned with how another person views them rather than how they view themselves. Thus, I feel that's why so many more female artists are doing the whole nude thing because sex sells and if they don't feel they are the most beautiful with clothes on, why not pull that card out and flaunt what you have underneath, because once again "sex sales".
I think another point that Morris could be making is that people don't necessarily pay as much attention to the movie plot itself as to who is actually playing the character. I remember at times when you watched the movie for the movie itself, not to see how an actor changes his or her appearance to play their role.
Lastly, true beauty is when you see your own self as beautiful, and don't necessarily have to rely on revealing clothing or none at all to attract the attention of others, but by simply being comfortable with yourself, such as Katy Perry sort of suggests in this article....
"My Bodies of the Year" written by Wesley Morris, was a very confusing read for me, personally. I didn't understand exactly where is was trying to go with this argument. Besides the overall theme of peoples bodies becoming less attractive...I'm clueless.
However, I feel that bodies matter more now than ever, especially compared to what they did ten years ago. For instance, the face books, instagrams, and even camera phones did not exist ten years ago. I feel that in this time and day, appearance is everything because most people in todays generation live for likes on their pictures or "selfies". For instance, Morris mentions a photo of Kim Kardashian that she posted on instagram with the caption "no filter", by her putting the phrase, no filter, she is basically stating to her followers that she is all natural and she needs no help to look beautiful.
In today's time people are more concerned with how another person views them rather than how they view themselves. Thus, I feel that's why so many more female artists are doing the whole nude thing because sex sells and if they don't feel they are the most beautiful with clothes on, why not pull that card out and flaunt what you have underneath, because once again "sex sales".
I think another point that Morris could be making is that people don't necessarily pay as much attention to the movie plot itself as to who is actually playing the character. I remember at times when you watched the movie for the movie itself, not to see how an actor changes his or her appearance to play their role.
Lastly, true beauty is when you see your own self as beautiful, and don't necessarily have to rely on revealing clothing or none at all to attract the attention of others, but by simply being comfortable with yourself, such as Katy Perry sort of suggests in this article....
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